Video & Transcript Research : 'testimonies'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, uh, I'm going to close because you have the rest of my testimony.
- Thank you for being here and thank you for your brave testimony. Thank you.
- Thank you for your testimony, members. Are there any questions?
- Thank you for your testimony. Members. Are there any questions for the witness?
- Thank you for your testimony and thank you for everyone sharing family stories.
Bills:
HB153
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Time limit of 2 minutes per witness during the public testimony.
- the kiosk located in the hallway behind the hearing rooms, uh, at, at 9:10, uh, we will stop, uh, testimony
- We appreciate your testimony. Thank you. Mm Chair calls Trey Summers.
- Yeah, thanks for your testimony today. um, since a lot of people haven't been on this committee before
- OK, sir, we appreciate your testimony. Questions, Representative Morgan. Well, thank you, Chairman.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- During the public testimony period, there may be a time limit of two minutes per witness.
- Members, are there any questions for Representative Wharton before we get into testimony?
- The testimony speaks for itself.
- Thank you so much for your testimony. Let's see if there are any questions. Any questions?
- I appreciate your testimony and what you had to… to add to the discussion.
Keywords:
education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Showing no other public testimony.
- Showing no further public testimony. Senators, we are in debate any debate.
- Is there any public testimony on the amendment as amended showing none?
- Is there any public testimony on the delete all showing none?
- Is there any testimony showing none?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're waiting to provide public testimony and registering a position only, you may do so at any time
- written testimony.
- If you want to provide oral testimony, please fill out a witness card and turn it in to the assistant
- We're going to take up Articles 1 and 5, and with that, I will start with the invited testimony.
- Yesterday we heard testimony about the salaries of attorneys who work in the judicial branch.
Bills:
SB 1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, Attorney General, budget recommendations, funding swaps, salary increases, Landowner's Compensation Program, public testimony, law enforcement
Summary:
The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- for taking time to hear my testimony. for taking time to hear my testimony.
- Um the department taking our testimony.
- Appreciate your testimony. thank you. Appreciate your testimony.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The testimony continues that public schools must provide services regardless of budgets.
- He says Thatcher was thorough and his written testimony was compelling. testimony from Andrew Thatcher
- In testimony, we received 12 examples, printed out.
- We also have testimony from—well, we also have testimony which said that if we had the bill just had
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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you both for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. Respectfully opposed to AB 2038. Thank you for your testimony.
- And as I noted in my original testimony, I was at the department when...
- And as I noted in my original testimony, I was at the department when SB 824 by then Senator Lara was
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may
- Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, if any, and position
- The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony.
- Berrick, for your testimony and for being such a good Thank you, Mr.
- Barak, for your testimony and for being such a good constituent of mine.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules.
Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue.
Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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not <00:05:16.320>about testimony here today is not about testimony here today is not - Thank you for your testimony.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we'd like to limit the testimony to two minutes.
- Chair: Do you swear or affirm testimony you will provide is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
- But before getting to your testimony, I'd ask the Deputy General Counsel to introduce your item.
- Chair: Do you swear or affirm the testimony you provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
- Martin Lane—I'm sorry, would you like to provide some testimony?
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director.
The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication.
The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And remember, folks, we will keep the testimony to two minutes each. Thank you.
- we made it, Madam Chairman, Representative Walt Blackman, I think we made abundantly clear in our testimony
- Representative Blackman, I think we made abundantly clear in our testimony what the issues we have, from
- There has been testimony previous to mine that I think confuses a couple issues.
- All right, in the interest of time, we're going to cut testimony to one minute.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Chair Salzman: ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SPONSOR ON THIS ONE AMENDMENT, ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY
- ON THE AMENDMENT, SEEING NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE NEED TO DATE, SEEING NO DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT REP.
- DECISION NOW VIA THE ORDINANCE. >> Chair Salzman: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, HE ANSWERS YES, ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY
- ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED, ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THE BILL, WE HAVE JUST A FEW.
