Video & Transcript Research : 'Century Code'

Page 146 of 476
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/02/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><01:57:10.159> zip use of non-driving factors like zip use of non-driving factors like zip code
  • credit<01:57:11.360> score,<01:57:11.840> education<01:57:12.400> level, code
  • , credit score, education level, code, credit score, education level, even<01:57:13.199> marital
  • <01:57:27.599> living<01:57:27.840> in<01:57:28.000> zip<01:57:28.239> code
  • low credit score living in zip code low credit score living in zip code 55106,<01:57:29.360>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/14/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, we do need to move to a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
  • And so, we do need to move to a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
  • And so, we do need to move to a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
  • And so, we do need to move to a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
  • And so, we do need to move to a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement met on April 14, 2026, adopted the April 7 minutes, and then took up Senate File 4464, which the chair said would be laid over after hearing testimony. The bill would restore continued health insurance coverage for police officers and firefighters in the PERA Police and Fire Fund who suffer documented physical duty-related injuries, addressing the current 5-year cap and the loss of coverage at normal retirement eligibility. Senator Hal Hoffman and Senator Hoffman’s testimony emphasized that the bill is a narrow fix for injured public safety workers and not a broader restructuring of retirement benefits. Supporters, including Mike Ladue of Law Enforcement Labor Services, several injured officers, Sheriff Ryan Kruger, and Amber Waldner, described the personal and family impacts of severe line-of-duty injuries and argued that coverage should continue to age 65 so families are not left with uncertainty if injuries worsen or force medical retirement. They said the bill would honor the promise made to public safety workers and provide stability for long-term care needs. One witness, Officer Albert, said the 2025 changes significantly reduced the protection he believed he and his family would have if his injury forced retirement. Anne Finn of the League of Minnesota Cities opposed the bill as drafted, warning that restoring coverage to age 65 for all physical injuries would be fiscally unsustainable without additional state funding. She said the 2025 pension changes were part of a negotiated package, noted that duty disability retirements are common, and argued the employer cost could reach about $500,000 per employee and create significant property tax pressure, especially for smaller communities. She urged the committee to work on a broader solution and said revisiting only one part of the 2025 law would create imbalance.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's one concern I have is you're taking, I mean, literally centuries of international developed
  • But more fundamentally, I think that we are inserting ourselves into, again, centuries of... ...we are
  • inserting ourselves into, again, centuries of well-developed international law about which case control
  • Thank you. we are inserting ourselves into, again, centuries of well-developed international law about
  • What a time to be alive, dragging newspapers into the 21st century. That's right. We love them.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies. The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

State of the Union Address by the President of the United States (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This July 4th, we will mark two and a half centuries of liberty and triumph, progress and freedom in
  • two<00:42:50.880> and<00:42:50.960> a<00:42:51.040> half<00:42:51.280> centuries
  • <00:42:51.839> of<00:42:52.160> liberty mark two and a half centuries of liberty mark
  • two and a half centuries of liberty and<00:42:52.800> triumph,<00:42:53.359> progress<
  • Two of the gentlemen we met in the gallery this evening took their first breaths one century ago. 100
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • On the contrary, over the last century, business investment has steadily increased since about 1920,
  • On the contrary, over the last century, business investment has steadily increased since about 1920,
  • On the contrary, over<00:53:55.359> the<00:53:55.520> last<00:53:55.680> century,
  • ><00:53:56.800> uh<00:53:56.880> business over the last century, uh business over the last
