Video & Transcript Research : 'term limits'
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- For long-term anchoring.
- or long-term, but usually short-term, as many folks in Tallahassee, lobbyists and legislators, as well
- In terms of the original intent of your bill, I do have some issues.
- I just believe that at least notified folk you have a long-term...
- I just believe that at least notified folk, you have a long-term stay here.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard and voted on a series of bills dealing with traffic enforcement, drug-related homicide charges, vessel regulation, crime-stoppers records, cyber harassment, pawn data sharing, hotel removals of nonpaying guests, and Fish and Wildlife Commission authority. Members and witnesses generally framed the bills around public safety, law enforcement efficiency, victim protection, and property rights, while several bills drew concerns about criminal penalties, due process, and impacts on workers or families. Public testimony included support from sheriffs, police chiefs, AARP, hospitality workers, civil liberties groups, and industry representatives, depending on the bill.
PCS for CSHB 351, creating a criminal offense for dangerous excessive speeding, passed 13-4 after debate over whether the new offense would expand search-and-seizure authority and whether the penalties were too harsh. HB 457, which expands third-degree murder to include unlawful distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and removes the under-18 exclusion, was amended to add a knowledge/should-have-known fentanyl standard and then passed unanimously 17-0. CS for HB 1285 on disposition of migrant vessels and HB 1149 on vessel accountability both passed unanimously after brief discussion and a cleanup amendment on HB 1149.
HB 397, providing a public records exemption for Crime Stoppers organizations, passed 16-0 after a clarifying amendment. HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment also passed 16-0 after an amendment expanding definitions, penalties, civil remedies, and limitations periods. PCS for HB 1359, requiring FDLE to study a statewide pawn database, passed 16-0 with support from law enforcement and concerns about linking local systems and private vendors.
CSHB 535, which clarifies when guests in public lodging establishments may be removed for nonpayment and also addressed service-charge language affecting gratuities, generated the most extended debate and strong opposition from hospitality workers and labor advocates over due process and tipped income. Supporters argued it would clarify transient occupancy and protect property owners, but the bill passed 11-6. Finally, CS/HB 1133 on Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission appointments and warrant requirements for FWC officers passed 16-0 after an amendment requiring warrants or probable cause for entry onto private land. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were reported favorably.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Feb 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But I think in terms of the administration, it's a god-awful amount of money.
- But in terms of revenues, annual revenues come in at about, let's see, three hundred and thirty.
- These were limited investments.
- To address the reductions, programs have worked to make adjustments by limiting.
- So, I turn it over to you in terms of long-term projections around staffing and how you feel we are situated
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/24/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:04 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So the limitations that we've had before were just... Across the state.
- Of course, the final version limited pretrial detention to felonies, and H.J.R. 2 keeps that limitation
- Pretrial detention is supposed to be the carefully limited exception.
- Thank you. carefully limited exception. Thank you. Red carpet. Okay, no one else.
- There's a 10-year limitation on that; it has to be within the last 10 years.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This position would provide long-term stability for students and our institutions.
- I want to be clear: this is not about limiting opportunities.
- This is not about limiting opportunities.
- Senator Berman, you're recognized to explain this bill related to limited liability companies.
- A series limited liability company is a type of business entity that is similar to a traditional limited
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee considered a long agenda of claims bills, housing and business measures, and court-administration legislation. It reported favorably several claims bills, including SB 20 for J.N., a minor, SB 14 for the estate of Pennial Janvier, SB 10 for Sidney Holmes, SB 8 for Marcus Button, SB 22 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, and SB 26 for Kristen and Leah McIntosh. Members also approved SB 520 on curators of estates, SB 386 on self-storage lien-sale notices, SB 362 on reusable tenant screening reports, SB 316 creating series LLCs in Florida, and SB 1650 and SB 1652 on vexatious litigants and related public-records issues. SB 248, expanding eligibility for private school and homeschool students to participate in FHSAA sports at public schools, also passed after amendment.
Most of the claims bills were described as settled cases with amounts above sovereign-immunity limits, and several senators spoke in support of compensating victims of catastrophic injury or wrongful conviction. SB 10 drew comments about the 34 years Sidney Holmes spent incarcerated after a wrongful conviction, and SB 8 prompted discussion about the long delay in resolving Marcus Button’s injuries from a 2006 school-bus crash. SB 26 was presented as an uncontested claim arising from a DACS employee’s fatal crash that severely injured two teenage girls, and the committee adopted an amendment placing funds for the minor claimant into trust.
