Video & Transcript Research : 'accessibility'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/14/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- craft equitable equitable and accessible craft equitable equitable and accessible options options
- And what this bill will do is it will open access to people.
- And what this bill will do is it will open access to people.
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to will do is it will open access to will do is it will open access to people - to access our lands. to access our lands. Thank<01:43:18.960>
you, <01:43:19.000>Mr.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so people's lives immediately changing by broadband access.
- Um I'm going to jump a little access.
- of 253, and 155 homes were without access of 100 by 20.
- To require that applicants are connected to or in conversation with a land access navigator.
- <01:19:59.199>
to who don't traditionally have access to who don't traditionally have access
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- please explain to me what family access please explain to me what family access motion<00:29:54.360
- accessible to the family<00:43:21.760>
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is being geographically accessible is being geographically accessible is something
Summary:
The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee.
The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes.
Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This funding ensures that youth across Minnesota have access to job training, career exploration, and
- designed to create an equitable access designed to create an equitable access to<00:10:14.839>
- He noted that the bill expands dual credit, access to career counseling, reduces financial challenges
- impossible to improve the accessibility impossible to improve the accessibility to<01:31:17.800>
- <01:31:40.719>
of we can to improve the accessibility of we can to improve the accessibility
Keywords:
workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise
MN
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- Eastern access point to the gravel mine Eastern access point to the gravel mine area<00:07:42.240>
- These intersections provide access to the Rec Trail system, provide access to Highway 15 and I-94, so
- These intersections provide access to the Rec Trail system, provide access to Highway 15 and I-94, so
- These intersections provide access to the Rec Trail system, provide access to Highway 15 and I-94, so
- These intersections provide access to the Rec Trail system, provide access to Highway 15 and I-94, so
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows us to access those funds, and if we can access those funds and maybe use those different and
- And now we have access to the dollars differently.
- It allows us to access those funds, and if we can access those funds and maybe use those different and
- It allows us to access those funds, and if we can access those funds and maybe use those different and
- It allows us to access those funds, and if we can access those funds and maybe use those different and
Keywords:
HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations
MN
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tools if my friend was able to access tools if my friend was able to access - All students should have access to that.
- All students should have access to that.
- We have access to educational records. We have teacher conferences.
- We have access to educational records. We have teacher conferences.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- I can tell you, physicians and nursing homes want access to health care for their patients.
- A healthy workforce needs access to health care.
- Those communities, that workforce, lost access to maternal care and to children's health care.
- Rather than focusing on solutions to expand access, this bill hampers it.
- And we ask each... ...focusing on solutions to expand access, this bill hampers it.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- up a minor with a fake job at the family business and a fake bank account the minor doesn't have access
- can set the minor up with a job at the family business and a bank account that minor doesn't have access
- Many escape routes that adult survivors of violence can access are closed to them.
- They deserve loving parents, supportive communities, access to education and to form healthy families
- If Texas persists in permitting sexual predators access to minors, excusing statutory rape by hiding
Bills:
HB168
Keywords:
certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Brian McCall: prioritize access, affordability, excellence and efficiency.
- The increase in funding has provided greater student access by expanding our academic offerings to address
- These essential resources allow us to provide affordable access to quality post-secondary experiences
- This has helped make access to higher education more affordable in our community. The key.
- This funding will allow us to provide access to adult students for post-secondary opportunities focusing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- With your support, we've been able to prioritize access, affordability, and excellence. efficiency, while
- These essential resources allow us to provide affordable access to quality post-secondary experiences
- achieved a 45% increase in enrollment since the fall of 2020. and expanded credit and non-credit access
- This has helped make access of higher education more... affordable in our community.
- This funding will allow us to access to adult students for post-secondary opportunities focused and on
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We all want people to have access.
- So, there are no access issues. If there's an access issue, we address it right away.
- So, which one of the have access.
- access issue, we address it right away. access issue, we address it right away.
- you represent deserve the same access. you represent deserve the same access.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA/AGR Joint Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- You have the option for people; it’s access.
- <01:30:47.159>
affordable access affordable access affordable medicine<01:30:49.159>protect - Denied access to the banking system, lack of access to the banking system is one of the hurdles cannabis
- to the banking system lack denied access to the banking system lack of<02:09:01.679>
access <02 - I hope that answers your question. that the increased accessibility of that the increased accessibility
Summary:
The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement.
Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits.
Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.
NH
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- innovation does have value and access innovation does have value and access has<00:52:30.000>
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Some <00:58:57.119>of providing access to the therapy. - Some of providing access to the therapy.
- <01:25:57.679>
when not through providing access when not through providing access when somebody - somebody doesn't have statutory access somebody doesn't have statutory access to<01:26:00.080>
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- or insert this accessibility feature. or insert this accessibility feature.
- >> Disability and Communication Access >> Disability and Communication Access Board.
- To Communication and Access Board DAB.
- have access to what is being announced. have access to what is being announced.
- <02:33:43.760>
control age assurance and access control age assurance and access control and
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1531, HD1, which would require the governor or county mayors to provide American Sign Language interpreters during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and provide a primary pool feed with picture-in-picture so rebroadcasters would not need to add the feature themselves. Testimony from the Disability and Communication Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities strongly supported the bill, emphasizing effective communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents and noting that interpreter placement and size can make broadcasts inaccessible. The council requested an effective date of July 1, 2027 to allow implementation time. Members raised concerns about interpreter availability and emergency logistics on Hawaiʻi Island, but the chair moved to pass the bill with amendments reflecting the picture-in-picture recommendation and the later effective date. The committee adopted the motion, with several members voting aye and others voting with reservations.
