Video & Transcript Research : 'legislators'
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:07 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we get this legislation passed, you will also get $10 to spend on nuts and meat and eggs.
- I'm on the executive board, and we urge our legislators to please sustain the meaningful work of our
- So as we pass legislation and build out funding and other pieces of legislation for additional programs
- So I do have a question on some of the legislative...
- Thank you. ...and would replace the current legislation. Thank you, Representative.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm from Legislative District 17, which is Marana, Oro Valley, Picture Rocks, and a lot of East Tucson
- This is my fourth legislative session, and I'm happy to be here to help. Thank you. Thank you.
- State Representative Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, I represent Legislative District 21.
- Let me read pending legislation. Thank you. Thank you. Just a second.
- Let me read pending legislation in different states.
Keywords:
Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Aviation Caucus Nov 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent the 13th Legislative District, which includes parts of Adams and other counties.
- I'm the Director of Legislative Affairs.
- I'm the Director of Legislative Affairs.
- We spend way more time than we would like in Olympia seeing all you fabulous legislators.
- And it has to be the agriculture that's legislated from all around the state.
Summary:
The meeting was an Aviation Caucus gathering hosted at Paine Field and Boeing, with introductions from legislators, aviation organizations, airport officials, and industry representatives. Speakers emphasized the importance of aviation and aerospace to Washington’s economy and the need to better educate lawmakers and the public about the sector’s value. Several participants also highlighted the role of airports in business activity, emergency response, wildfire support, and medical services, and urged attendees to build relationships with legislators to protect and expand aviation funding.
A major topic was opposition to the aviation-related tax provisions in Senate Bill 5801, described by speakers as a luxury and privilege tax on aircraft. Legislators and industry advocates argued the tax would discourage aircraft ownership and use in Washington, drive aircraft and business operations out of the state, and harm jobs and tax revenue. They said the caucus would continue working toward repeal of the aircraft tax provisions and broader solutions for aviation infrastructure funding, though they acknowledged the state budget situation makes new funding difficult this year. John Dobson presented data estimating aviation’s large share of state GDP, jobs, wages, and tax revenue, and also raised concerns about aviation fuel tax revenues being diverted away from aviation purposes.
The meeting also featured updates on mental health efforts in aviation, with Brian Baumoff of the Pilot Mental Health Campaign describing federal legislation to improve access to treatment and transparency around medications, and a prior state bill aimed at helping pilots navigate medical leave and treatment costs. Haley Coffey of the Aerospace Futures Alliance encouraged participation in its upcoming Hill Day to strengthen aerospace advocacy in Olympia. Boeing representatives gave an overview of company safety and culture changes after recent incidents, workforce and supplier numbers in Washington, production plans including a permanent Moses Lake site and a future Everett narrow-body line, and workforce development programs such as Core Plus Aerospace and tuition support. The caucus also adopted a House resolution honoring Harry R. Anderson for becoming the first person to fly and sail solo to all seven continents, and attendees toured the Boeing facility after the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also ensures robust, ongoing legislative oversight.
- My question is, we don't have legislative authority to tell the CPUC what to do.
- So there is that level of legislative oversight over how CAISO and the CPUC is run.
- Western legislators who always wanted this to happen.
- I wasn't invited to the National Conference of Environmental Legislators.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy convened with a quorum and first heard SB 254, a major utility affordability and wildfire package authored by Senator Becker and coauthored by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris. The bill was described as combining wildfire mitigation reforms, $6 billion in securitized financing for future fire-mitigation capital spending, a public ownership/transmission financing program, tighter scrutiny of utility profits, clean energy permitting streamlining, stronger customer connection timelines, and a successor wildfire fund/continuation account to replace the current fund. Supporters, including the Governor’s office, TURN, labor, clean energy groups, utilities, and public advocates, said the measure would lower bills, stabilize utilities, protect fire victims, and reduce wildfire-related bankruptcy risk. Opponents and some local government groups raised concerns about affordability impacts, the volumetric wildfire fee, strict liability, and provisions they said could affect local control. After discussion, the committee approved SB 254 on a 16-0 vote and sent it to the floor.
The committee then held an informational hearing on AB 825, which would enable California to participate in a West-wide electricity market. The authors said the proposal could save ratepayers up to $1 billion annually, improve reliability by allowing California to draw on a larger regional supply, reduce curtailment of renewable power, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Support came from environmental organizations, labor, utilities, community choice aggregators, large energy users, and the Public Advocates Office, all emphasizing cost savings, reliability, and cleaner energy integration. TURN opposed the measure, warning that last-minute amendments removed safeguards against subsidizing out-of-state fossil generation and could expose California ratepayers to unwanted costs. Members questioned governance, exit rights, CPUC oversight, and local control, and the authors responded that the bill includes multiple safeguards, legislative reporting, the ability to exit without penalty, and continued local consultation. No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It was established by legislative action.