- AWESOME AND THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , this hearing will be streamed on the Assembly's website, and members of the public can provide testimony
- All witness testimony will be in person. There will be no phone testimony option for this morning.
- All other support and opposition testimony will be stated at the standing microphone when called upon
- Thank you for your testimony. I'm going to take a privilege and hold on the next witness.
- Thank you for your testimony today. Please take it to roll. Any questions from committee members?
Summary:
The Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee met in person and established quorum after beginning briefly as a subcommittee. The committee adopted its rules and then heard several bills focused on economic recovery, housing, technology, retail theft, and utility infrastructure. AB 265 (Caloza) would create a $100 million state-funded small business and nonprofit recovery program for organizations affected by declared emergencies; it drew broad support from small business, nonprofit, chamber, city, and community groups, with no opposition voiced. AB 797 (Harabedian) proposed a zero-cost state financing structure using CRA-backed securities to help community nonprofits buy wildfire-damaged properties at fair market value and prevent predatory investor purchases; it was presented as a community stabilization tool and received support from the California Community Foundation, with no opposition. AB 940 (Wicks/Ellis) would establish quantum innovation zones to strengthen California’s quantum computing economy, and AB 949 (Shiavo) would create a retail theft grant program for small businesses to fund security improvements and theft prevention measures; both bills were supported by business and university witnesses, though one member said they would not vote for AB 949 due to concerns about broader crime policy. AB 1347 (Carrillo) proposed a pilot program to speed utility interconnections in priority growth regions, including allowing developers to trade expedited connections for upfront infrastructure cost recovery and use microgrids in some cases; it had no opposition in the hearing.
Committee members generally expressed support for the bills, especially those aimed at disaster recovery and small business resilience. Questions on AB 940 focused on where quantum innovation zones might be located and how local governments and universities would coordinate; the author and witnesses said the zones should be open statewide and could build on existing research centers such as Berkeley, Stanford, Caltech, UCSB, UCLA, and UCSC. On AB 797, members discussed the need to protect homeowners from below-market offers after wildfires. On AB 949, the author emphasized that modest grants could help small businesses make security upgrades and prevent repeated theft losses.
The committee voted to send AB 265, AB 797, AB 940, AB 949, and AB 1347 forward, generally on party-line or near-unanimous votes, with the bills reported out of committee and placed on call as needed. The consent calendar, including AB 254, AB 415, AB 655, AB 1232, AB 1254, AB 1477, and HR 27, was also approved. The hearing adjourned at 10:33 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I think as we Representative Garcia: I got the opportunity to hear some testimony in the Energy Committee
- And so thank you for your testimony, Judge.
- Do you have any testimony, or you're just a resource witness? Ashley Myers: We do have testimony.
- Well, thank you for your testimony. Thank you, Representative. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
- clarification, of course, we definitely need to hold bad actors accountable and I've heard a lot of testimony
Keywords:
water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Freedom of Information Act, focusing on perspectives from public requesters. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you swear or affirm that the testimony...
- The testimony you're about to give before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
- I will focus my testimony on three critical areas where reform is needed.
- Thanks to the three of you for your work and time you put in for this testimony and answering our questions
- So the two things I point out in my testimony are, one, penalties, as Senator Kennedy discussed in great
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- not sure if Dan's the right person to ask, but I'm just trying to think back to the first day of testimony
- I'll keep my testimony short. Happy to answer any questions, of course, after.
- Again, if you recall my testimony from last week, one of the reasons that we're bringing this forward
- But that was kind of an interesting thing I took out of our testimony from this morning.
- And you did do all the follow-up on the testimony, right? Senator, do you agree to carry?