The policy bills drew more substantive debate. SB 386 would let self-storage operators use websites instead of newspaper ads for lien-sale notices, with newspaper representatives opposing the change and storage-industry witnesses supporting modernization and lower costs. SB 362 would let renters reuse tenant screening reports for 30 days, with the sponsor saying it would reduce repeated application fees. SB 316 would authorize series LLCs while adding record-keeping protections, and SB 1650/1652 would broaden Florida’s vexatious-litigant rules and create a public-records exemption for certain stricken filings. SB 248 passed over concerns from private-school and public-education witnesses about instructional time, funding, and fairness in athletic participation. All measures were reported favorably, with recorded votes ranging from 7-2 on SB 248 to unanimous or near-unanimous support on the other bills.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- purchases, with the credits limited to items priced at less than $3,500.
- I wonder about if we take this away or we limit it, I should say, not take it away, but limit it, where
- Without getting leveraged by those consultants by having the backstop of these limitations in statute
- And the bill recognizes that state funding limits can constrain our local solutions.
- And wildfire acres burned damages haven't abated in terms of their rate.
Summary:
The committee heard several revenue and taxation bills, beginning with SB 1124, which would require the California Department of Public Health to create and post signage at tobacco retail locations about lung cancer screening eligibility. Senator Archuleta and Dr. Alex Zhu testified that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and that awareness is low, while retail groups raised implementation concerns about sign size, notice, and penalties. Members discussed screening access and cost, and the author indicated willingness to reduce penalties. The bill passed 4-0 to the Senate Health Committee.
The committee then heard wildfire-related tax relief measures. SB 1352 would clarify that disaster victims rebuilding homes may increase the size of a reconstructed home by up to 10% without triggering reassessment, and SB 1343 would provide a $4,000 income tax credit for sales tax paid on furniture and appliances purchased to furnish a rebuilt primary residence after a disaster. Both measures were supported by local officials and taxpayer groups, with some concern about administration and whether the benefits would skew toward higher-income households. Each bill passed unanimously, with SB 1352 sent to Appropriations and SB 1343 also sent to Appropriations.
SB 1172 would place limits and transparency requirements on consultant compensation in local tax-sharing agreements, prompted by concerns that revenues in places like Shafter and Dinuba were being diverted away from local communities. The bill drew support from the League of California Cities and the California Retailers Association, while some members worried about local control. It passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1408 would authorize the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to place a countywide sales tax measure of up to 1% on the ballot to continue transportation funding; supporters said it would let voters decide on continued investment in roads, transit, and congestion relief, while taxpayer groups opposed it. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 1404, which would restore a fire prevention fee in state responsibility areas and use it to help fund Cal Fire wildfire prevention and suppression, with the author arguing the fee would help address rising wildfire costs and reduce reliance on other funding sources. Rural county and taxpayer groups opposed it, citing affordability, double-charging, and constitutional concerns; some members also questioned the fee’s administration and burden on fixed-income residents. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1102 would create a $2,000 tax credit for frontline nurses working in rural hospitals to improve retention and access to care; it drew support from a rural clinic and no opposition beyond a CTA tax-credit concern, and it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including SB 1072, SB 1165, and committee bills SB 1435-SB 1437, was also adopted.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- number of witnesses who have registered and to accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a, a limit
- Texans to legally produce distilled spirits for personal or family use, mirroring the same volume limits
- DNCs provide convenient delivery options for Texans with limited time and provide valuable assistance
- However, the term excessive discount is not defined.
- It also limits TDLR ability to deliver correspondence electronically and contains outdated or unclear
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I have been on this committee now for my fourth term. I served 14 years in the U.S. Army.
- Some of the terms in state law are confusing.
- In terms of. We are comparing apples to apples.
- Some other states do have some limits. There are some bills in the U.S.
- Congress to try to limit. that can be charged for this.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Peggy Bennett departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I served on the bonding committee for a couple terms, and one of our stops was the Hennepin County
- and one of our stops was the terms and one of our stops was the Hennepin<00:03:41.720>
County - And I've determined I've been a believer in term limits from the start coming into this.
