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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Kevin Ward, Amber Stelly, Vanessa Quig-Williams. Groups. Thank you.
- For the record, my name is Kevin Ward.
- Kevin Ward. We will show Kevin Ward as registered for the bill, not testifying. Fine. Amber Stelly.
Keywords:
groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- For the Senate, myself as chair, Senator Kim co-chair, Senator Kanuha manager, and Ward manager.
- have myself and Representative Tokioka as co-chairs and Representative Souza as member. manager, and Ward
- manager. manager, and Ward manager.
- For the Senate, myself as chair, Senator Kim co-chair, Senator Dela Cruz and Ward as managers.
Summary:
The conference committees met repeatedly on Friday, April 25, 2025, mostly to wait for finance releases and to roll bills to later times. Several measures were deferred or continued, including HB 1007 on HCDA, HB 987 on procurement, HB 620, HB 961, HB 1293, HB 1320, SB 1252, HB 1168, and others, with members often agreeing to reconvene later in the day when releases might be available. One higher education bill, HB 549 on an early learning apprenticeship grant program, was deferred because the requested expenditure of about $12.5 million could not be approved, and HB 563 on the UH Space Science and Engineering Initiative was also deferred after conferees could not reach agreement in time.
Several bills were successfully amended and passed. HB 329 appropriated $2 million for the Mililani work-for-housing project and $2 million for Maui Central Middle School. HB 736 established a wastewater system technology testing pilot program at the UH Water Resources Research Center and included a $745,325 FY26 appropriation. SB 865 created a full-time permanent CTAHR extension position, funded at $76,570 in each of FY26 and FY27 through the Agribusiness Development Corporation. HB 442 funded two pre-nursing pathway positions at UH with $215,552 each year for two fiscal years, and HB 1146 funded UH graduate assistant positions and planning work for Ala Wai Canal debris management and water quality control, with the conferees correcting the FY26 amount during discussion before approving it.
Later, HB 1168 on UH revenue bonds was approved with amendments, setting the bond amount at $30,750,000 and a July 1, 2025 effective date. HB 961, the librarian pilot program, was ultimately approved with a CD1 restoring the original $132,308 appropriation and two FTE librarian positions for a two-year pilot serving one Oahu complex area and one neighbor island complex area. HB 1293 on Department of Education procurement was also approved with amendments to support the DOE’s farm-to-school goals by exempting certain local food purchases under $250,000 from the electronic procurement system and requiring at least three written quotes instead, effective July 1, 2025, with repeal on June 30, 2028. SB 1252 on dementia was later approved with a CD1 funding two full-time positions in UH Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Geriatric Medicine at $525,000 each in FY26 and FY27.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Carls Ward Tisdale.
- Show you registered as Ward Tisdale National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.
- Chairman, committee members, I'm Ward Tisdale with the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
- Hi Ward, showing uh Wart Tisdale National Association of Multiple or Mutual Insurance Companies.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Mar 20, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 36
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 27, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- So, for instance, the city of Cheyenne has wards.
- So people in, say, Ward 3 of Cheyenne are not eligible to sign a petition for a Ward 2 councilman.
- So people in, say, Ward 3 of Cheyenne are not eligible to sign a petition for a Ward 2 councilman. still
- So, so for instance, the covers wards.
- Just wanted to add that. eligible to sign a petition for a ward 2 eligible to sign a petition for a ward
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- guardians were very much abusing their position in some cases and using that authority over their wards
- And it also allows the guardian to be notified, whether or not the ward wants the guardian to be notified
- , whether or not the ward is trying to get out from under the guardianship.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, recognized the Doctor of the Day, and welcomed several guest groups and visitors in the gallery. Members also offered personal privilege remarks introducing guests and marking birthdays and other occasions. The chamber then took up third-reading votes on Senate bills 1126, 1252, and 1479, all of which passed and were transmitted onward.