The committee then heard House Bill 1880, HD2, which would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2027, the use or application of pesticides containing 1,3-dichloropropene, such as Telone. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity explained that pesticides are already regulated at both the federal and state levels, with EPA risk assessments and state enforcement of label restrictions, reporting, and school-buffer requirements. The Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the bill, citing cancer and respiratory risks and arguing that safer alternatives exist. In opposition, Dole Food and the Hawaii Farm Bureau said Telone is important for controlling nematodes in pineapple production, that it is applied underground under EPA conditions, and that no comparable registered alternative exists for pineapple; they also said the bill’s 2027 start date is too short for growers to adjust. A representative from the Y Alliance for Progressive Action and Support supported the measure, citing statewide usage data and concerns about drift and chronic health impacts. Committee members questioned both sides about drift monitoring, groundwater impacts, alternative methods, and whether a transition period or research into resistant varieties could reduce reliance on the chemical.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You can you accessible on the internet. You can you accessible on the internet.
- Six, device from accessing a website. Six, device from accessing a website.
- Now, at this time, we have access to time, we have access to time, we have access to information from
- D provides interfaces for apps to access device apps to access device apps to access device functionality
- It has now has access to that file. It has now has access to that file.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- We're working on ways where they can access the courts with the same systems that more capitalized and
- Those access to justice questions are persistent, pervasive, and very important.
- We're working on ways where they can access the courts with the same systems that more capitalized and
- Those access to justice questions are persistent, pervasive, and very important.
- And I think at the heart of it is that what do you do as a judge when it's not quite so easy to access
Summary:
The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format and first considered two gubernatorial judicial appointments. Morgan T. Zurn, nominated to the Delaware Supreme Court, described her background in public service, the Court of Chancery, DOJ, and federal clerkship, and answered extensive questions about judicial philosophy, precedent, statutory interpretation, access to justice, AI and deepfakes, corporate law stability, civility, social media, and public confidence in the courts. Christy N. Vitola, nominated to be Commissioner of Family Court, discussed her Delaware upbringing, legal career in family law and child support, and experience with pro se litigants and high-volume dockets; she was questioned about handling family court cases efficiently, the best interests of the child, and correcting calculation errors. No votes on the nominations were taken during the portion shown.
The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 443, concerning background checks for volunteers and mentors in the Department of Education’s mentoring program, was presented as a technical update to allow DOE to continue receiving wrap-back reports and to ensure mentors undergo state and federal criminal background checks. There was no public comment or committee debate on the bill. House Bill 431 with House Amendment 1, sponsored by Representative Bush and Senator Hoffner, would allow composting of yard waste, food residue, and other organic materials to divert waste from landfills, extend landfill life, reduce disposal costs, support farmers by returning nutrients to the soil, and reduce methane emissions; it also preserves county/local control over siting and inspection. Senator Townsend asked whether composting was currently allowed, and Senator Hoffner explained that the bill would authorize it under the stated controls. No public comment was offered on either bill.
At the close of the meeting, the chair noted that the bills and nominee backers had been circulated for signatures. Senator Hocker moved to adjourn, Senator Townsend seconded, and the committee adjourned without objection.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Transcript Highlights:
- EOHED would collaborate to create a new program focused on raising awareness about existing food access
- and EOHED would collaborate to create a new program, focus on raising awareness about existing food access
- If this bill has passed, it would essentially allow for these people who broke the law to have access
- No one, especially in a state like Massachusetts, should struggle to access healthy food.
- We support this bill because it will increase access to economic opportunity and local food.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held its second hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including food security, cottage food entrepreneurship, hemp regulation, lobster industry support, pesticide restrictions, pollinator protections, pet cemeteries, and municipal land rights. Committee chairs outlined hearing procedures, noted that 19 bills were on the docket, and took testimony both in person and remotely, with several legislators testifying out of turn because of scheduling conflicts.
Several speakers supported food access and local economic opportunity bills. Representative Howard and Senator Oliveira backed the Food Justice Frontline Program and a cottage food/food entrepreneur bill, arguing they would fund nonprofit food security organizations, create jobs, improve SNAP/HIP outreach, and reduce barriers for home-based food businesses. Eastie Farm representatives and a student testified in favor of the food justice bill, describing food insecurity in East Boston and the need for grants, youth involvement, and multilingual outreach. Sidney Travis of the Institute for Justice also supported cottage food reforms, saying current municipal permitting rules create unequal access and that cottage foods are generally safe.
The committee also heard sharply divided testimony on hemp legislation. Senator Comerford supported S. 54 as a public health measure to ban synthetic THC products, restrict intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, and fund local enforcement, while Laura Beiner, John Nathan, and Elizabeth Wendorf opposed the bill or parts of it, warning it would harm compliant hemp businesses and small farmers. Representative Arena-DeRosa testified in support of a related pollinator bill, and Adam Karachi opposed pesticide restrictions for schools while Deborah Smith supported them, arguing existing protections should be expanded to other child-centered locations. The committee also heard support for a bill to aid lobstermen affected by right whale protections, a bill to preserve private pet cemeteries, and a municipal right-of-first-refusal bill for agricultural and recreational land. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Oct 7th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's an honor for me to present on the state forestry programs that land grants can access.
- So that it can be part of the record and so that land grants and any member of the public can access
- There will be some differences in who accesses. what kind of program.
- Because of the amount of wood that's now accessible to some of our local land grants.
- Exchange of information in order to get access to the resources.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- must obtain a letter from a hearing specialist and provide it to a fitter within 6 months, making access
- But as I've gotten, as I've moved up, uh, I have access to people, I have access to professionals, whereas
- That people who have more access to health care by whatever means are more likely to get prescriptions
- For the ways that things can be manipulated if you have access to certain things, um, and also I think
- Do they have, is there access where they live currently?