  • century, uh business investment<00:53:57.680> has<00:53:57.839> steadily<00:53:58.240>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint hearing covered several bills focused on economic development, tourism, business climate, and related policy areas. On HB 1943, which would support a DBEDT office in Korea, DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in support, emphasizing Korea’s importance as a market for investment, trade, and tourism and the value of helping small and midsize Hawaii businesses access Asian markets. A later witness also tied the proposal to broader free-trade and APEC-related goals. The committees heard no opposition on that measure. The committees then heard HB 1612 and HB 1614, both supported by multiple organizations and agencies. Testimony for HB 1612 stressed Hawaii’s weak business climate and the need for policies that improve economic growth and competitiveness; the Hulamua Collaborative cited survey results showing only 19% of respondents viewed Hawaii as a good place to do business. HB 1614 also drew support, with HTC saying its focus is on economic growth. For HB 1968 and HB 1967, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the University of Hawaii, the Chamber of Commerce, and Hulamua Collaborative largely stood on written testimony in support; the hearing notes reported nine supporters and one opponent on HB 1968, and seven supporters with one comment on HB 1967. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 1589, a bill to create dementia training and recognition for businesses. Testifiers included a private citizen sharing a personal family story, the Alzheimer’s Association, and DBEDT. Supporters said the measure would help families affected by dementia, reduce stigma, and make businesses more dementia-friendly. DBEDT said the issue would be better handled by an agency with dementia expertise, while the Alzheimer’s Association said it could provide training at no cost and suggested amendments to shift implementation toward the Executive Office on Aging and to use the term “dementia business champion.” The final major topic was HB 1608, involving a space-related project and financing. Phoenix Space testified that the bill would help launch responsive space access operations at Hilo International Airport, create local jobs, and support partnerships with Hawaii institutions, while another supporter said the project could diversify the economy. A committee member raised a timing concern, noting bond cap capacity was already allocated through 2028, and the witness said they were willing to work on a solution. The hearing also included HB 1850 on capital gains taxation, where supporters argued the bill would make the tax system fairer by increasing taxes on investment income, while the Chamber of Commerce opposed it. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like, literally, there were... people in this room, like over a couple of centuries worth of experience
  • That is the most impacted by gangs and juvenile crime of any zip code in the state of Texas.
  • The Code of Criminal Procedure and prohibit community supervision including deferred adjudication in
  • The Human Resources Code Outlines that that they're there to promote public safety.
  • We do have a board-adopted rule that's in the Texas Administrative Code. about our use of OC spray and
Bills: HB31, HB3360
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Feb 19th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Late filed amendment war code 753-210 by Senator Trunow, delete line 541 and insert amendment.
  • The code PBI is internationally recognized and is critical for ensuring stability.
  • Airport code, that Palm Beach County has had, and keeping the continuity for it.
  • MCO is a code for McCoy Air Force Base. It doesn't represent Orlando.
  • And they did the code change from IDL to JFK.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here today to express my strong support for House Bill 1347, strengthening the Texas Penal Code by
  • The commissioner has subpoena authority under chapter 701 of the insurance code. Is that a yes?
  • last line, it says a peace officer commissioned under section 37 point something of the education code
  • This is already law right now, of the education code.
  • Under Article 42A.054 of the Code of Criminal Procedures, in granting the relief, a court may reduce
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • pursuant to section 3B of the Public Safety Officers Medal of Valor Act of 2001, 42 United States Code
  • ><00:13:33.839> 42<00:13:34.560> United<00:13:34.880> States<00:13:35.200> code
  • valor act of 2001 42 United States code valor act of 2001 42 United States code 15202 15202 15202
  • A man I served nearly half a century ago.
