Video & Transcript Research : 'legislation'

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM Public Hearing 02-19-2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • At a certain point, the legislative body has to come in and help HEO fix problems that they are financially
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Summary: The Committee on Ways and Means met for decision-making only and adopted recommendations on a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Early actions included SB 99 to pass unamended, SB 585 to pass with a date correction to 2015, SB 2060 to pass with amendments involving public project lists, legislative approval for fund transfers, and removal of certain appropriations, and SB 2069 to pass with amendments extending a sunset date and requiring transit-oriented development zoning. The committee also advanced several other measures, including SB 2110, SB 215, SB 2259, SB 2382, SB 2442, and SB 2485 unamended, while SB 2152, SB 2315, SB 2446, SB 2919, SB 2577, SB 2580, and SB 2861 were moved with various amendments, mostly date changes, appropriation blanks, or technical clarifications. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 2211, where Department of Human Services officials explained how the department was covering costs by using restricted funds and shifting Med-QUEST funding, and noted a need for $14 million plus support for $16.5 million in ACA enhanced tax credit subsidies. The chair indicated the bill would move forward with amendments, including blanking the appropriation pending more information on lapses, and the recommendation was adopted. SB 2544 was also amended to remove a specific appropriation and replace it with a blank cap on funds from DUR, and SB 2342 was amended to require projects to be in transit-oriented development zones and to reflect prior committee concurrence. The most extended debate was on SB 3326, which would address utility restructuring. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it could raise rates, worsen reliability issues, and disrupt an existing utility without a clear plan, especially given island-specific conditions. Supporters argued the bill would separate generation from transmission and distribution, create competition, protect union jobs, and respond to aging infrastructure and financial weakness in the utility sector. After recesses and discussion of the Public Utilities Commission’s role, the chair changed the recommendation from pass unamended to pass with amendments requiring the PUC to conduct a study, provide an interim report before the next session, and a final report the following session. That amended recommendation was adopted, and the meeting then adjourned with no further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation would also eliminate the term "non-routine" from the...
  • Bill 1443 just extends the operation, which is set to expire September 1st of this year, with that legislative
  • So my point, Senator, is that this legislation has done a great job of balancing tax relief with our
  • This is a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation for a constitutional amendment to remove
  • work of Senators Bettencourt and West, and the... ...members of this committee in bringing this legislation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation, thank you for your time. All right, thank you. Coral. Coral. Go ahead.
  • The authority, however, expires on September 1st, 2026, so legislative...
  • Legislation is necessary to grant the authority to go past this expiration date.
  • The city has adopted a resolution in support of this legislation.
  • The committee substitute is just a legislative council draft.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 28th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the actually the Texas legislature, um, in 2003, um, through legislation came up with our program,
  • In accordance with our city legislative program, I'm here to testify in favor of Johnson's Senate Bill
  • with if the city, for example, the city of Austin, voted to decriminalize marijuana and we have legislation
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 4th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • From the previous legislative day, and we adopt said Journal. All right, any objection?
  • County is referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. Message from the House. Mr.
  • Referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. Signed, John Treadwell. Clerk.
  • Referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. Signed, John Treadwell.
  • Committee on Local Legislation. Signed, John Treadwell, Clerk. Message from the House. Mr.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 4th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • UPON THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MIGHT NEVER BEFORE.
  • THEY LEARN ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND PARTICIPATE IN MOCK SESSIONS.
  • SENATOR SIMON'S LEGISLATION IS KICKING OFF A RURAL RENAISSANCE ACROSS FLORIDA.
  • GOVERNOR BUSH AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS PUT THIS IN PLACE NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. FLORIDA HAS GROWN.
  • SENATOR BURGESS IS SPONSORING LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SUPPORT.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • So, uh, the 2026 legislative session.
  • The Hawaii 2026 legislative session.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please pray with me as we gather today, nearing the Close of the 60th legislative session, we paused
  • I don't know what the legislator was thinking.
  • They passed 130 bills in one legislative day.
  • You've heard a lot about the various aspects of this particular legislation.
  • Are you referring to the rules for the legislative proposal that was passed by this body?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we gather today, nearing the close of the 60th legislative session, As we gather today, nearing the
  • President, I don't know what the legislator was thinking in 1996, but I do know in 2006...