Bills:
SB2339
Keywords:
wildfire mitigation, utility liability, strict liability, electric utility, public service commission, PSC, rural electric cooperative, municipal utility, transmission provider, vegetation management, power lines, reclosers, electrical safety, wildfire prevention, grid reliability, public safety, first responders, ANSI A300, National Electrical Safety Code, community outreach
Summary:
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee continued work on House Bill 1459, which concerns rare earth and critical mineral recovery from North Dakota lignite coal. Testimony from UND researcher Dan Ludo and industry representative David Straely focused on the urgency of developing the process quickly, the technical differences between extracting minerals from coal versus ash, and the potential value of elements such as terbium, dysprosium, gallium, germanium, and synthetic graphite. Straely argued the bill is constitutional, limited to minerals within the coal seam, and needed to avoid years of quiet title litigation and provide certainty for development and compensation to royalty owners. Committee members raised questions about landowner rights, compensation levels, possible amendments from the Department of Trust Lands, and whether the bill should be modified to address constitutional concerns or sunset provisions. No final action was taken on HB 1459; the chair said parties could work on language until Monday before the committee revisits it.
The committee then returned to House Bill 1579, a high-load study bill with a possible energy infrastructure investment amendment. Jody Smith of the Retirement and Investment Office presented updated language adding guardrails for in-state infrastructure investing, including requiring approved projects to be underwritten and managed by a qualified investment manager or financial institution and to follow the Legacy Fund investment policy. Members discussed whether the amendment had been shared with the House sponsor and noted that the related bill 1330 was still pending, so HB 1579 was being held for the time being.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1566, which had an amendment from the Agriculture Commissioner’s office. The committee adopted the amendment 7-0, then passed a due-pass motion on the amended bill and referred it to Appropriations, also by a 7-0 vote. Members discussed the bill’s fiscal impact, including an estimated $580,000 for two FTEs over two years, and clarified that the study component remains in the bill. Senator Gerhardt was assigned to carry the measure.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We will move on to public testimony. The chair calls Sarah Crockett.
- You have my written testimony; there are some other issues there.
- That being said, when I wrote this testimony, there wasn't a specific...
- Okay, but I'm looking at your testimony here, and what I think I just heard you say is you support it
- There being none, public testimony is closed.
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Please, since your testimony today is under oath, please raise your right hand. Do you swear?
- And when we discuss as commissioners, we make reference to specific testimony.
- And when we discuss as commissioners, we make reference to specific testimony.
- with the understanding and the reasoning of why we made the decisions, and specifically pointing to testimony
- Once that initial filing happens, and there is testimony being filed and rebuttal among that testimony
Summary:
The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and first considered SB 1416, which would move municipal elections to coincide with the general election and extend incumbent terms until the new schedule takes effect. Senators discussed whether the bill would affect runoff elections, with the sponsor explaining that runoff timing would shift to the August primary/general election framework. The Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties were noted as opposed, while members cited potential taxpayer savings and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then took up SB 766, as amended by strike-all, which would require agents of certain “countries of concern” to register with the Division of Elections when engaging in political activity. The amendment narrowed the bill’s focus and aligned terminology with existing state law. After no opposition or debate on the amendment, the committee adopted it and then reported the bill favorably.
Members next heard the reappointment of Mike LaRosa to the Public Service Commission. Questioning focused heavily on PSC transparency, the sufficiency of commission orders, Supreme Court criticism of PSC decisions, storm protection plans, utility rate cases, and how the commission evaluates evidence and consumer impacts. LaRosa said the commission had changed its procedures to produce more detailed orders and more robust discussion, and he described ongoing work on rate cases, public engagement, and emerging energy issues such as small modular reactors. Despite concerns raised, the nomination was reported favorably to the full Senate. The committee then approved a block of additional appointments in tabs 4 through 27, also reporting them favorably.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to follow up with those after we hear their testimony if that's OK with you. That's fine.
- Thanks for the testimony.
- session, maybe 3rd session I've carried this legislation and, uh, members to be crystal clear, the testimony
- And then her little testimony about toll roads, you know, I'm sure we've all had a violation of toll
- Yeah, this just came to mind actually thinking about some testimony we had in here last, the last, our
Keywords:
cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration