Video & Transcript Research : 'resident preference'
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on March 14, 2025, and heard two measures. On SB 441 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, the committee received strong support from the orchestra, the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi, IATSE Local 665, and an in-person testifier, with testimony emphasizing statewide access to music, education and community programming, cultural value, economic impact, and job stability for musicians and staff. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and suggested language related to the State Endowment Fund. Committee members asked about how the funding would be used, the orchestra’s reach, and its history; the orchestra said it preferred direct operating support and described its audience and employment footprint, neighbor-island outreach, and plans to expand season length and education programs.
The committee then heard SB 1581 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Japan Pacific Peace Monument. No testifier from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts was present, and no one testified on Zoom. With no discussion from witnesses, the measure was briefly taken up and later advanced.
In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments to SB 441 SD1, including a preamble describing legislative intent and the orchestra’s history, references to the State of Hawaiʻi endowment fund and statewide public benefits, and language ensuring the funds support statewide purposes and neighbor-island access to music and educational opportunities. The committee also added a deferral date of July 1, 3000 and technical amendments, then voted to pass the measure with amendments. SB 1581 SD1 was also passed forward with amendments, including a July 1, 3000 deferral date and technical changes, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- Then the resident district shall retain the difference if the transferring student’s resident district
- It's not clear in this statute if there's preference for residents.
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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 21st, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So, why do you think in the past there was a split between the residency PT and the regular PT?
- Including the name that they were given at birth, rather than the child's preferred pronoun.
- They called her by her preferred names and provided her with binders to conceal her form.
- Senator Hughes, like me, you prefer to go by your middle name.
- be addressed, presumably because you wished to be respectful of her preference.
Bills:
HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147
Keywords:
child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The statutory preferences may also Those statutory preferences may ultimately distort the decision-making
- The statutory preferences may also financing, returns, compensation, and grid utilization.
- Those statutory preferences may ultimately distort the decision-making needed to keep the system safe
- In Altadena, approximately 25,000 residents receive water primarily from one of three companies.
- In Altadena, approximately 25,000 residents receive water primarily from one of three companies.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Apr 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- FOR EXAMPLE A RESIDENT OF THE FACILITY WAS ADMITTED THERE 1999.
- , IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING WITH REGARD TO FORMER RESIDENTS BUT RESIDENTS WHO NEED ACCESS TO THEIR RECORDS
- VACATED IF THE OFFICER FAILS TO MAINTAIN THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OR FAILS TO MAINTAIN FLORIDA RESIDENCY
- THIS BILL WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO EXCEED ALL 150 BUT ONLY IF THEY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STAFF PER RESIDENT
- I AM A RESIDENT OF LEON COUNTY.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 11th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, they prefer Instagram, TikTok, whatever, etc.
- It was a family practice residency, and we had integrated that residency.
- Now with Norley, the more residencies that we can develop in the state.
- It has to be with Texas residents.
- So our passion is to recruit them to want to stay after residency if they did the residency here or to
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm James Keller, a resident of Hays County. I'm here in support.
- If you gentlemen have no preferences as to who goes first, we'll start on my left, your right, unless
- The support my family is... and local community has given me, by using the pronouns I prefer, and not
- I'm a Texas resident and have been since 2007. I've run several businesses here.
- As such, I do know what it is like to feel coerced to use preferred pronouns.
Bills:
SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38
Keywords:
evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- as a whole, we found that 53% of new resident enrollees were transfer students.
- Is there a preference to starting to get the students in on the CSU or the UC campus as freshmen and
- There seemed to be a clear preference for not disadvantaging freshmen and making sure that there was
- It's mostly California residents.
- transfer for every two resident first-year students.
Summary:
The committee held an oversight hearing on a state audit examining California’s community college transfer process and whether streamlining it could improve access to bachelor’s degrees. Opening remarks from legislators emphasized that California’s transfer system is central to equity and workforce development, but that only about one in five transfer-intending community college students complete a transfer within four years. Members highlighted disparities by race, region, campus, and major, and pointed to confusion created by differing requirements across the UC, CSU, and community college systems, including limits and inconsistencies in the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), TAG, and major-specific prerequisites.
State Auditor’s staff said the audit found that while UC and CSU systemwide enroll more transfer students than the Master Plan target, individual campuses and high-demand STEM programs often do not. The audit identified barriers including unclear and varying course requirements, limited counseling and education plans, insufficient counselor staffing at some campuses, and weak equity plans. It also found that many students never even apply because they do not accumulate enough units or cannot navigate the process. The auditor described examples where transfer students with strong preparation were denied at selective campuses and noted that articulation alignment across systems remains limited.
Representatives from UC, CSU, and the Community Colleges responded that transfer remains a top priority and described ongoing reforms. UC cited a new public dashboard, data-sharing agreements, new transfer pathways, and an ADT pilot at UCLA, while saying campus-level capacity and program differences limit how much can be standardized from the system office. CSU said it admits more than 90% of eligible transfer applicants, is expanding transfer planning tools and direct outreach, and is implementing SB 640’s Transfer Success Pathway Program. Community Colleges said transfer reform must focus on clearer credit mobility, more consistent articulation, and broader ADT adoption. Members pressed the systems on inconsistent major requirements, the need for better coordination, and whether campuses are fully prioritizing transfer students; no votes were taken during the hearing.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Developent Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we might need to get, um, A higher interest equity like mezzanine or preferred financing, and all
- I'm just finishing a 56 story, 319 residences condominium tower at the corner of Rainey and Davis.
