Video & Transcript Research : 'Fourth Amendment'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
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- So, I am urging a no on this amendment.
- I can urging a no on uh this amendment.
- And fourth, the uh in the testimony.
- However, without the DE amendment.
- <01:40:32.960>
that make a few remarks on the amendment that make a few remarks on the amendment
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cause of action for violations of civil rights created 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They have found fourth amendment violations, including unreasonable searches and seizures.
- When a citizen has had property damage, like their door being broken in violation of the Fourth Amendment
- A1 amendment. A1 amendment.
- that's in the amendment. that's in the amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3477, Representative Long’s “Universal Constitutional Remedies Act,” which would create a civil damages remedy for constitutional violations by government actors, including federal officials. Long and supporting testifiers argued the bill fills a gap in current law, noting that people can sue state and local officials under Section 1983 but generally lack a meaningful damages remedy against federal actors. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, make harmed individuals whole, and is consistent with the Supremacy Clause and federal law. Public testimony included Dr. Roger Day, who said the bill was important to people harmed by “color of law” abuses and urged broad, inclusive language.
Members then considered amendments. The A1 amendment, offered by Representative Duran, removed subdivision 2, which had required federal law enforcement partners entering agreements with Minnesota to agree to abide by the state and federal constitutions; the amendment was adopted. The A2 amendment, which would have added a six-year lookback and limited the bill to future causes of action, was debated at length and rejected. The A3 amendment, which would have required state agencies to absorb litigation costs, was also debated; House fiscal staff said a fiscal note was not complete and costs were uncertain, and the amendment was not adopted.
In discussion after amendments, opponents argued the bill would conflict with federal supremacy, duplicate or interfere with existing federal remedies, and could create fiscal and operational burdens. Supporters responded that the bill is modeled on existing remedies for state and local officials and that federal accountability is currently inadequate. The bill, as amended by A1, was then moved toward the general register, with a roll call requested on the bill.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I think you've got an amendment, too. >> Yes, I have an amendment coming. Um, HB 347...
- >> Yes, there is. >> Uh, who's carried that amendment? >> I've got an amendment.
- need to adopt the amendment. need to adopt the amendment.
- Now, the Fourth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment, which then applies that to the state, does not
- Now, the Fourth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment, which then applies that to the state, does not
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- serve as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research, which this bill purports to amend
- And Senator Bernske— ...to amend the chapters relating thereto, and Senator Mernsketter is currently
- And if those following along in the audience, it's on the third page of the fiscal note about the fourth
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1470, presented by Representative Cupps on behalf of Senator Bernsketter. The bill makes cleanup changes to statutes governing the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and the Reviser of Statutes, including shifting free access to the revised statutes to a web-based format, allowing printed copies to be sold, directing proceeds to the statutory revision fund, changing the committee’s required meeting frequency from once every three months to at least twice a year, and extending the time to appoint a chair after the General Assembly convenes from 10 days to 30 days.
Members asked about the practical effect of ending free hard-copy distribution, whether any other statutes would need conforming changes, and whether reducing the minimum meeting requirement would weaken oversight. Representative Cupps and Director Matt Morris said the bill mainly updates outdated statutory language to match current practice, that hard copies would still be available for purchase, and that the committee could still meet more often if needed. Morris also explained that the revision fund is supported by sales revenue, nets about $8,300 annually, and is intended to provide a reserve for future republication costs and major equipment needs such as servers.
There was no testimony in opposition. During informational testimony, Morris and assistant director Sandy Lukanoff said the statutory language had not been updated after earlier administrative changes made years ago, and that similar cleanup bills had been attempted before but did not advance. Several members expressed support, though one member raised concern about the appearance of lowering accountability standards and another asked about virtual meetings. At the close of the hearing, the chair said he expected to work on a committee substitute with the bill sponsor and Senate staff and anticipated another hearing the following week.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm confident we can have that all wrapped up in a fourth amendment, but with that I'm happy to answer
- The amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
- We have 27 amendments. We've never had an amendment convention.
