Video & Transcript Research : 'authority'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

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  • What I'm going to do is call on the Oklahoma Health Authority to take and explain these rules.
  • Oklahoma Healthcare Authority. Thank you for your time this morning.
  • I'm just going to turn it back to you to see if there are any questions for the healthcare authority
  • However, it is authorized by legislation and it seems that it's in alliance with legislative authority
  • This is another major rule I I think what I'll do here is ask the healthcare authority to explain this
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • He explained that Senate Bill 62 would create an Alabama charter school finance authority.
  • The bill would create the Alabama Charter School Finance Authority, which would serve as a conduit for
  • School<00:04:13.680> Finance Alabama Charter School Finance Alabama Charter School Finance Authority
  • 04:15.519> as<00:04:15.760> a<00:04:16.079> conduit<00:04:16.799> for Authority
  • , which serves as a conduit for Authority, which serves as a conduit for access<00:04:18.000> to
TX
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  • And authorize, I've got to laugh thinking about that, right?
  • We will be the final authority with regard to what takes place, their direction, their guidance, and
  • It also extends the Lower Colorado River Authority, or LCRA, from 2031 to 2035, allowing the authority
  • I mean it was amended, I think, by the author of the bill, am I right?
  • to take action. ...authority to pursue bad actors, no matter their licensing status.
TX
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  • Chairman and Members, House Bill 2791 is authored by Representative Angie Button.
  • Generally, House Bill 2791 would authorize the commission to procure vocational rehabilitation goods
  • The chair now lays out Senate Bill 2603 and recognizes its esteemed author, Senator Blanco, to explain
  • This bill was authored and sponsored by Representative Vaux in the House.
  • And the best example would be subpoena authority.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

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  • Representative Schaffner is a joint author on this bill alongside with Representative Trox Clair, uh,
  • The Coast Guard fully authorizes the Galveston, Texas pilots to handle vessels of unlimited size.
  • Well, um, I mean, in a nutshell, the, the, the, the authority that oversees the Houston pilots.
  • Well, they have the authority until someone challenges it. I, I can't answer that question.
  • People want to testify for or against chair here is no chair recognize the author.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

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  • They don't have the authority to use this. They don't have the authority, so you...
  • So let's start with the authority. The authority is the state. The state created HCTRA.
  • So this is a county toll road authority, but this is unlike any other county toll road authority that
  • There's no taxing authority over those people.
  • On counsel to the Harris County Toll Road Authority.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

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  • I am the author on this bill alongside Representative Troxler, who represents the portion of the highway
  • I'd like to clear up an issue I've heard some confusion about: the Coast Guard fully authorizes the Galveston-Texas
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • authority until they're held accountable.
  • With that, my concern is just getting them to actually exercise. that authority, and following through
  • The committee report concluded that, quote, between RRC and PUC Enforcement Authority must be closed,
  • In terms of the authority of the co-ops board and the authority of the PUC and how that can work together
  • River Authority and you are testifying for House Bill 13. Yes ma'am that's great.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • May I ask the author of the bill a question? Yes, ma'am.
  • PS has authority already as well. I understand, but that's, I understand that.
  • And I was one of the joint authors on the bill that we then passed.
  • And authority we've given them to implement. So I'm just wondering if that might be helpful.
  • Yeah, this is based on, let's say the author agrees. OK, it makes sense.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • Could the author complete his explanation, please? Thank you.
  • Senate Bill 1161 is the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority Limits Bill.
  • And will they have the authorization?
  • House Bill 4056 authorizes the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority to utilize $21,215,000 from the
  • Do pass by the chair, seconded by the author.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • This bill would authorize $41 million being transferred over to the long-term aerospace and aeronautics
  • not use those funds for anything unless it's explicitly authorized by the legislature.
  • Members, Senate Bill 1161 is a limits bill for the Health Care Authority.
  • Otherwise, it basically just says that we have appropriated money to the Health Care Authority to do
  • what the Health Care Authority does.
HI
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  • I'm also currently a consultant to the East Maui Water Authority, but I'm testifying on my own behalf
  • body for the East Maui Water Authority. body for the East Maui Water Authority.
  • of the 2019 Water Supply and co-author of the 2019 temporary<01:21:00.440> investigative<01:21
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  • I'm Gina Young, the director of the County of Maui East Maui Water Authority.
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
TX
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  • SJR 60 proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize commissioners' courts.
  • Solely to the housing authority of the city of El Paso, commonly known as HOME.
  • Sure, Gerald Sushon, I'm the CEO of the Housing Authority for the City of El Paso.
  • And that the limited district's authority is controlled by the annexation agreement. We disagree.
  • Um, this bill grants municipalities and certain counties the authority to regulate automated external
TX
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  • convention center without an election, as long as the city has passed a resolution or ordinance authorizing
  • This bill would authorize a municipality that is annexing an area to annex additional land that the railway
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 23rd, 2025 at 10:04 am