  • It is styled the 21st Century Road to Housing Act. And I have a section-by-section breakdown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/16/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • -Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade on June 1, 2023, which... ...on 21st century trade on June 1
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and a proclamation sponsored by Representative Tony Rivero supporting stronger Arizona-Taiwan relations. Rivero introduced guests from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles and said a bipartisan Arizona-Taiwan caucus would be created, noting plans for a Taiwan consulate in Phoenix. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. On the first calendar, the House advanced SB 1004, SB 1012, SB 1040, SB 1049, SB 1168, and SB 1326, while retaining SB 1538. SB 1004 received a Judiciary amendment described as helping law enforcement track homeless sex offenders. SB 1049 drew criticism from Representative Gutierrez, who said it would harm spouses seeking maintenance after divorce. SB 1168 received and adopted Appropriations amendments, and SB 1021 on the second calendar was amended and advanced despite concerns from Representative Liguori about legislative involvement in criminal matters. Other bills debated included SB 1052 on mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living, SB 1172 on re-credentialing timelines, SB 1188 on aligning controlled substance schedules with federal law, SB 1212, SB 1346 on claims notification and fraud prevention, SB 1452, and SB 1494 on preventing patient-brokering fraud; several drew opposition over cost, necessity, or policy concerns, but all were advanced. After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House placed several bills on third reading and took final votes. SB 1164, SB 1174, SB 1189, and SB 1754 passed unanimously or nearly unanimously. SB 1413, concerning restitution and a moving-violation-related offense, failed after Representative Cullin warned it could impose uncapped restitution in multi-car collisions; the final vote was 2 ayes and 48 nays. The House then reconsidered that action on motion of Representative Martinez, restoring SB 1413 to third reading, and adjourned until Monday, April 20, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • were true in 1962, and they are still true today, nearly a decade and a half into Arizona's second century
  • Today, nearly a decade and a half into Arizona's second century, through determination, collaboration
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a conservative governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, accountability, school choice, election integrity, and water policy, while also highlighting plans for tax cuts and cooperation across chambers. Governor Hobbs centered her address on the “Arizona promise,” stressing affordability, security, and freedom. She highlighted prior actions on job growth, medical debt relief, housing, public safety, border security, water management, and economic development, and announced new proposals including a middle-class tax cut package, a capacity and efficiency initiative to save state funds, a new active management area for La Paz County, a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund funded in part by a short-term rental fee. She also called for more accountability in the ESA program and for renewing Prop. 123 to support public schools. The governor and legislative leaders also addressed political violence, honoring retiring Senator Lela Alston and recognizing public safety and firefighting personnel. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the session; it concluded with the joint session being dissolved after the governor’s remarks.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will tell you is this, that we have staff through our public works division that have decades, centuries
  • billboards in all but any other name and Hawaii has deliberately protected us from this for over a century
  • billboards in all but any other name and Hawaii has deliberately protected us from this for over a century
  • billboards in all but any other name and Hawaii has deliberately protected us from this for over a century
  • It's part of our over a century.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have not had a trade balance in this country for almost half a century.
  • We have not had a trade balance in this country for almost half a century.
  • And whether you're talking a century.
  • We're going to normalize living in the seventh century instead.
  • But yet that technology is not in the code yet.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)

State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's sort of the opposite has become what happened over the ensuing century.
  • <01:06:28.720> but the ensuing Century but the ensuing Century but um um um so<01:06:32.920
  • <03:48:35.680> ago those 14 points number one centuries ago those 14 points number one centuries
  • The problem with carbon dioxide is when it accumulates, it lasts for decades and centuries.
  • <05:09:16.480> in increased throughout the 20th century in increased throughout the 20th century
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • , fire codes.
  • <00:24:34.080> Uh<00:24:34.400> if are building codes, fire codes.
  • Uh if are building codes, fire codes.
  • Amending the state building code to allow, or to reduce costs associated with high building code mandates
  • with that except to send out the code with that except to send out the code enforcer.<01:01:29.280