- What you're doing here is how the states got the 1st Amendment, the 4th Amendment, the 10th Amendment
- They love the First Amendment, the Fourth, the Second—are here to oppose the process by which we got
Keywords:
health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 14, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- All amendment rephrase.
- Without objection, show the amendment adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
- Show the amendment adopted.
- Yes. >> The amendment as all right. So let's show the amendment reported favorably.
- Now we're back on the bill as amended any questions on the bill as amended. All right.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/09/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- that tomorrow morning, and then tomorrow we will have a chance to discuss the bill and take up amendments
- that are in Senator Mann's bill, Senate File 1953 as amended.
- This provision is included in the A7 amendment, section 23, subdivision 6, line 10.26.
- <01:25:15.440>
year practical exams, and during fourth year practical exams, and during fourth - [Music] amendments um discussion and so we have amendments um discussion and so we have reached<02:08
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 44 (3-11-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- with Senate Committee Amendment 1. with Senate Committee Amendment 1.
- 65 as amended. 65 as amended.
- floor amendment. floor amendment.
- Bill 66 as amended is passed. Bill 66 as amended is passed.
- Clark, do we have any new floor amendments? amendments? amendments?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- had an opportunity to analyze whether you think they are necessary relative to the fact that our fourth
- But it is a significant question for me, and that is the fourth question here, which is: you’ve paused
- It's a fourth one down. Oh, we've added people to rail safety. Okay.
- Being in Murray on behalf of NextGen California, to urge the committee to strengthen CARB's latest amendments
- Being in Murray on behalf of NextGen California, to urge the committee to strengthen CARB's latest amendments
Summary:
The committee first heard Issue 1 on trailer bill language to redirect funding for emergency demand-response programs. The Department of Finance proposed using about $26.9 million in General Fund originally set aside for the Distributed Energy Backup Assets program to bolster the Demand-Side Grid Support Program for summer 2026, and using about $70 million in CalCHAP interest to support ratepayer-funded demand response in summers 2027 and 2028. The CEC and CPUC said they are working on a transition from DSGS to ELRP or a successor program, while the LAO noted the General Fund money would otherwise revert to savings. Members pressed the administration on whether demand response remains important, whether DSGS has been successful, and whether the state should keep funding it through the CEC rather than shifting to a ratepayer-funded CPUC program. The CEC and CPUC said the programs are not directly comparable, emphasized different cost structures and enrollment metrics, and said a CPUC rulemaking is underway with a proposed decision expected in Q3 2026. No vote was taken in the transcript.
The committee then took up Issue 2, a budget proposal tied to SB 254 and the new transmission accelerator. GoBiz and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank described a five-year, roughly $26 million request to staff and administer the accelerator and manage Proposition 4 and AB 1207 funds for transmission financing. Members asked about state liability, ownership of financed lines, FERC revenue requirements, and whether the program would help underserved regions and offshore wind development. Staff explained that the accelerator would only consider projects already identified through CAISO’s competitive transmission planning process, and that state financing would be a small portion of large projects intended to lower overall costs to ratepayers. The LAO said it had no specific concerns but urged the Legislature to ensure the final language matches its intent.
The committee also heard Issue 3 on petroleum market oversight. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested additional positions and funding to implement ABX2-1 and continue work on supply stabilization, refinery monitoring, and transportation fuels analysis. Members questioned why the work was funded through the Energy Resources Programs Account, whether existing staff from the paused price-gouging work could be reassigned, and whether the program had produced evidence of price gouging or improved supply conditions. CEC and Finance said the new positions are needed because the workload has expanded, while some existing staff remain on related analysis and reporting duties. The discussion ended without a vote in the transcript.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Putnam offers the A1 amendment. All those in favor say aye. Aye. The amendment is adopted.
