Video & Transcript Research : 'local amendment'
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/04/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- know for I mean this is kind of local know for I mean this is kind of local example<02:14:50.199
- I mean, so the amendment really gets at what the amendment does. Do you want to move the amendment?
- what's the amendment number I amendment what's the amendment number I had<02:22:19.479>
it <02 - Okay, you and I can't tell if the amendment addresses that concern, so the amendment...
- All right, so all in favor of the amendment to 232? I move to pass as amended. Second. Discussion?
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 050 Mar 5th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1115 be amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with
- Senate bill 117 be amended as following.
- and so amended be referred to follows and so amended be referred to the<00:22:38.720>
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the and as so amended be referred to the and as so amended be referred to the committee<00:22- Uh, local government and housing committee upon adjournment, 15 minutes upon adjournment.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is adopted and the bill is amended. Are there further amendments to the bill today?
- actual work of the bill with some of the technical amendments and the implementing amendments that we
- actual work of the bill with some of the technical amendments and the implementing amendments that we
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Keywords:
nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Social Services - 02/10/2026
Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1458A by Senator Kavanagh, this is going to finance: an act to amend the Social Services
- I mean, if other localities are interested in that, I'd be happy to have that government.
- We're amending it.
- If any other locality would want to do it, again, we're willing to listen to them.
- But again, if some locality wanted a waiver of this provision, I would be thrilled to give it to them
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Social Services met with a quorum and considered four bills. The first, S.1458A by Senator Kavanagh, would remove the requirement that rent arrears paid by social services districts in municipalities of 5 million or more be repaid, effectively applying to New York City. Senator Kavanagh argued the repayment requirement creates unnecessary administrative burden and is inconsistent with other emergency assistance programs; Senator Murray questioned why the change was not statewide. The bill was moved to finance and reported with two members voting without recommendation.
The committee then advanced S.1757 by Senator Persaud, which would exclude certain unearned income of a child when determining public assistance eligibility, and S.1994 by Senator Ramos, which would prohibit requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to qualify for child care assistance. Senator Murray asked for confirmation that the bill did not remove the underlying work requirement for child care assistance, and was assured it did not. Both bills were reported to finance, with S.1757 passing after a motion and second and S.1994 reported with one member voting without recommendation.
Finally, the committee considered S.3189 by Senator Persaud, which would require the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to post information on credit waivers, rental supplement plans, and shelter supplement plans on its website. Members described it as a transparency measure to make existing options easier for the public to find. The bill was moved and reported, and the meeting concluded afterward.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, moving the A1 amendment?
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to Senator Klein moves the A1 amendment to Senator Klein moves the A1 amendment - The amendment is adopted to your bill as amended, Senator. Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
- Uh the A3 amendment you, Mr. Chair.
- Okay. of the amendment discuss waste Okay. of the amendment discuss waste including<01:02:48.040>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/17/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- and offer amendment pass as uh amended and offer amendment 0733H I second the motion.
- This amendment spells out that customer data from utilities can be disclosed to local emergency management
- . amendment. amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
- pass as amended. pass as amended.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/14/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- If you wanted the committee to amend this, have you asked OS to prepare an amendment so that you'd have
- bill<01:51:09.679>
to potentially amending this bill to potentially amending this bill to - amendment? amendment?
- <05:37:26.000>
amendment? - uh locally. uh locally.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-EDU, HRE-LBT, HRE Public Hearings 02-11-2025
Transcript Highlights:
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with no with amendments with no with amendments with amendments<00:09:13.000 - Recommendation is to amend this chair, okay? Amend this with an SD1.
- <00:22:15.360>
this <00:22:15.840>uh amend this chair okay okay amend this uh amend - Chair, sign for Senate Bill 1622 with amendments to pass with amendments for higher education, Chair.
- Chair, sign for Senate Bill 1622 with amendments to pass with amendments for higher education, Chair.
Summary:
The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote.
The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation.
Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 6 (1-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6076, an act relating to local occupational license fees and taxes.
- Senate Bill 6076, an act relating to local occupational license fees and taxes.
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senate <00:29:49.679>uh state and local government senate uh state and local government - Clerk, do we have any floor amendments?
- Clerk, do we have any floor amendments?
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, and roll call establishing a quorum of 37 members. The chamber approved the journal from Monday, January 12, 2026, and then moved through routine business including recessing briefly for the Rules Committee and Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees reported referrals of Senate Bill 7, Senate Joint Resolution 11, and Senate Joint Resolution 27 to Transportation, and Senate Resolutions 25, 28, 29, 30, and 31 to the Senate floor.
Several new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on identity documents, youth vaping prevention, local occupational license fees and taxes, healthcare provider credentialing, constitutional amendments on voting and restoration of rights, substance use disorder medication regulations, forcible entry and detainer, coroner response times, special needs trusts, immigration enforcement collaboration, and a resolution recognizing Physician Anesthesiologist Week. The Senate also adopted Senate Citation 001 honoring Shelby County Sheriff Mark Moore as the Kentucky Sheriffs’ Association’s 2025 Sheriff of the Year, and adopted Senate Resolution 14 honoring David Delvin Drake.
