Video & Transcript Research : 'Joint Legislative Budget Committee'

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  • She distinguished herself through her membership on numerous legislative committees, including more than
  • a decade of service on the Public Health Committee, which she chaired for two decades during legislative
  • that in the form of asking the legislators or telling the legislators that here's what these schools
  • Committee assignments, the chair and vice chair, and the committee. So that's a good question.
  • Would the committee vote on that?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals May 1st, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

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  • The committee substitute makes the bill a legislative council draft. Mr.
  • Thank you, Chairman, committee members.
  • The chair lays out the following committee substitute.
  • All right, the committee substitute is withdrawn.
  • The full committee with the recommendation that it do pass and the committee substitute considered by
KY
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  • We've technology oversight committee.
  • There are obviously budget change.
  • other committees. >> Okay.
  • other committees. >> Okay.
  • bring before the committee? bring before the committee? >> Not<00:37:18.880> what?
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • to do harm to you, to all the committee to do harm to you, to all the committee members<00:29:21.200
  • You know, I think we as legislators legislators legislators have<00:33:56.240> the<00:33:56.640
  • committee members. committee members.
  • We we probably I should legislation.
  • And so, committee members. Absolutely.
Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • Legislative Auditor.
  • the legislative legislative auditor the legislative auditor's<00:12:28.040> office<00:12:28.440
  • <00:43:06.400> Legislative<00:43:06.800> Assistant<00:43:07.079> will committee
  • Legislative Assistant will committee Legislative Assistant will take<00:43:07.359> the take the
  • <01:30:31.960> Legislative been requested the committee Legislative been requested the committee
Bills: HF1, HF98
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Jun 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The conference committee set up a process.
  • It's been through our committee here.
  • The chair lays out the conference committee report. The committee report on SB 1610 recognizes Mr.
  • I call up the conference committee report on Senate Bill 1540. ...Conference Committee report on Senate
  • I'd like to call up the conference committee report on Senate Bill 1660. ...the conference committee
Bills: HCR158, HCR159, HCR160, HCR161, HCR162, HCR163, HCR164, HR174, HR427, HR790, HR810, HR857, HR866, HR882, HR883, HR962, HR966, HR1001, HR1045, HR1085, HR1097, HR1127, HR1138, HR1141, HR1150, HR1152, HR1292, HR1296, HR1304, HR1305, HR1306, HR1308, HR1309, HR1310, HR1311, HR1312, HR1313, HR1315, HR1317, HR1318, HR1320, HR1321, HR1322, HR1323, HR1324, HR1325, HR1327, HR1328, HR1329, HR1330, HR1331, HR1332, HR1333, HR1334, HR1335, HR1338, HR1340, HR1341, HR1342, HR1343, HR1344, HR1345, HR1346, HR1347, HR1348, HR1349, HR1352, HR1353, HR1354, HR1355, HR1358, HR1359, HR1360, HR1361, HR1362, HR1363, HR1364, HR1365, HR1366, HR1368, HR1369, HR1370, HR1380, HR1383, HR1384, HR1385, HR1386, HR1387, HR1388, HR1389, HR1390, HR1392, HR1393, HR1396, HR1397, HR1398, HR1399, HR1400, HR1402, HR1403, HR1404, HR1405, HR1406, HR1407, HR1408, HR1409, HR1410, HR1411, HR1412, HR1413, HR1414, HR1415, HR1417, HR1418, HR1419, HR1420, HR1421, HR1422, HR1424, HR1425, HR1426, HR1427, HR1428, HR1429, HR1430, HR1431, HR1432, HR1433, HR1434, HR1435, HR1436, HR1437, HR1438, HR1440, HR1441, HR1442, HR1443, HR1444, HR1445, HR1447, HR1448, HR1449, HR1450, HR1452, HR1453, HR1454, HR1455, HR1456, HR1458, HR1459, HR1460, HR1461, HR1462, HR1463, HR1464, HR1465, HR1466, HR1467, HR1469, HR1470, HR1471, HR1472, HR1473, HR1475, HR1477, HCR132, HCR154, HR17, HR49, HR170, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR369, HR672, HR690, HR755, HR756, HR759, HR762, HR763, HR781, HR785, HR848, HR1240, HR1265, HR1303, HR1307, HR1314, HR1316, HR1319, HR1326, HR1336, HR1337, HR1350, HR1351, HR1367, HR1371, HR1372, HR1373, HR1374, HR1375, HR1376, HR1377, HR1378, HR1379, HR1382, HR1391, HR1395, HR1451, HR1457, HR1468, HR1474, HR1476, SB1637, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1405, HB 119, SB3059, SB15, SB568, SB2900, HB3642, HB3909, SB268, HB493, SB2217, HB2516, SB650, HB2963, SB1610, HB705, SB2972, SB1540, HB40, SB2753, SB1660, SB2024, HB1545, HB46
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 24th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair moves to pending business and offers a committee substitute.
  • Members of the committee, my name is John Shepard.
  • Chairman and members of the committee, my name is Marie Camino.
  • I'm coming over from another committee, but appreciate this bill.
  • Chairman and members, I have been in front of this committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, we'll call the State Government Committee to order. Clerk, please call the roll.
  • This is the bill that the chairs of the legislative council bring each year.
  • And I will tell y'all, this is not the first year I've filed this piece of legislation.
  • Um, but as is usual with legislation, you know the good spot's somewhere in the middle, and I think that's
Bills: SB242, SB5, HB596, SB5
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • And the House has been notified of the suspension of joint rules as required by paragraph B of joint
  • The motions, the rules that have been suspended, is Joint Rule SEB5, which suspends The joint rule as
  • House Joint Resolution 1092.
  • Joint rules shall be inequitable to the joint resolutions for the purpose of disapproving or approving
  • My understanding was the budget chair struck any title in that committee, and I didn't get a chance to
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we continue to ask the committee, knowing that that's the only... ...ask the committee, knowing that
  • The budget actually comes from...
  • It specifies that the chairman of the House and Senate committees would be part of the existing committee
  • It's currently another legislative committee room over there. That was our home until...
  • As I said, this is a legislative appropriations and private contributions that make this possible.
Bills: SB67, HB295, SB104
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