- I've even carried legislation on term limits. I've done this for 12 years.
- So, I'm term limiting myself at 12 years.
Summary:
Representative Bennett of Freeborn delivered a farewell floor speech reflecting on her 12 years in the Minnesota House. She described how a neighbor first encouraged her to run for office after she had been teaching first grade, and said she was motivated by her former students and a desire to preserve opportunities and freedoms for them. She characterized her service as a privilege and honor, while also noting the frustrations of legislative work, especially long floor speeches.
She shared several personal memories, including a humorous prank involving former Representative Dennis Smith’s candy jar and a memorable bonding committee visit to the Hennepin County Coroner’s building. She also cited a recent high point as the passage of the anti-grooming bill. Bennett said she wanted to be remembered as someone who truly cared and as a “bridger of gaps” between political and geographic divides, emphasizing that differences can be addressed without compromising principles.
Bennett explained that she was choosing to term-limit herself after 12 years, saying she had long supported term limits and did not view legislative service as a career. She thanked House staff, committee administrators, nonpartisan research staff, the chief clerk, sergeant-at-arms staff, troopers, and her colleagues, whom she said had become like family. She closed by reading Psalm 37 and thanking everyone in and outside the chamber, saying her departure was “see you later,” not goodbye.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Human services panel hears HF729 2/26/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that hospitals and long-term care settings are not the preferred option for most Minnesotans,
- First of all, sections 1 through 7 establish a reimbursement rate for a limited annual number of required
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, you know, this is an attempt to try to limit them somewhat.
- So, you know, this is an attempt to try to limit them somewhat.
- So, you know, this is an attempt to try to limit them somewhat.
- So, you know, this is an attempt to try to limit them somewhat.
- understand that, but given the limited understand that, but given the limited projects<01:25:35.840
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- self-reported as having travel-limiting self-reported as having travel-limiting disabilities. disabilities
- It isn't easy, and it limits where they can go and when.
- missing medical appointments limited missing medical appointments limited access<00:42:54.480>
- The deployment is limited due to the cost and complexity, but interest is growing.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assessment data in property tax litigation 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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expenses - In closing, 2959 does not hide evidence or limit assessors. It protects confidential data.
- In closing, 2959 does not hide evidence or limit assessors. It protects confidential data.
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specifically with less than ideal terms specifically with less than ideal terms
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Just in terms of the ongoing community input processes that are used by you all in terms of Your economic
- What we offer, we use the term in higher education: the credit and non-credit.
- One is in programming: short-term workforce training programming.
- These are short-term, upskilling workforce training programs.
- Once you start splitting that up, it's a very limited amount that we get.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- between the parties, and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited
- This initial equity injection was required because limited-purpose properties were believed to be at
- This initial equity injection was required because limited-purpose properties were believed to be at
- And while the Catholic Church did only to the eighth grade, their opportunities were limited.
- AND WHILE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DID ONLY TO THE EIGHTH GRADE, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES WERE LIMITED.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/18/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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energy or a contractor from the limited energy or a contractor from the limited - When key terms vary AI is or is not?
- I think a minimum of 90 days is good in terms of notice.
- um in terms of notice. um in terms of notice.
- and that the decisions made are limited and that the decisions made are limited to to to workplace
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Budget Overview Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- spending limit.
- That's where you get the limit in 27.
- appropriation cap and the spending limit appropriation cap and the spending limit and<00:42:48.400
- and it's the secondary spending limit. and it's the secondary spending limit.
- So you secondary spending limit.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Planning Advisory Board (5-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This would be an 18-bed facility that would be designed to provide long-term intensive treatment in a
- Just as a quick reminder, Western State Nursing Facility is a long-term care facility for older adults
- This would be an 18-bed facility that would be designed to provide long-term intensive treatment in a
- This would be an 18-bed facility that would be designed to provide long-term intensive treatment in a
- Operational systems are limited data.
Summary:
The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project.
The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs.
The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're one week behind where Alabama was in terms of that.
- And what that means in layman's terms is that we have to tell CMS where the money goes.
- All I can tell you is that we're under the terms and conditions of a cooperative agreement.
- >> MEMA is involved in terms of emergency communications, primarily, as I understand it.
- Uh, we had limited time. I think we did well... We had limited time.