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uh none um Senate file 345 as amended uh none um Senate file 345 as amended - Senator Nelson offers the A2 amendment and moves it. It's an author's amendment.
- Now we have Senate File 455 before us as amended. um it's an author's Amendment all those um it's an
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, there'll be some SMA Tech amendments. I want to adopt the SMA Tech amendments.
- The fourth amendment that they suggested was to not explicitly put into the bill the manslaughter provision
- The fourth amendment that they suggested was to not explicitly put into the bill the manslaughter provision
- violate act 262 from 2023 which amended violate act 262 from 2023 which amended act<00:29:08.760
- I will make one amendment, though.
Summary:
The committees first heard Senate Bill 151 relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and geothermal development on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL and Ulupono Initiative testified in strong support, saying the measure would help advance clean energy goals, create economic opportunities, and support DHHL’s mission. Fine Electric also supported the bill. Several members of the public testified in opposition, raising concerns about consultation with beneficiaries, water impacts, land issues, and the scale of the proposed spending. In response to questions, DHHL staff explained slimhole drilling, the permitting distinctions between water exploration and geothermal exploration, and said prior studies and geophysical testing had been done. The chair then recommended passage with amendments, including SMA technical amendments, a directive to establish a permitted interaction group to study geothermal options, removal of the appropriation language, and a new effective date. The committees adopted the recommendation and passed SB 151 with amendments, with one senator voting no and several excused.
The joint committees then took up Senate Bill 371 on property damage to critical infrastructure facilities. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill with amendments, recommending broader critical infrastructure language to cover systems such as transportation, gas, power, water, and oil, and suggesting additional changes to improve prosecution. Utility and other supporters also testified in favor. The chairs proposed adopting the AG’s amendments except one, and further expanding the bill to make manslaughter explicit when a death results from disruption of critical infrastructure, and to add water as a covered infrastructure category. The committees adopted the amended recommendation and passed SB 371 with amendments.
Finally, the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee heard Senate Bill 585 on special purpose revenue bonds for Bana Pacific. The Attorney General noted a possible issue with the company’s entity status and the bill title, but Bana Pacific stated it was in the process of converting from an LLC to a corporation and was satisfied with the title. The State Energy Office supported the concept, and Bana Pacific described the project as an integrated biogas and green hydrogen facility that would support energy security, create jobs, and reduce emissions. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 964 on waste-to-energy, where the State Energy Office offered supportive comments but many testifiers opposed the measure, arguing incineration is costly, polluting, and inferior to recycling. Written testimony showed more opposition than support, and public testimony focused on environmental and cost concerns.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe there is an amendment from Representative Bennett as well.
- So that's the amendment, Madam Chair. Thank you.
- Representative Feist, what are your thoughts on the A1 amendment?
- The A1 amendment is adopted.
- The A1 amendment is a small technical amendment with a couple of word changes.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- That is item 4, SB 1186 by Sayarto, with amendments.
- So the Chair has, and she educated me on that with her amendments, the committee's amendments...
- With her amendments, the committee's amendments, we're protecting those current medical exemptions for
- Okay, so this is what the amendments will say.
- Once those amendments get crossed, ...once those amendments get crossed in Judiciary, we'll be removing
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 1377, which would change California’s medical exemption review process for school immunizations. The author and supporters argued the current system has a chilling effect on physicians and can prevent medically vulnerable children from obtaining needed exemptions, while opponents from pediatric, medical, and public health groups said the existing oversight is working and protects against fraudulent exemptions. Committee members debated the data, the bill’s last-minute amendments, and whether the proposal would weaken public health protections; no vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum, and the bill was held on call.
The committee then took up SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and enforcement framework for private detention facilities in California. The author and supporters described alleged medical neglect, unsafe conditions, and lack of accountability in immigration detention, including testimony from Masuma Khan’s daughter about her mother’s treatment at a CoreCivic facility. The California Hospital Association raised concerns about duplicative oversight and possible overlap with already regulated health facilities, but said it was continuing to work on a solution. After discussion about constitutional and jurisdictional issues, the committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer the bill to the Committee on Judiciary, with the vote placed on call.