  • They passed 130 bills in one legislative day.
  • They passed 130 bills in one legislative day.
  • We don't want to do knee-jerk legislation based on what the federal government's doing.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and recognition of two student pages before taking up a long agenda of House joint resolutions and bills, mostly related to administrative rules and agency approvals. The chamber advanced and passed H.J.R. 1088, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1099, and 1100, which approved permanent rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, building code, health-related agencies, general government agencies, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and OMES. Several senators criticized the process for moving rule resolutions quickly and without committee vetting, while supporters said the calendar delays required direct consideration. The Senate also adopted conference committee reports and passed SB 206, SB 248, and HB 3021, with HB 3021 making small changes to graduation requirements, including science/math course language, Oklahoma history flexibility for some military families, and personal financial literacy counting toward math in some cases. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 1370, which was described by its author as repealing an automatic state trigger that would replace any federal gasoline tax if the federal government suspended it. Supporters argued the bill would prevent Oklahoma drivers from paying more if the federal gas tax were repealed and framed it as tax relief; opponents argued it could reduce highway and bridge funding and create a budget hole. The Senate suspended several rules to bring the bill up, but rejected a motion to suspend the fiscal-impact rule for a proposed amendment. After debate, the chamber passed the measure 41-7 and then approved it as an emergency measure. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 893, a conference report dealing with foreign ownership near critical infrastructure and agricultural land. The bill would restrict certain foreign adversary ownership or leasing within 10 miles of critical infrastructure, add training zones and other protected areas, delay implementation until July 1, 2027, and create an enforcement process involving Attorney General review and whistleblower-style reporting. Senators raised concerns about enforcement, possible misuse, and profiling, while the author said the bill was aimed at national security and infrastructure protection. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. Later, the Senate received notice that the House was ready to convene in joint session, and the chamber briefly stood at ease before returning to continue its work.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you so much for the opportunity to page and serve you this legislative week. Thank you.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the daily prayer, and recognized a series of guests and special introductions, including Langston University Day, Moore Public Schools cheer and pom squads, a student shadow, former Senator Connie Johnson, Brazilian missionaries, and a long-serving mental health employee. The chamber also heard introductions from the day’s pages. The Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, recognizing April 21, 2026, as National Lineman Appreciation Day, and House Concurrent Resolution 1024, designating Route 66 Day at the Capitol and honoring the highway’s centennial. Senators then advanced Senate Joint Resolution 49, which revokes a Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond, after discussion clarified the measure was intended to eliminate duplicative regulation; the resolution advanced on a 42-3 vote. The Senate also passed House Bill 4486, authorizing the State Capitol Preservation Commission to arrange a privately funded Gold Star Family Monument near the Capitol Square Arch, and approved several appropriations measures tied to ARPA interest or excess funds. These included Senate Bill 1130 for the University of Oklahoma Hospital Trust Authority’s Child Behavioral Health Project, Senate Bill 1131 for the Office of Juvenile Affairs’ Youth Services Program, Senate Bill 1132 for the Rural Hospital Rebuild Program, Senate Bill 1133 for Griffin Memorial Hospital replacement capacity, Senate Bill 1134 for the Human Performance Project and Pharmaceutical Expansion Project, and Senate Bill 1142 for grants to the Boys & Girls Club and YWCA. Most of these bills were adopted with emergency clauses after roll-call votes, with some members changing votes before final emergency passage. The Senate then announced committee meetings and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The kid has had a better legislative session than I've had.
  • As participants in the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program and the Texas Legislative Fellowship
  • system for the 89th legislative session.
  • She was key to legislative issues pertaining to UTRGV.
  • Oliverson, thank you so much for this legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a legislative QAP.
  • This legislation is a bold step towards revitalizing our urban cores.
  • It would not be a legislative session if we didn't have a bill about law screening. Right.
  • Because it would not be a legislative session without you all being here. Any questions?
  • The committee substitute is drafted, while the bill is just a legislative council draft.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2003, through legislation, we came up with our program, the Homes for Texas Heroes program.
  • In accordance with our city legislative program, I'm here to testify in favor of Senator Johnson's Senate
  • with if the city, for example, the city of Austin voted to decriminalize marijuana, and we have legislation