The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole to consider multiple Senate bills. SB 1099, dealing with defamation and online publication, drew debate over free speech and press protections; opponents argued it would narrow speech rights, while supporters said it distinguished criticism from defamation. SB 1107, SB 1148, SB 1294, and SB 1366 were each recommended do pass with little or no debate. The Committee also considered SB 1237 on the election procedures manual, with supporters saying the Secretary of State should consult legislative committees and opponents calling it overreach; SB 1243 on notice to guardians when patients are released from court-ordered treatment, with supporters citing patient safety and opponents warning it could weaken guardianship reforms; and SB 1281 on reporting federal land acquisitions, which drew a sharp exchange over property rights, federal overreach, and conservation concerns.
Later, the Committee considered SB 1586 and SB 1741. SB 1741, which would allow students to be excused for off-campus religious instruction and receive academic credit, prompted debate over free exercise rights, public-school neutrality, and whether charter and district schools should be required to accommodate release-time religious programs. After the Committee rose, the House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, placing SB 1237, SB 1243, SB 1281, SB 1586, and SB 1741 on third reading. The House then heard additional personal remarks and adjourned until Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of the DLAs were told they were not allowed to go, um, because it was put on by wards in the district
- That they would not be allowed to come to a post session town hall like this just because it was a ward
- , a Democratic ward, putting it on.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Ward.
- Madam Chairperson, I'm Karen Turner Ward, and I hail from Hampton, Virginia, and I'm happy to be with
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, Chairman Ward, Chairwoman Ward, and members of the committee.
- I will be fast. >> Thank you, Senator Ward. Good morning. It’s still morning.
- Senator Prentiss, I'll thank you, Chair Ward. Thank you, Holly.
- And thank you, Chair Ward, just one more follow-up? Yes, follow-up. Thanks.
- Chair Ward, Thank you very much, Holly.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (04/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here to introduce Senate Bill 50 on behalf of Senator Ruth Ward, the bill's prime sponsor.
- If you have questions for Senator Ward, I'll make sure to get you an answer.
- Uh, if you have questions for<00:48:52.240>
Senator <00:48:52.559>Ward, <00:48:52.800>- Uh, and Senator Ward, you an answer.
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and bring this forward to Senator Ward and bring this forward to Senator Ward
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 302, which would update New Hampshire’s solid waste facility background-check law so the state can continue to access federal FBI criminal databases for checks on key owners and officers. Senator Howard Pearl and DES Waste Management Director Mike Whimsatt said the bill is the third attempt to correct prior drafting problems that prevented the FBI from accepting the language. They explained that the existing statute has long required background checks for hazardous and solid waste facility applicants because of concerns about organized crime, but the current wording is too ambiguous for federal use. The bill also includes technical corrections, clarifies which company officers must be checked, specifies which DES officials receive the results, and removes the Department of Justice as an unnecessary middleman. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, whether family members are covered, who pays the cost, and whether permits have ever been denied; Whimsatt said the applicant still pays, the checks focus on key officers, and at least one permit had been denied in the past due to a felony conviction. The hearing then closed, with one person listed in favor on the blue sheet and no opposition noted online.
The committee then opened Senate Bill 229, which would allow retailers to sell uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and remove the sunset on the existing program. Senator Pearl said the bill would expand market opportunities for farmers while keeping labeling and traceability requirements in place, including identifying the meat as uninspected and maintaining records of the source farms. Representative Bixby, who had worked on earlier legislation, explained the current framework in detail: the animals are raised on closed farms, must be fenced, cannot be newly imported, and are subject to annual veterinary herd inspections and recordkeeping. He said the prior bison inspection regime was too burdensome for farmers to maintain, and the current law was intended as a workable compromise. Questions from members focused on how many farms participate, how many animals have been sold, and whether the program posed disease risks; the witness said he did not know the exact numbers, and Bixby said the existing import and fencing rules help prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the state. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left before the committee for further consideration.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is State Representative Christina Morales, State Representative Charlene Ward Johnson, and State
- Next, Representative Charlene Ward Johnson. Thank you.
