Video & Transcript Research : 'House Resolution 40'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House of Representatives has originated and adopted the following House Joint Resolution and ordered
  • the same sent forthwith to the Senate: House Joint Resolution number 23, by Representatives Moore and
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number...
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 5 commending Julie Fike Saint for exemplary service to the Alabama
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 6 commending Mary Sanders Ward for...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And every time, they've died in the House. That's just the facts.
  • I believe we have a commitment from the Texas House to pass this bail bond package.
  • , it's time for the Democrats in the House to join the Democrats in the Senate.
  • If the House had passed the bill, this is serious stuff; this is like. Life and death.
  • Thinking you were going to be critical of the House for not passing this legislation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • on I-40.
  • option of the resolution? The chair hears none, the resolution is adopted.
  • resolution.
  • resolution.
  • President and Members, House Concurrent Resolution provides for a joint session on February 26th for
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Veto message for House Bill 1648. I'm returning House Bill 1648.
  • To the Mississippi House of Representatives: Governor's partial veto of House Bill 1653.
  • Yeah, House Bill 1648. Gentleman's motion is to override House Bill 1648. Yes, sir.
  • House and our rules.
  • Speaker, that's my explanation of the resolution. Questions on the resolution?
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Welcome to the House. >> Welcome to the House. >> Thank you. >> So, wait.
  • That's northwest corner. >> House District 62. >> Parker Moore, Alabama House District 4, Morgan, Limestone
  • <00:09:27.891> [laughter] treated right by the house.
  • [laughter] treated right by the house.
  • [laughter] House down here and then set up these...
Bills: SB183, SB160, SB183, SB160
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (2-24-26)

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative, House District 88. Representative, House District 88.
  • on the House floor. on the House floor. Thank<00:14:25.280> you.
  • House Proposed Sub 3 is adopted. House Proposed Sub 3 is adopted.
  • House Bill 307 with House Committee Sub 3, House Committee Sub 2 passes with the expression of opinion
  • House Bill 307 with House Committee Sub House Bill 307 with House Committee Sub 3 3 3 House<00:20:08.640
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education met with a quorum, welcomed new member Representative Beverly Chester-Burton, and recognized interns in attendance. The committee then took up House Bill 94, which would require the Council on Postsecondary Education to host an online transfer portal for students, require annual university updates to transfer data, and convene academic officers to study and report on streamlining high-demand pathways such as teaching and nursing. Representative Vanessa Grossl said the bill was revised in response to prior concerns and emphasized that the goal was to improve transparency, reduce time to degree, and lower student debt. Travis Powell of CPE supported the measure, saying the portal and study would improve transparency and help identify barriers to transfer. The committee adopted the committee substitute for House Bill 94 and then passed the bill out favorably by roll call vote, sending it to the House floor. The committee also reconsidered House Bill 307, dealing with proactive postsecondary admissions, after earlier discussion and additional meetings. Chair James Tipton explained that the new substitute made several changes, including addressing a FERPA concern by having KDE share student information directly with universities, limiting social security number use to the last four digits plus date of birth, and adding provisions for KIA to include a link or QR code to the common online application in KEYS scholarship notifications. Members adopted House Committee Substitute 3 for House Bill 307, with Representative Stalker noting support for the social security number change. The committee then passed House Bill 307 as amended with a favorable recommendation to the House floor. No other substantive actions were taken.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order for the House Budget Review Subcommittee on General
  • Rachel Pointer, the director of finance and administration, and I'm joined at the table by Richard House
  • By keeping this project in-house rather than outsourcing to a vendor, our subject matter experts apply
  • the voter registration system, or VRS, another mission-critical platform we've built and maintain in-house
  • This year-round relationship will ensure faster problem resolution.
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted. The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once. Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.
