Video & Transcript Research : 'competency'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 8th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 7th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, June 17, 2026 - AM

Health Insurance Affordability Task Force

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, there's sort of a natural, if you have a bunch of insurers competing for business, there's a natural
  • 00:43:08.760> bunch<00:43:09.000> of<00:43:09.080> insurers<00:43:09.440> competing
  • you have a bunch of insurers competing you have a bunch of insurers competing for<00:43:09.880><
Keywords: 916, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-16 - 1:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for governance changes, funding reforms, and school construction so districts aren't navigating competing
  • construction so districts<02:06:03.240> aren't<02:06:03.480> navigating<02:06:04.080> competing
  • districts aren't navigating competing districts aren't navigating competing systems<02:06:05.200
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Tiffany Lumley focused on lessons from horses and horsemanship, using the imagery to encourage legislators to lead, listen, stay patient, and remain attentive to constituents outside the chamber. The chamber then welcomed newly appointed Representative Kevin Scully of Burlington, who was sworn in and assigned to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. Members took up several procedural items and resolutions. Senate Bill 239, relating to a child abuse and neglect reporting working group and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations, and Senate Bill 157, relating to recovery residence certification and affecting state revenue, was referred to Ways and Means after a favorable report with amendment from Human Services. The House also read and adopted concurrent resolutions honoring the federal TRIO programs in Vermont, recognizing tourism economy day and the importance of the visitor economy, and honoring former Representative John Killacky of South Burlington for his artistic and legislative contributions. Multiple members offered personal remarks about John Killacky/Colacci, his arts career, activism, and service in the House, and guests connected to the resolutions were welcomed from the gallery. The House then concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to House Bill 237, which would allow certain doctoral-level psychologists to prescribe medications. The committee explained the Senate’s changes, including revised training and rotation requirements, a later effective date, and a future OPR report, and said the bill was intended as one tool to address mental health provider shortages; the House agreed by voice vote. The chamber next began second reading of House Bill 955, a major education reform bill titled “next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system,” with the Education Committee describing mandatory cooperative education service areas, merger study committees, and related changes intended to improve efficiency, support local voice, and strengthen public education. No final action on H.955 was taken in the portion provided.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, y'all continue to compete and do great things, and y'all are to be commended for it.
  • 00:22:45.560> y'all<00:22:45.720> continue<00:22:46.120> to<00:22:46.200> compete
  • Um y'all continue to compete and to you.
  • Um y'all continue to compete and do<00:22:46.720> great<00:22:47.000> things<00:22:47.360
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a guest vocalist, and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into routine business. Members first recognized several special guests and school groups, including championship teams from Simpson County Academy, New Albany High School, Tougaloo College, Madison-Richland Academy, East Rankin Academy, Morton High School, and others, along with honorees such as Dr. Katrina Cox, Pamela Moody, Joe Helen Joey Walker, and Jimmy Carr. The chamber also noted a prior resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Victor Dixon and the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance, and Dr. Dixon led the opening prayer. On the calendar, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 1752 dealing with judicial salaries. The report set new salary amounts for state court judges effective January 1, 2027, froze district attorney salary increases until January 1, 2028, and then tied DAs to 95% of circuit and chancery judges’ pay. It also removed mandatory raise language for judges and county court judges, and members briefly discussed the broader issue of legislative compensation. The report passed 115-2. The House then adopted a conference report on House Bill 377, the missing persons bill, which clarified definitions, added forensic genetic genealogy testing provisions, and set timelines for law enforcement to enter credible missing-person reports into NamUs and NCIC. That report passed 120-0. The chamber also adopted a conference report on House Bill 525, changing the penalty for sexual battery in a position of trust or authority from a 0-to-30-year range to a 5-to-30-year range; it passed 112-0. Later, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 925 after removing veto-message language, and adopted another conference report on House Bill 939 combining a low-sat repealer change and a fire truck acquisition program that creates a Fire Equipment Fund supported by recurring black tag revenue. The House also approved unanimous-consent amendments to Senate Bill 3105 and recommitted Senate Bill 2747 for further work.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They should be elected based on their competence, their familiarity with town government.
  • They should be elected based on their competence, their familiarity with town government.
  • They should be elected based on their competence, their familiarity with town government.
  • They should be elected based on their competence, their familiarity with town government.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Jan 29th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A department chair has to go through an intermediary dean with dozens of competing priorities.
  • dean<01:59:18.719> with<01:59:19.040> dozens<01:59:19.520> of<01:59:19.760> competing
  • dean with dozens of competing dean with dozens of competing priorities. priorities. priorities.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 6, 2026 - AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, it's hard for us to compete.
  • So, it's hard for us to compete.
  • So, it's hard for us to compete.
  • It's hard for us to compete.
Keywords: 916, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative O'Rourke continued: New Hampshire businesses are not competing on a level playing field
  • fact that New Hampshire businesses are fact that New Hampshire businesses are not<01:23:40.320> competing
  • a<01:23:41.320> Level<01:23:41.639> Playing<01:23:42.000> Field not competing
  • on a Level Playing Field not competing on a Level Playing Field with<01:23:43.159> multinational<
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • So to try to litigate and go after, we can't compete with their lawyers. It's not possible.
  • :19.480> can't try to litigate and go after we can't try to litigate and go after we can't compete
  • 20.120> their<05:18:20.240> lawyers<05:18:20.718> it's<05:18:20.878> not compete
  • with their lawyers it's not compete with their lawyers it's not possible<05:18:22.120> therefore<
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (01/07/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hampshire students graduating public and private secondary schools must pass either a locally developed competency
  • 25.480> developed must pass either a locally developed must pass either a locally developed competency
  • assessment<01:39:27.520> of<01:39:27.600> government<01:39:28.000> and competency
  • assessment of government and competency assessment of government and civics<01:39:28.600> in<
  • HB<01:43:00.840> 112 HB 112 could give students at UNH, that institution where UNH competes, one
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • have not been very successful in trying to hire seasonal help for the wages that we pay, so we're competing
  • /c><01:46:07.000> pay<01:46:07.199> so<01:46:07.360> we're<01:46:07.560> competing
  • <01:46:08.080> with that that we pay so we're competing with that that we pay so we're competing
  • > one<02:28:29.120> area<02:28:29.920> uh The one area that we don't tend to compete
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 27, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know when the government steps in to pick winners and losers, there are manufacturers of competing
  • I know when the government steps in to pick winners and losers, there are manufacturers of competing
  • I know when the government steps in to pick winners and losers, there are manufacturers of competing
  • I know when the government steps in to pick winners and losers, there are manufacturers of competing
  • get to the point where we can just get rid of the tariffs and whoever can build the best product or compete
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are numerous reasons why they are unable to take it, and we need competent, qualified counsel in
  • There are numerous reasons why they are unable to take it, and we need competent, qualified counsel in
  • There are numerous reasons why they are unable to take it, and we need competent, qualified counsel in
  • There are numerous reasons why they are unable to take it, and we need competent, qualified counsel in
  • There are numerous reasons why they are unable to take it, and we need competent, qualified counsel in
Keywords: 910, house, all