A major floor discussion centered on Senate Resolution 10, which honored the victims of the UPS Flight 2976 crash and commended first responders. Senator Herron described the crash, named the victims, and thanked emergency responders and government partners; the resolution was adopted unanimously, followed by a moment of silence. Another extended discussion came from the Senator from Marion regarding the I-69 bridge project, explaining the bipartisan effort behind the project, the push for a federal grant, and the state’s tolling requirements if no grant is secured. The Senate also heard announcements about committee meetings, upcoming receptions, and a film release, and several members requested co-sponsorships on various bills before the chamber adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is a bipartisan amendment from the committee.
- The amendment is adopted. Now onto the main motion of to pass as amended.
- The amendment is adopted. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
- The amendment is adopted. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
- The amendment is adopted. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand you have an amendment coded A3. I will move your amendment before the committee.
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coded understand you have an amendment coded understand you have an amendment - Amendment Amendment all<00:03:30.720>
in <00:03:30.920>favor <00:03:31.400>of <00 - <00:11:07.720>
is <00:11:07.880>laid 1800 as amended is laid 1800 as amended is laid - Seeing none, we will now take up the DE1 amendment. We will now take up the DE1 amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and Co-Chair Igo, would you like to also move the DE to amend? Chair, we did not amend it.
- I wanted to talk about two amendments.
- The amendment is an important way for the state to encourage local governments that currently control
- The amendment provides some reward to localities that commit to redesigning their land use and zoning
- The amendment is adopted. All right, I think that is the full list for amendments to the DE 2.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is accepted. So, Mr. Fin, back to you as amended. Anything else? >> No, sir.
- the bill or the amendment? the bill or the amendment?
- >> Come on in, please, sir. report as amended. Any other comments or report as amended.
- We've got an amendment. Uh go ahead, Mr. Bets. Let's do the amendment. >> Yes, sir.
- Amendment. They've got an amendment and a second. You've heard it.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-WTL-EDT-EIG, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 03-19-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- area, and service thousands of local residents regarding local food purchasing through our onsite market
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through regarding local food purchasing through regarding local food purchasing - Bill 299 House Draft 1 with amendments. Bill 299 House Draft 1 with amendments.
- Of the three members amendments.
- in attendance passing with amendments. in attendance passing with amendments.
Summary:
The joint committees met on March 19, 2025, to hear HB 966 HD2, which would create statewide standards for agricultural tourism in counties that adopt ag-tourism ordinances. The bill would require registration with county planning departments, require ag-tourism to remain tied to an active farming operation, and end the activity when the agricultural use stops except in limited circumstances. Testimony from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Kualoa Ranch, and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was generally supportive of the bill’s intent, with several witnesses emphasizing that agritourism can help farm viability, food security, and public education about agriculture.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau and several other testifiers supported agritourism but urged strong guardrails, minimal statewide standards, and deference to county home rule. They said agriculture should remain the primary activity, warned against adding burdens to farmers and ranchers, and suggested better enforcement and agricultural expertise within county planning departments. Phil Weber and others argued for objective standards, such as minimum revenue or work-performed thresholds, annual reporting, and clearer compliance tools, and cautioned that the bill’s termination exemption could be too broad if not tightened.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on whether the bill should apply to Department of Agriculture lands, especially ag park lands, and to DLNR lands. Department of Agriculture staff explained that ag park lands currently do not allow agritourism, while non-ag park lands under Act 90 allow limited related activity tied to farm production, with revenue limits and other conditions. Members and witnesses debated how to define and measure agritourism, how to enforce county rules, and whether to exempt ag park parcels or otherwise clarify that existing DOA rules would control. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing, and the chair requested follow-up language from DOA to address possible exemptions and clarify the bill’s application.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:06 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Today it's a state, and now we're going down to the local.
- They learn about how you can make money off of local agriculture.
- Section 31-9-1.5, NMSA 1978, being Laws 1988, Chapter 108, Section 6, as amended.
- House Bill 116. ...making conforming amendments.
- House Bill 126. ...amending a section of the NMSA 1978.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Take up amendment barcode 277276. Delete-all amendment.
- Is there debate on the amendment to the amendment?
- to the amendment to the amendment.
- Back on the original amendment as amended, are there questions on the amendment as amended?
- All in favor of the amendment. All opposed. The amendment is adopted. Back on the bill as amended.