- Legislation to make it more palatable, if you will.
- very process-oriented piece of legislation, right?
- Again, I try to view this bill as a piece of governance legislation.
- You don't see anything in the legislation.
Keywords:
living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Where we don't have agreement yet is whether it will be in the legislative or the executive branch and
- Lastly, this bill is a result of many counties Coming together to identify legislative changes needed
- It was not included in legislation in the last several years.
- bringing that would dovetail into your legislation.
- This important legislation is for the hard work that you are doing here today and every day.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also very thankful to Chairman Bell for this much-needed legislation.
- Because of this, we were among the first to collaborate to access the benefits of this legislation.
- We were an early support of the P-TECH legislation.
- I don't have the exact legislation in front of me, but I can get back to you.
- That's the way the current legislation is laid out.
Keywords:
applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/15/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 12th, 2025 at 08:12 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So today, we're just going to take a quick look at the legislative budget, which would be House Bill
- That's for the Legislative Finance Committee. That's for a software that our ECONs use.
- The next two are for Legislative Council Services. And one is just for IT.
- Legislative Council Service, are they only looking at an increase of 314,000. What is that for?
- Chair, Kelly, so Legislative Council The Legislative Finance Committee is not planning to hire more bill
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I pride myself when it comes to ensuring that the legislation that I carry is transparent and is in
- I'm also carrying other Assembly Member: I'm also carrying other pieces of legislation that touch or
- We have seen time and time again throughout the legislative process where definitions change. Mr.
- Chair: We have seen time and time again throughout the legislative process where definitions change due
- legislation for the state of California.
Summary:
The committee took up AB 2285, a bill related to cryptocurrency staking and broader crypto regulatory issues. The author said the amendments would give California clearer guidelines for staking-as-a-service, maintain consumer disclosures, and remove a fee cap to make the business model workable. Supporters, including representatives of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Satoshi Action Fund, said the bill would provide needed clarity and help Californians participate in blockchain-related opportunities.
Opposition came from the Consumer Federation of California and credit union representatives, who argued the bill would weaken consumer protections, create an uneven playing field for state-chartered institutions, and move California into the middle of unresolved federal debates over the Clarity Act. They also raised concerns about fraud, money laundering, and the effect of the bill on DFPI’s authority and pending litigation involving Coinbase. The author responded that staking is distinct from buying crypto, that blockchain can improve traceability, and that the bill was still a work in progress with room for further amendments.
Members discussed preemption, the pending federal framework, and whether the bill should wait until federal law is settled. The chair emphasized California’s role in setting policy and said other states were allowing consumers to benefit from staking. The committee ultimately adopted a due pass as amended motion and sent AB 2285 out on a 7-2 vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So I pride myself when it comes to ensuring that the legislation that I carry is transparent and is in
- I’m also carrying other pieces of legislation that touch or impact the blockchain and crypto technology
- We have seen time and time again throughout the legislative process where definitions change.
- By no means do I want to disregard that, but as a state legislator, when I took my oath it was to create
- legislation for the state of California.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:35 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- And so from that perspective, that money is under the direction of this legislative body.
- I think it's the position of this legislative body to continue to support our law enforcement officers
- I don't think that anybody in this legislative body wanted to reinvent the wheel but continuing something
- I believe that this legislative body has consistently and overwhelmingly chosen over a multitude of legislative
- The Intent I think in the actual legislation is to lock it up for $10 million or excuse me, a 10-year
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight REVISION 2: Delayed until 11:30 AM
Health and Human Services Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- But what this legislation is looking at is just ensuring that welfare is going to American citizens and
- I mean, legislation is pretty clear that, you know, if a child is an American citizen and eligible for
- This is essentially the same legislation that we just passed, except it's pertaining specifically to
- That is a provision in both this bill and the previous legislation. Move adoption.
- , and I am curious. ...early this last legislative session.
Bills:
HB2947, HB2964, HB3143, HB3144, HB3342, HB3344, HB3519, HB3522, HB3530, HB3645, HB3647, HB3834, HB4300, HB4422, HB4423
Keywords:
behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, medical records, patient rights, privacy, fees, healthcare access, legal claims, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, Medicaid
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- How many years in a row I’ve run this, but this is one thing Legislative Council has you do something
- Through his legislative service, George focused on fiscal policy, economic expansion, and investing in
- and knowledgeable legislator who worked to build bipartisan coalitions.