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • Rather, in part, it says no human authority ought, in any case, No human authority ought, in any case
  • same regulatory authority of a home rural city.
  • Okay, members, any questions for the bill's author?
  • It doesn't just silence authors.
  • Members, any questions for the bill author? All right.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 4961, which would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision. The author said the bill is intended to create incentives to maintain insurance and to address what he described as an unfair system for insured drivers. Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Texas Eagle Forum testified in support, while the Texas Trial Lawyers Association opposed it, warning the bill could also affect pedestrians, passengers, children, and others who did not choose whether a vehicle was insured. The bill author clarified that passengers would be included in the bill’s coverage. No vote was taken and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5570 would extend a legislative attorney CLE exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate to boards or commissions. The author said the measure is meant to ease time burdens and encourage service, and a witness supported it as a modest incentive for public service. A committee member noted a discrepancy in the number of affected attorneys, and the author agreed to verify the correct figure. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 2969, which would restrict the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech based on sincerely held beliefs. The author and several witnesses from Texas Values, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Cecilia Wood argued the bill protects lawyers of faith from an ABA model rule they described as a speech code. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 4260, which would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction, drew opposition from the County Judges and Commissioners Association, which argued existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would burden rural officials. The author said the bill was prompted by concerns about judges using their office to pressure others. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5134 would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect actual damages and would allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill is aimed at preventing harassment and fishing expeditions, especially in family-law disputes. Questions focused on how the standard would work and how it differs from current law; the author said the main change is fee-shifting and a clearer legislative directive. The bill was left pending. House Bill 3095, a committee substitute version of a similar uninsured-motorist bill, would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages and limit economic recovery, with several exceptions. Trial lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because it capped economic damages and could unfairly affect innocent drivers, pedestrians, and older people who no longer drive. The author acknowledged constitutional concerns and said the bill would need further work; the committee withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending. Finally, House Bill 4388 would require all judges, including county judges who perform administrative duties, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. Supporters said some elected judges avoid accountability by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents argued the bill is too rigid and unnecessary because existing remedies already exist. House Bill 3964 would limit public nuisance claims to their historical role and bar such claims against lawful conduct, conduct already covered by other remedies, and products. The author and supporters said the bill is meant to prevent courts from using public nuisance to make policy, while opponents argued it would eliminate useful remedies and could affect local actions against environmental or product-related harms. The author said the bill would not affect statutory nuisance claims, private nuisance claims, or other causes of action, and would be amended to clarify some provisions. The bill was left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 23rd, 2025 at 10:04 am

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, members, any questions for the bill author?
  • same regulatory authority as a home-rule city.
  • It doesn't just silence authors.
  • It doesn't just silence authors.
  • Members, any questions for the bill author?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills affecting civil practice, judicial conduct, and attorney regulation. HB 4961 and the similar HB 3095 would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision, with HB 3095 also addressing certain exceptions and limiting economic damages in some cases. Supporters said the measures would encourage insurance coverage and fairness for insured drivers, while opponents argued they would unfairly punish injured people who were not responsible for the lack of insurance, including pedestrians, passengers, children, and others. HB 3095 drew constitutional concerns from witnesses, and the committee later withdrew the committee substitute and left the bill pending; HB 4961 was also left pending after questions about its scope, including passengers. HB 5570 would expand a continuing legal education exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate who serve on boards or commissions. The author and witness said the bill would free up time for public service while still requiring ethics training. A committee member raised a discrepancy in the number of attorneys covered, and the bill was left pending. HB 2969 would prohibit the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech, especially in relation to sincerely held religious beliefs. Supporters framed it as a protection for lawyers of faith against an ABA-style speech code, while no one testified in opposition; the bill was left pending. HB 4260 would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction. The author described it as an ethics measure to avoid conflicts of interest, but county officials and the County Judges and Commissioners Association opposed it, saying existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would impose hardships, especially in rural counties. The bill was left pending. HB 4388 would require all judges, including those who serve only in administrative roles, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct; supporters said some judges avoid discipline by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could burden county judges who serve as administrators. It was also left pending. The committee also heard HB 5134, which would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect to suffer actual damages and allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill would curb harassment and fishing expeditions, but members questioned how the standard would work in practice; the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 3964 would narrow common-law public nuisance claims by barring suits over lawful conduct, conduct already addressed by other remedies, and products, while preserving other causes of action. Supporters said the bill would prevent regulation through litigation and protect legislative authority; opponents said it would eliminate important remedies and that no Texas abuse had been shown. The author indicated he would revise the bill, and it was left pending.