Keywords:
special election, 18th Congressional District, Governor Abbott, federal representation, constituent services, Sylvester Turner
Summary:
State Rep. Jolanda Jones, joined by Sen. Molly Cook and Reps. Christina Morales, Charlene Ward Johnson, and Lauren Ashley Simmons, held a press event at the Capitol urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election for Texas Congressional District 18. They said the district has been without federal representation since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner and argued that more than 800,000 constituents are losing access to constituent services, federal assistance, and a voice in Congress.
The speakers framed the delay as a constitutional and fairness issue, repeatedly describing the situation as “taxation without representation.” They said the vacancy affects Democrats and Republicans alike, and cited examples such as passport help, veterans’ issues, immigration concerns, and access to federal funding. Several speakers accused the governor of delaying for partisan reasons and called for immediate action so the district can elect a new representative.
A letter from Sen. Borris Miles was read into the record, urging Abbott to set the earliest possible special election date and noting that the governor has acted quickly in past vacancies. The event ended with a unified demand that Abbott call the election immediately; no vote or formal legislative action was taken.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Tangipa, Wallace, Ward, Wilson. The quorum is present.
- I want to thank Assemblymembers Ward, Ortega, Haney, and Wallis for their participation and input throughout
- Ward? Ward, aye. Wilson? Wilson, aye. Ayes 18, noes 6. Thank you very much.
- Thank you to Assemblymembers Chris Ward and James Ramos for signing on in support.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- yes good morning again uh chairman Ward yes good morning again uh chairman Ward and<01:42:57.400
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always Apprentice, thank you, Chair Ward. - Good morning, Chairman Ward, members of the committee.
- Thank you, Chair Ward. Senator Fran, thank you, Chair Ward. Laura, good to see you today.
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um Senator Fran thank you chair Ward um Senator Fran thank you chair Ward um
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Public Body Procurement Workgroup Jun 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- for recycled asphalt, patroned by Delegate Lopez, and another bill was House Bill 1404 by Delegate Ward
- tax for recycled asphalt, patron by Delegate Lopez, and another bill was House Bill 1404 by Delegate Ward
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Tribute to Senator Yvonne Miller Work Group Jun 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Ward. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Karen Turner Ward, and I am representing Hampton, Virginia.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Economic Incentives Feb 25th, 2025
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Feb 18, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 21
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ward Johnson. Is there objection? There is none, so ordered. The Chair recognizes Ms.
- excuse Representative Davis of Dallas because of important business on a motion of Representative Ward
- Johnson, and excuse Representative Reynolds because of important business on a motion. of Representative Ward
- Ward-Johnson, for what purpose? Parliamentary inquiry. Please state your inquiry.
- Ward-Johnson, for what purpose? With the gentleman. And let me ask him some questions. Absolutely.
Bills:
SB 1, HCR 20, HR 131, HR 133, HR 135, HR 136, HR 137, HR 144, HR 145, HR 146, HR 149, HR 150, HR 151, HR 152, HR 158, HR 161, HR 162, HR 163, HR 165, HR 166, HR 168, HR 169, HR 170, HR 175, HR 178, HR 127, HR 129, HR 130, HR 132, HR 134, HR 138, HR 139, HR 140, HR 141, HR 142, HR 143, HR 153, HR 154, HR 155, HR 156, HR 159, HR 160, HR 164, HR 167, HR 172, HR 173, HR 176, SB 1, HB 8, HB 15, HB 27, SB 5
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, memorial, remembrance, legacy, condolences, community, higher education, university merger, research, public health, economic impact, healthcare, insurance, affordability, medical coverage, state regulations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Assemblymember Ward. Assemblymember Caluza on this panel.
- Assemblymember Ward. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Absolutely, thank you Assemblymember Ward and just a comment the film tax credit is also similar to the
- And Assemblymember Ward, you have an amazing guy, Guy Langman, in San Diego.
- So as was mentioned by Assemblymember Ward when we were talking about the low-income housing tax credit
HI