KY
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Summary: The committee met for its third meeting of the session and received an update on the Capitol renovation project from Finance and Administration Secretary Holly Johnson and State Budget Director John Hicks. They reported the project budget remains $291.52 million, with Messer Construction as construction manager, and said the temporary legislative chamber completion has slipped into 2025 because of wiring, voting machine, KET camera, and canopy work. They outlined the current bid schedule: site and utility bids due February 27, 2025; roofing and fourth-floor structural work due April 24; major renovation bids due May 23; bid review in late May and early June; roofing and fourth-floor work beginning in late June; and overall construction starting July 7, 2025. A major focus of the discussion was the project contingency, which officials said is only $10.8 million for an older building with significant unknown conditions. They explained that earlier investigations led to about $60 million in value engineering cuts, including more than $40 million tied to unexpectedly extensive terrace damage on the north, south, and east sides. The terraces were originally expected to need only minor work, but officials said investigations showed reconstruction would eventually be necessary and could not be handled by simple restoration. They also said the mechanical equipment plan changed from a basement location to a vault under the east parking lot, and that the west terrace will still see some ADA-related work. Committee members questioned why the terrace work was not included in the current budget, whether doing it later would cost more, and why bids and construction planning had taken so long. Officials said the terraces were left out because of cost, that future work would likely be more expensive because of market escalation, and that the timing reflected extensive investigation needed to produce reliable bids. Members also raised concerns about scaffolding and the temporary chambers; officials clarified that the scaffolding discussed was for the separate Capitol Dome project, not the chamber project, and said the Dome scaffolding is part of that project cost and is expected to come down in early 2027. They said the temporary chambers are expected to be used for three sessions, through the 28th session, with a return to the Capitol planned for the 29th session, and that public tours of the Capitol would likely end around June depending on the bid results and construction schedule.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Insurance—we have an insurance fraud task force that meets quarterly, and there's anywhere from 20 to 40
  • Insurance—we have an insurance fraud task force that meets quarterly, and there's anywhere from 20 to 40
  • Insurance—we have an insurance fraud task force that meets quarterly, and there's anywhere from 20 to 40
  • I spoke with former Representative Bart Rowland, who was on the House Banking and Insurance Committee
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 24, a measure aimed at combating property and casualty insurance fraud. Senator Girdler and witnesses from the Insurance Institute of Kentucky and the National Insurance Crime Bureau said the bill would expand the definition of a fraudulent insurance act to cover statements that misrepresent the scope of property damage or repair costs, with the goal of addressing inflated storm-damage claims and out-of-state bad actors. Members discussed whether existing prosecutors were already handling these cases, the role of Commonwealth’s attorneys versus the Attorney General, and the need to keep the bill narrowly tailored to criminal intent rather than negligence or ordinary disputes over value. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill received favorable expression, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 18, which would address a shortage of insurance options for automobile dealers by allowing nonadmitted carriers to provide garage liability coverage in Kentucky. Testimony from an insurance agent and a legislative agent for Big I Kentucky described a shrinking market in which some small dealers cannot find coverage at all, risking closure. Members asked about the meaning of garage liability, consumer protections, solvency concerns, and whether more competition could lower prices; witnesses said surplus lines carriers already operate in Kentucky, agents play an important vetting role, and errors-and-omissions coverage would apply to the agent. The bill was supported as a way to preserve dealer businesses and expand coverage options, and it passed the committee with favorable expression after roll call.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-17-26)

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill, House Bill 755.
  • The bill, House Bill 755.
  • Okay, the bill, House Bill 755. Okay. Okay, the bill, House Bill 755.
  • uh on House Bill 851. uh on House Bill 851.
  • it should pass on the House floor. it should pass on the House floor.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, I move you, sir, that House Resolution 69 be taken from the Committee on Committees and brought
  • Speaker, I move you, sir, that House Resolution<00:41:16.440> 69<00:41:17.520> be<00:41
  • And House Joint Resolution 77, Representative Smith, a joint resolution directing the Energy Planning
  • And House Joint Resolution 77, Representative Smith, a joint resolution directing the Energy Planning
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Summary: The House convened with an invocation, quorum call, and routine motions to excuse absent members, suspend rules for co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and approve the journal. The Senate clerk then announced Senate Bills 47, 85, and 159 had passed the Senate and requested House concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports on a number of bills, including measures on on-farm animal health, type 1 diabetes, employment, addictive online platforms, real property appraisers, educators, crimes and punishments, artificial intelligence, stalking, insurance, school food/funds, protective orders, public adjusters, and insurance regulation. Several committees reported bills favorably, including HB 534 on elections, HB 510 on organ donation safety, HB 220 on pension spiking, HB 467 on real property, HB 516 on retirement benefits for probationary employment, HB 589 on retired emergency personnel, and HB 168 on boating under the influence, which was sent to the Rules Committee after its second reading. The House then passed HB 485, a major mental health/civil commitment bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1 and two floor amendments. Supporters said the bill modernizes Kentucky’s 202A and 202C mental health commitment processes by adding intermediate treatment options, guardrails for outpatient/community-based care, clearer definitions, longer review intervals in some cases, and data/reporting requirements; they emphasized collaboration with mental health advocates, courts, and stakeholders. The bill passed unanimously, 95-0. HB 43, allowing a 180-day grace period for deputy coroners to complete required training, also passed unanimously, 96-0. HB 139, an elections “continuous improvement” bill, passed 92-1 after adoption of a committee substitute and a floor amendment that bars disclosure/reporting of votes cast for candidates who withdraw, die, or are disqualified and requires notices at precincts; the sponsor described the bill as the product of ongoing consultation with election officials and clerks. HB 414, on booking procedures in local jails, passed 73-18 after supporters explained it would allow DNA collection upon felony arrest, with destruction provisions if the person is not convicted or the charge is reduced or dismissed. HB 297, concerning Kentucky State Fair Board peace officers, passed unanimously, 96-0, to explicitly make those officers eligible for law enforcement fund benefits and related certification/training provisions. After the bills were completed, the House moved into motions, petitions, communications, and announcements. House Resolution 69 was brought from committee to the floor, and members were invited to a Kentucky State Police breakfast and a Louisville night event at the Foundry. The chamber also adopted Citation 32 honoring Dr. Hannah Huffman, who was recognized for her optometry career and leadership in the Kentucky Optometric Association, and Citation 31 honoring Valerie Greenhill, the new president of the Southern Regional Education Board. The House then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This concurrent resolution authorizes the Texas School for the Deaf to name its currently unnamed middle
  • They met there, married, and lived in Laredo, where they were married for over 40 years.
  • Members, I ask for your support on Senate Concurrent Resolution 8.
  • This is a resolution that simply asserts that we are urging Congress to keep the number of justices on
  • This resolution directs the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new Transit Amenity Center at 207