Video & Transcript Research : 'appointment process'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • I don't know the answer to that—whether or not they would be... whether or not counsel would be appointed
  • You should have an attorney when you go through the process, so I don't think it. through the process
  • felt strongly—and I do too—that anybody that has a small estate, $25,000 or something, should have a process
  • could pretty much come out of there with some chumps because of having to pay through the whole legal process
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  • But let's take a look at the powers of the governor, who's allowed to make appointments to this body.
  • does not appropriate any funds; the investment will still have to come through the regular budget process
  • law governing first-party motor vehicle damages and claims by establishing a standardized appraisal process
  • We've been through that process before. Recognized for follow-up Follow-up, thank you, Mr.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 8th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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Transcript Highlights:
  • the Ferguson College of Agriculture, and they're here to look at and learn about the legislative process
  • I went an entire year without getting my wellness appointment.
  • The audit process was being very punitive; it's supposed to be corrective.
  • And the definition of acts according to Webster's dictionary is the in the process of taking action.
  • There is a process for people to get books.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • The goal of SB 1748 is to simplify the opt-in process for the purposes of victims' rights.
  • This process is confusing for victims and it is burdensome.
  • But it also sucks up court resources on a process for which there's already a solution.
  • So he knows that this is a process that can be accomplished and can be done.
  • What we cannot do is... ...a process that can be accomplished and can be done.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up a long agenda of election, criminal justice, corrections, and county-government bills. Early election measures included SB 1436, requiring ballot language for certain school override and bond elections to estimate the secondary property tax impact; SB 1568, requiring election systems’ internal clocks to stay within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor; SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting or processing voter registration while assisting confined voters; and SB 1746, requiring voting centers to supplement rather than replace precinct polling places, requiring public offices and schools to provide polling space, and closing schools on primary and general election days for in-service training. SB 1436 and SB 1568 were eventually given do-pass recommendations, SB 1569 also passed committee, and SB 1746 passed despite concerns raised about school safety and access. Some bills were held earlier in the meeting and voted on later after testimony concluded. The committee also heard SB 1295, which would allow the Department of Corrections to release certain seriously ill inmates to contracted medical institutions if they qualify for ALTCS, with an amendment replacing disability language with illness-based criteria; the sponsor described it as a cost-saving measure that could shift care costs to federal programs. SB 1067, the so-called Gila County blight bill, would let counties place abatement costs for rubbish, debris, and dilapidated buildings on property tax bills and liens; county officials testified that it would help recover cleanup costs for blighted properties and heirs’ property, and it passed unanimously. SB 1413 would remove the $100,000 cap on restitution for serious injury or death caused by moving violations and passed after the sponsor said the cap had already been found unconstitutional. SB 1476 would make child neglect a class six felony when a custodian exposes a newborn to dangerous or narcotic drugs or causes fetal alcohol syndrome; supporters framed it as accountability and child protection, while opponents warned it could deter treatment and worsen family separation. The bill passed on a split vote. Later, the committee considered several criminal-justice and public-safety bills. SB 1512 would expand the definition of vulnerable adult and broaden “position of trust and confidence” for theft cases involving seniors and other vulnerable adults; testimony highlighted scams and exploitation of grieving or isolated elders, and the bill passed. SB 1585 would regulate sex-offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraph services through the Sex Offender Management Board, add a surcharge fund and assessment on sexual-offense convictions, and appropriate funds to DPS; supporters said it would create uniform standards, while opponents questioned the need for additional fees, and it passed. SB 1662 would require probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to a defendant’s risk and needs; supporters from the Justice Action Network and criminal-defense advocates said it would improve rehabilitation and public safety, and it passed. The committee also began SB 1664, which would change constable petition-signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima counties, but the transcript cuts off before the full discussion and vote on that bill.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

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  • House Bill 3587 improves the processes, procedures, and protections for the implementation of court-ordered
  • So this is, I misspoke earlier, this is someone who's going through the criminal justice process Senator
  • House Bill 4226 refines the process by which parties to litigation can seek disqualification of the judge
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

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  • I also see this bill as being part of helping that process because I know that there are many schools
  • <00:16:14.399> because<00:16:14.720> I part of helping that process because I part
  • of helping that process because I know<00:16:15.040> that<00:16:15.199> there<00:16:15.360
  • 25:36.880> appropriations decisions through appropriations decisions through appropriations process
  • . process. process.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, okay, okay, and I'm still processing the substitute in the original bill, Senator...
  • I'm still thinking, processing, and studying the bill, and I appreciate your responses.
  • Evidence and procedures within Chapter 41, the deliberative process.
  • The victim ends up a victim twice because of the whole process we've got, and if there's some way we
  • People processing trauma or not processing their trauma.
TX
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  • in turn has caused people to lose trust in our election process.
  • I do agree that this could simplify the process.
  • Nothing in Senate Bill 2487 changes the civil commitment process in any way.
  • Not only that, they had subsidized rental at the end of that process.
  • This bill will protect archers by ensuring due process of law.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • The process will basically be totally transparent to them.
  • So it simplifies the process. Yes, sir.
  • So it simplifies the process. Yes, sir.
  • And I do agree that this could simplify the process.
  • No judge, no hearing, no due process.
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And I'm still processing the substitute and the original bill, and, Senator, I still have concerns about
  • I'm still thinking and processing and studying the bill, and I appreciate you answer my questions.
  • The deliberative process does not have any caps or thresholds.
  • Well, my concern is you seem like the victim ends up a victim twice because of the whole process we've
  • People processing trauma or not processing their trauma, that may not be visible, and that concerns me
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • but once the eight years are met, this restriction often imposes an unfilled seat or delays new appointments
  • term, and I want to highly emphasize that this is a locally fully supported bill by all of our appointing
  • Senate Bill 2065 would clarify the process for participating departments to make benefit enhancements
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 5th, 2026

Finance

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  • Do we need a better investigative process? Do we need more workers on the ground?
  • I've seen good secretaries who were appointed.
  • I think at this time and this moment is more important for the process to continue.
  • So I'm going to ask for support of the substitute motion to continue the process.
  • Let the process continue.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

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  • suppose with the family member, if the person can't get out unless they have this, why would be the process
  • It still allows for the expedited process for criminal activity. This wouldn't slow that down much.
  • It codifies the process of canceling previous registrations.
  • Last year, we worked on our initiative petition process statewide.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/20/26

Ways and Means

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  • Can you help us socialized process.
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  • process. Thank you. process. Thank you. >> Thank<01:42:43.440> you.