- So which one you prefer to stay? We, we can delete, I guess. Mike. That's fine. Thanks. OK.
- Um, from the residents, the officer has to contact the accused, has to give notice of the complaint,
- remedies to deal with a person trespassing on private property with the purpose of making it their residence
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Developent Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- is unique to condominiums and does not apply to non-condominium type homes, like single-family residences
- We might need to obtain higher interest equity, like mezzanine or preferred financing, and all.
- I'm just finishing a 50-story, 319-residence condominium tower at the corner of Rainy and Davis.
- Which one do you prefer to stay? We can delete Mike, I guess. Okay, we just deleted Michael.
- remedies to deal with a person trespassing on private property with the purpose of making it their residence
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 023 Feb 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- unaffiliated residents.
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of we as citizens and as as residents of we as citizens and as as residents - Um but the residents in the state.
- kept at every residence. kept at every residence.
- actually pref preference actually pref preference securing<03:37:55.520>
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- s 700,000 residents pay federal taxes.
- I'm a resident of West Springfield.
- I'm a lifelong resident of the Merrimack Valley. I'm a lifelong resident of the Merrimack Valley.
- Prefer cutting spending as the way to balance the budget.
- as residents of any other jurisdiction.
Summary:
The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia.
Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books.
A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- My residents did not have the opportunity to review it.
- My dad is a Florida resident.
- I would argue this is a special preference that is being sought out.
- , with a...” “...and non-resident students at 5% from any specific country within each university's non-resident
- We have 23 million residents in the state of Florida. And I heard Dr.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions.
The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously.
The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 6th, 2026 at 05:13 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I know from residents, as I taught at UNM for six years and worked with the residents, residents put
- Six years and worked with the residents.
- Residents put off, not all by any means, but residents, medical students put off having a family until
- I don't think I've met a resident who's, money doesn't matter to a resident.
- There is not a specific preference in the bill for New Mexico residents.
Keywords:
prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- from the west side of Oahu, a resident of Maui and lifelong resident of the west side of Oahu, small
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on thousands of constituents residents on thousands of constituents residents
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee May 6th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1329 states a preferred methodology.
- SB 1329 proposes a preferred methodology, specifically the cost method for calculating solar property
- It's just preferred, not mandatory, and discretion is still left to the assessors.
- These scams involve California residents creating out-of-state shell companies to buy expensive cars
- I've also spoken to residents who are doing everything they can within their financial reach.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I reside in El Paso, Texas. I've been a roofing contractor for 20 years.
- We prefer to let the free market dictate the pricing.
- But no, I mean, that would be the preferred...
- But if you look at the idea that this is a preferred method, I will take contention.
- It also makes financial sense for residents.
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Or would you prefer to engross the two amendments that we have first?
- >> We'll do the A4 and the A5. >> Your preference, Mr.
- >> Your preference, Mr. Chair. >> Your preference, Mr. Chair.
- Um so with that, I all of our residents.
- Those residents depend on transit well.
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The department uses direct and electronic mail as the preferred ways of notifying interested persons
- Traditional bed and breakfast is defined separately, and you need to reside in that establishment and
- at the residence and provide the meal, like the breakfast.
- The closure must include a timeline for the transfer of student records to the resident districts, as
- within a limited range when approved in writing by the resident or their legal representative.
Summary:
The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously.
The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions.
The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact.
Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- And the last one directs OFA to give preference for grant awards to nonprofit organizations.
- Directs OFA to give preference for grant awards to nonprofit organizations.
- So where it says, I see on page three that the agency shall give preference to grant awards to nonprofit
- Could you speak to why they shall give preference to a particular organization first, and then I'll ask
- My understanding is that this was this person's primary residence, where they were registered to vote
Keywords:
housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations, HB3031, North Pointe Workforce Development Initiative, workforce development, job training, skills training, job placement, local hiring, economic development, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, revolving fund, state treasury, appropriation, budget, workforce investment, employment outcomes
Summary:
The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism Committee met for a work session focused largely on executive nominations and several House bills. The committee advanced nominations for Jared Lundry and Norville Ritter to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, Amy Blackburn as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, and Jason Kays to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, with each nominee describing their background and priorities and receiving favorable roll-call votes.
Members also considered and advanced a series of bills affecting housing, tourism, workforce, and related programs. HB 1823 would require the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to provide advance notice of HOME program changes, limit retroactive rule changes, and give preference to nonprofit grant recipients; it passed 8-1. HB 4476 created a revolving fund related to a music industry rebate program and passed 7-2 after an amendment raising a threshold from 25,000 to 28,000. HB 3880 updated tourism advertising law to include digital media and allowed the Oklahoma Today magazine to move online, with an amendment making publication permissive rather than mandatory; it passed 8-1. HB 3031 created a revolving fund for workforce development tied to skilled trades and the North Point Workforce Development Initiative, and HB 3378 staggered terms on the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; both passed.
The committee also passed HB 3369, which aligned LP gas and fire-suppression rules for mobile food vendors and required annual fire safety training, HB 3429, which authorized up to $50 million in bonds for CareerTech-related economic development projects, HB 3657, which clarified agricultural labor reporting and allowed OESC to share workforce data with the Workforce Commission, and HB 4215, which lowered the minimum spend threshold for Oklahoma film post-production incentives from $50,000 to $20,000. Finally, HB 3624, a controversial bill changing how county lines are determined along shifting waterways, drew extensive debate over taxation, property records, and rural impacts before passing 6-5. The chair noted the committee likely had one more meeting remaining and invited further suggested language on the county-line issue.