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a wide range of bills, including early learning and special needs funding (SB 1102), Israel bond investment authority (SB 1674), Parkinson’s disease research at USF (SB 1800), mental health and substance use disorder reforms (SB 1620), veterans nursing home beds (SB 788), securities regulation updates (SB 988), labor pool regulation (SB 1672), Alzheimer’s awareness (SB 398), educator preparation (SB 1590), student mental health reporting (SB 1310), specialty license plates (SB 824), financial institutions and IOTA-related issues (SB 1612), transportation facility designations (SB 1408), utility worker protections (SB 1386), DNA testing grants (SB 1072), the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (SB 364), housing support for former foster youth and homeless students (SB 584), sex offender registration changes (SB 1654), migrant vessel disposal (SB 830), commuter rail indemnification (SB 916), juvenile justice revisions (SB 1344), aggravating factors in capital cases (SB 984), and a criminal offender substance abuse pilot program (SB 1140). Most bills were explained by sponsors, often with supportive testimony from affected agencies, advocacy groups, or industry representatives, and several were amended before final action.
The committee adopted amendments on many measures, including clarifications and effective-date changes for SB 1102; technical changes to SB 1620 implementing mental health commission recommendations; a delete-all amendment for SB 1620; an amendment to SB 988; a consumer-disclosure amendment on SB 1612; and multiple amendments to SB 1408, SB 364, SB 584, SB 1654, and SB 1344. SB 1672 on the Labor Pool Act drew extensive public testimony in opposition from worker advocates, who argued repeal would weaken protections for temp workers and formerly incarcerated workers, and the bill was temporarily postponed to a later meeting without a vote.
Several bills received notable testimony in support, including SB 584, where former foster youth described housing instability and the importance of campus housing and federal voucher coordination; SB 1386, which was backed by utility and industry groups seeking stronger penalties for assaults on utility workers; and SB 984, which drew opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops over expansion of death penalty aggravators. The committee also heard support and opposition on SB 1612 regarding IOTA interest rates and legal aid funding, with bankers and civil legal aid representatives disputing the proper rate structure and whether the bill conflicted with Florida Bar rules.
At the end of the meeting, the committee reported all voted-on bills favorably, including SB 1102, SB 1674, SB 1800, SB 1620, SB 788, SB 988, SB 398, SB 1590, SB 1310, SB 824, SB 1612, SB 1408, SB 1386, SB 1072, SB 364, SB 584, SB 1654, SB 830, SB 916, SB 1344, SB 984, and SB 1140. Members also requested to be recorded on various bills, and the committee adjourned after noting one remaining meeting would be lengthy.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 33-11-1.3, NMSA 1978, being Laws 1988, Chapter 78, Section 3, as amended.
- Section 31 Chapter 108, Section 6 as amended.
- Section 31-9-1.6, NMSA, 1978, Being Laws, 977, Chapter 153, Section 1, as amended.
- Respectfully yours, Michelle Luan-Gurham, Governor. and as amended.
- A report, same with recommendation that it do pass as amended.
Bills:
HM19
Keywords:
New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- local service providers in their communities.
- Because I'm going to propose an amendment to you.
- The amendment I would like to propose right now, if that would be okay. Do you have that amendment?
- Chair, I propose an amendment to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the following amendment on Senate Bill
- Is there any objection to the adoption of that amendment? It's adopted. The amendment is adopted.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- locally.
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Preservation of local control: Small districts work carefully to balance our budgets each year.
- Unexpected tuition obligations of this magnitude undermine responsible local planning.
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of an amendment or exemption to Massachusetts
- I respectfully urge the committee to support an amendment or exemption to subsection K today.
- So what if the statute was amended to just... ...say that, to the extent that the student has a high
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills: H. 4867, concerning school choice, and H. 4927, concerning access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). For H. 4867, testimony focused on a DESE interpretation of M.G.L. c. 76, §12B(k) that would require small elementary-only districts with school choice students to pay secondary tuition when those students continue into high school. Superintendents, school committee members, parents, teachers, and a representative argued this creates large fiscal shortfalls for rural districts such as Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington, which do not operate high schools and already rely on tuition agreements for their own resident students. Witnesses said the current interpretation has led some districts to stop accepting school choice students, reducing class sizes and limiting educational opportunities; they urged an exemption or amendment so these districts could continue school choice without assuming high school tuition obligations for nonresident students. Committee members asked about the number of affected districts, how the arrangement worked before 2023, and whether alternative statutory language might solve the issue more broadly. Representative Barrett described the bill as a simple fix to an unenforced provision that had only recently been raised by DESE, and the hearing later included testimony from both district officials and families supporting the bill. The committee closed testimony on H. 4867 and H. 4927 and then adjourned.
H. 4927 drew testimony from educators, an ABA provider, and a parent of a child with autism in support of protecting in-school ABA access. Witnesses said the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers, including BCBAs and RBTs under supervision, may deliver services in schools while allowing districts to maintain neutral safety and operational rules. They argued that inconsistent access to ABA can undermine districts’ obligations under IDEA, including free appropriate public education and placement in the least restrictive environment, and that school-based ABA can reduce removals from class, improve student progress, and support families. A parent testified that her young son needs ABA to function in school and that promised supports had been delayed or not delivered, while another witness said the bill would help ensure accountability and consistent services for students with autism.