- Grand Canyon Institute, the information that was provided was extremely helpful in my role as a legislator
- I do rise to do the official proclamation, legislative proclamation, honoring the Reverend Jesse Jackson
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Human Services Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for this legislation, Representative, and thank you for being here, too.
- ... ...and the Leo Laws family are actually running legislation that does exactly that.
- So this piece of legislation does not intercept the other piece of legislation, which I do believe is
- equally necessary, and I support that legislation.
- This particular legislation, as you all know, is a narrow, very specific piece of legislation that targets
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Press Conference: Special Session Jul 31st, 2025 at 10:07 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you to Democratic Leader Jeffries for supporting Texans and supporting our state legislators who
- When I testified last week to state legislators at their first hearing, I said what I believe is true
- And the state legislators here have to determine whether they're going to do the business of Texas and
- Yeah, but I think what John is saying is that, and I've covered a lot of this over the years, legislative
- If 50 states in America, I'm here in Texas for a reason, because these legislators are standing up.
Keywords:
redistricting, gerrymandering, Texas Democrats, voter suppression, Hakeem Jeffries, equitable representation, minority communities, legislative session, political motivations
Summary:
Texas Democratic leaders and members of Congress held a press event in Austin with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to denounce the Republican-led special session and proposed congressional redistricting map. Speakers, including Lizzie Fletcher, Lloyd Doggett, Al Green, Joaquin Castro, Sylvia Garcia, and Greg Casar, argued that the session should instead focus on flood recovery after the Hill Country Independence Day floods, affordability, health care, the energy grid, and other state priorities. They said the new map was a partisan and racially discriminatory gerrymander designed to help Donald Trump and Texas Republicans gain seats, weaken minority voting power, and undermine free and fair elections.
Several speakers said the current Texas map is already under legal challenge and claimed the proposed changes would further reduce the ability of Black and Latino communities to elect candidates of choice. They also tied the redistricting fight to broader national issues such as Medicaid, Social Security, tariffs, housing costs, and corruption. Jeffries said Texas Democrats would not “bend the knee” and pledged support for their efforts, while emphasizing that the fight would continue politically, in court, and through public organizing.
In the question-and-answer portion, Jeffries said all options should be on the table to protect Texans, but that Texas Democrats would decide their own strategy. Fletcher said the immediate priority was informing the public about the rushed process, noting that many Texans testified before seeing a map and that the hearings were moving quickly. No formal vote or legislative action occurred at the event itself.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Committees whose purview includes consumer protection, with the support of the LRB, to convene a legislative
- Uh, we have Legislative Reference Bureau testimony with comments.
- Uh, we have Legislative Reference Bureau testimony with comments.
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working the LRB to convene a legislative working the LRB to convene a legislative - Uh we have legislative reference Okay.
Summary:
The Government Operations Committee met on March 20, 2025, and heard two resolutions. STR 239/SR 215 would request the Department of the Attorney General, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing accommodations in state facilities, state parks, and city and county parks. The only testimony noted was late comments from DAG; no one testified in person or on Zoom.
The committee also heard STR 44, which seeks to convene a legislative working group to recommend family notice and standardized consent provisions for pre-contracts governing cremation. Testimony was mixed: DCCA’s complaints and enforcement office asked to include the Department of Health Environmental branch, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association, Mililani Group, Dodo Mortuary, and Soy Garden Mortuary opposed the measure, saying funeral homes already provide the relevant disclosures; Senator Carol Fukunaga and one individual testified in support. The chair said the issue belonged more properly in the consumer protection committee, but the committee would still move the resolution forward and note the concerns in the report.
In decision-making, the committee adopted both measures as Senate Draft 1 with technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style. For STR 44, the committee also agreed to keep DCCA in the working group, add the Department of Health Environmental branch, and change the phrase “mainland jurisdiction” to “other states.” The measures passed with the vice chair and Senator Sam Bentura voting yes, while Senators Morawaki and Favilla were excused.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Our remaining legislative priorities are similar to those in the past and are straightforward.
- And as you can see by our handout, our top legislative priority is clear to support the coordinating
- So thank you for the support that you provided last legislative session. You made a difference.
- We are grateful for the increase in formula funding in the last legislative session.
- I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to present our legislative appropriations request.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Our remaining legislative priorities are similar to those in the past and are straightforward.
- And as you can see by our hand. out our top legislative priority is clear to support the Coordinating
- Thank you for the support you provided last legislative session. $32 million you allocated for our College
- We are grateful for the increase in formula funding in the last legislative session.
- I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to present our legislation. of Appropriations request.