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its June 4, 2025 meeting and then heard a series of presentations focused largely on housing and land-use policy. Senator Robbie Mills and Representative Josh Bray discussed two 2025 housing measures: Senate Bill 50, which would create residential infrastructure development districts to help local governments finance infrastructure for new housing developments through special assessments and local debt, and House Bill 7, which would let local governments identify development areas and rebate new property tax revenue to developers as an incentive for housing growth. They said Kentucky faces a statewide housing shortage of roughly 210,000 units, projected to grow if building patterns do not change, and argued that regulatory relief and financing tools are needed to increase supply. Representative Rebecca Rymer presented House Bill 371, which would require local permitting when an industry’s residual waste landfill is located in a different county from the industry itself. She said current law lets such landfills bypass local review, leaving host counties with no say despite road impacts and other local burdens. She said the bill would preserve the existing exemption when the landfill and industry are co-located, and noted support from KLC and KO. Representative Steve Doan also described House Bill 806, a statewide backyard chicken bill that would allow domesticated hens, prohibit roosters, set a minimum of six hens that local governments could not go below, and preserve local authority over setbacks, sanitation, maintenance standards, and egg sales. He said it would override outright local bans but not HOA restrictions, and cited a current Northern Kentucky dispute and ADA litigation as reasons for the proposal. The committee then heard a broader discussion on housing and land use from Charlie Gardner of the Mercatus Center and Nolan Gray of California YIMBY and the Bluegrass Institute. They outlined categories of land-use regulation, described the recent growth of state-level housing reforms nationwide, and cited examples such as ADU legalization, smaller lot sizes, reduced parking minimums, streamlined permitting, and single-stair or other building-code reforms. They argued that housing shortages are a statewide concern, that localities often have incentives to block growth, and that state intervention can reduce costs and uncertainty without compromising health and safety. Members asked about the housing shortage estimate, the effect of red tape on safety and local authority, and how state reforms could be phased in; the presenters said reforms often include lead time, can be targeted to larger jurisdictions, and should focus on reducing time and cost while maintaining basic standards.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/22/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • storms that are happening more frequently now than once in a century, that are flooding out homes, that
  • storms that are happening more frequently now than once in a century, that are flooding out homes, that
  • storms that are happening more frequently now than once in a century, that are flooding out homes, that
  • storms that are happening more frequently now than once in a century, that are flooding out homes, that
  • storms that are happening more frequently now than once in a century, that are flooding out homes, that
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 26, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And yet we still struggle two centuries.
  • And I didn’t realize that the Republicans had actually broken the code.
  • And so had actually broken the code.
  • This was part of but it was all code.
  • I can stabilize it and make this another American century.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/19/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Awareness of VA procedures in the M21 and the 38 Code of Federal Regulations.
  • <00:15:19.600> of<00:15:19.839> Federal M21 and the 38 Code of Federal M21 and the
  • 38 Code of Federal Regulations.<00:15:21.519> My<00:15:21.839> initial<00:15:22.240>
  • For more than a century, the VFW has ...
  • Department of Veterans Affairs under Title 38, United States Code, or Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

LBT Public Hearing 04-13-2026

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • think we need on the Workforce Development Council, especially when we're looking at building a 21st century
  • when we're looking at building<00:17:20.880> a<00:17:20.920> 21st<00:17:21.320> century
  • <00:17:21.600> workforce<00:17:22.040> that building a 21st century workforce that
  • building a 21st century workforce that responds<00:17:22.880> to<00:17:23.000> all<00:17
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several gubernatorial nominations to the Hawaii Workforce Development Council and one nomination to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board. For GM 779, Mark Fong Su Wat said he would bring his experience as an electrician and labor community member to workforce development, and he committed to serving if confirmed. Testimony was unanimously supportive, with 10 in support and none opposed, and the committee voted to recommend advise and consent; the recommendation was adopted. For GM 792, Sheryl Cross sought a second term on the Workforce Development Council and described her work on employer engagement, military veteran affairs, and military spouse employment. In response to questions, she emphasized the need to better connect military spouses, underrepresented workers, and students pursuing trades or non-college pathways to jobs, including through school academies and online hiring initiatives. The item was held for later decision-making. For GM 793, Ashley Lohua, also nominated to the Workforce Development Council, said her focus would be helping people stay in Hawaii by improving job retention, listening to community concerns, and building pathways between sectors. Support testimony highlighted her work with marginalized communities and her empathy and leadership. She told the committee she would use her nonprofit and HR experience to help address vacancies and workforce barriers; the item was also held for later decision-making. For GM 774, Douglas Thomas Moore, nominated to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, said his first priority would be reducing the backlog. He proposed using informal conferences and mediation to speed workers’ compensation appeals and suggested recruiting more practitioners, especially younger ones, into the field. The committee noted 11 supportive testimonies and no opposition; no vote was taken in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (03/07/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • They certainly have been used for malevolent and discrimination over the centuries, which is why so many
  • for Mal inent and discrimination over for Mal inent and discrimination over the<00:12:28.760> centuries
  • the centuries the centuries um<00:12:31.120> which<00:12:31.240> is<00:12:31.360><
Keywords: 1191, senate, all