The committee also heard SB 1089, which would expand access to GLP-1 medications for state and local government employees through CalPERS and encourage broader affordability through CalRx. The author framed the bill as a response to chronic weight disease and rising diabetes risk, and the American Diabetes Association and other supporters said GLP-1s can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and reduce long-term costs. Members discussed the medications’ benefits, side effects, and whether they are a long-term treatment. The bill was moved on a 5-0 vote and placed on call.
Finally, the committee began SB 1221, dealing with Murphy conservatorships for people found dangerous due to severe mental illness after serious violent crimes. The author said the bill responds to a court decision that created uncertainty about placement and detention while awaiting state hospital beds, and supporters from prosecutors and psychiatrists said the measure would improve public safety and ensure victims’ voices are heard. Opposition testimony from county behavioral health directors began after the author’s presentation, but the transcript cuts off before the committee completed debate or took action on the bill.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Passidomo: THERE ANY APPEARANCE FORMS ON THE AMENDMENT? ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT?
- ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY YAY. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
- AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED SO BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
- McClain: ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY YAY. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
- BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ARE THERE QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Our first cohort is now in year four of the chart you can see here, and our fourth cohort is now in year
- And our fourth cohort is now in year one of the chart you can see here.
- There are residencies that are also bachelor's degree granting, and the residency year happens in the fourth
- And the residency year happens in the fourth year. Okay. So Mr. Chair, I guess one more.
- then you're saying there's also one that's a four-year program with the bachelor's, but then the fourth
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House DFL Press Conference 3/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the fourth data point you see there is that single 35-year-old woman driver with a conviction
- And then the fourth data point you see there is that single 35-year-old woman driver with a conviction
- And then the fourth data point you see there is that single 35-year-old woman driver with a conviction
- And then the fourth data point you see there is that single 35-year-old woman driver with a conviction
- The fourth data point you see there is that single 35-year-old woman driver with a conviction for a DUI
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 24th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Whether or not to file a bill, what the bill may look like, or what amendments they may want to do to
- animating a state constitutional provision, did not. hate or otherwise affect the legality of an amended
- So if you want to talk, we can talk about going back to 1982 when Congress amended the Voting Rights
- If the Fourth of July tragedy has taught us anything, this is a time when Texans need to come together
- Let's talk about that after the shameful federal budget bill passed on July Fourth, removing access to
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- File 4678 as amended? File 4678 as amended?
- <00:34:45.679>
place, Oregon and New Jersey to fourth place, Oregon and New Jersey to fourth - Representative Smith, I understand you have an author's amendment, A1.
- Would you like us to move the amendment? >> That's correct, Madam Chair.
- File 1041 as amended? File 1041 as amended?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the issue of violations of the 14th Amendment or 15th Amendment of the Constitution.
- or the 15th Amendment.
- The 14th Amendment or the 15th Amendment, and I'm glad you said the 15th, Senator, because I think some
- Before her amendment could go forward and be discussed on the floor.
- The 14th and 15th Amendments make clear that this right cannot be violated, denied, or diluted.
MN
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- as amended in Commerce first engrossment as amended in Commerce first engrossment be<01:32:58.120>
- prevail and House File 1724 as amended prevail and House File 1724 as amended in<01:33:51.040>
- Is there any discussion to the A1 amendment? Okay.
- amendment, say I.<01:55:14.240>
I. - as amended to the General<01:55:57.080>
Register.
Keywords:
opioid use disorder, OUD, medication-assisted treatment, MAT, pharmacist prescribing, pharmacy practice, controlled substances, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule V, DEA registration, Board of Pharmacy, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, buprenorphine, naltrexone, harm reduction, prescription authority, pharmacist intern, Minnesota pharmacy law