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  • As the Chairman knows, last legislative session there was legislation enacted that would give the state
  • The Joint Legislative Budget Committee considers legal advice, and its sessions for that purpose are
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • This is the last committee. Sorry to be late earlier. I was stuck in the Senate committee. Yeah.
Summary: The Commerce Committee heard and acted on a long series of bills, with several strike-everything amendments. SB 1421, dealing with restrictions on financial institutions, check cashers, and remittances involving undocumented immigrants, drew strong opposition on constitutional and economic grounds and support from the sponsor as a sovereignty measure; the committee rejected a Villegas affordable-housing striker and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. SB 1254, a continuation/cleanup bill for the Industrial Commission of Arizona and its divisions, was explained as mostly renaming and administrative changes and passed unanimously after adopting the chairman’s striker. SB 1515 created a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and corrections retention bonuses funded by investment earnings from the Budget Stabilization Fund; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a needed retention tool, while some members objected to using rainy-day fund interest, and it passed on a split vote. SB 1206 updated homeowner protection rules for adjusters and contractors after disasters, limiting certain conduct during loss events and emergency responses, and passed unanimously after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers some fee caps, after testimony that the board protects public health and sanitation. SB 1649 established a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund; a Ripple Labs witness discussed self-custody options for unclaimed crypto, while an Aguilar striker would have required reporting on employers whose workers receive public assistance, but that amendment failed and the underlying bill passed. SB 1290, originally about HOA closed meetings, became a major debate over transparency versus privacy; opponents warned the Carter striker would force disclosure of sensitive member and employee matters, supporters argued HOAs should not take secret action, and the committee adopted both the Aguilar consumer-protection striker and the Carter HOA transparency striker before passing the bill. SB 1670, preempting local contractor licensing and allowing certain journeyman licenses, was amended with a Villegas striker aimed at landlord algorithmic pricing and passed unanimously. The committee continued the Arizona Department of Gaming, Racing, and Boxing/MMA commissions in SB 1671, with the chairman’s amendment narrowing reporting requirements and adding aggregate complaint reporting; the department said it had worked with auditors and supported the bill, which passed. The meeting then moved into SB 1747, beginning discussion of social media application requirements for developers and covered companies, including age verification and parental consent, but the transcript cuts off before further testimony or action on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • I think the one that Senator Bell has and several committee members that are on that uh committee at
  • I think the one that Senator Bell has and several committee members that are on that uh committee at
  • on that and bring it back to committee on that and bring it back to committee next<00:20:18.799>
  • Chairman and committee.
  • I will vote for it to get out of<00:47:59.520> committee. of committee. of committee.
TX
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  • The committee substitute, which I and Senator my vice chair sends up the committee substitute senator
  • There is a committee substitute, Mr. Chairman. The vice chair sends up the committee substitute.
  • Vice Chair, you will let the committee substitute. better because it is strictly a Legislative Council
  • Senate Bill 1536 is now before the committee.
  • The committee substitute was previously explained to us, and Senator Johnson sends up that committee
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, and members of the committee.
  • Chairman and committee.
  • Chairman and committee. NFIB strongly supports this legislation.
  • There was legislation regarding this. Contracts were sent in and there was legislative change.
  • The executive director shall allocate and disperse funds budgeted and allocated pursuant to the budget
Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25