Video & Transcript Research : 'proxy voting'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force 10/8/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We just won't do voting.
- There is no voting by proxy. Participants can choose to abstain from a vote.
- There is no voting by on the task force. There is no voting by proxy. proxy. proxy.
- voting is 80%. So, we're at we're at 80% voting is 80%.
- item before we vote, uh, please do so. item before we vote, uh, please do so.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- He said they use free and reduced price lunch as a proxy for low income, but there are other ways to
- so that they can focus on learning vote so that they can focus on learning vote ought<01:45:26.520
- I’m in a city, so we don’t have town budgets or town voting.
- I’m in a city, so we don’t have town budgets or town voting.
- They then also voted to look at all grants above $225,000, so that is now a policy.
Summary:
The committee took up HB 651, a school-funding bill that would raise the base cost of an adequate education and increase differentiated aid for students in poverty, English language learners, and special education. The chair opened with housekeeping notices about parking and eating in committee spaces, and noted a revised fiscal note would be distributed. Representative David Luneau presented the bill as part of a broader package of public school funding measures, explaining that HB 651 builds on HB 550 and is intended to respond to court rulings and the ongoing school-funding litigation by adjusting both the base adequacy amount and equity-based funding factors.
Luneau said the bill would raise the state’s adequacy grant from about $4,100 to $7,351 per student and increase differentiated aid, while also updating statutory language so future recalculations include the court-identified resource elements. He argued the measure is about fairness and shifting more of the burden from local property taxpayers to the state, not about increasing overall education spending. He reviewed fiscal-note figures indicating the bill would add roughly $576 million to the state share of school funding, bringing the total state share to about $1.65 billion, and said the note also mentions possible effects on charter schools and vouchers.
Committee members asked about the evidence supporting higher costs for low-income and English learner students, how long ESL funding should continue, why free-and-reduced-lunch aid remains higher than special education aid, whether the formula is based on enrollment or average daily membership, and whether the bill is truly equitable across districts of different sizes and needs. Luneau and later witness Zach Shen of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said the bill is supported by research and court findings, that the current formula relies heavily on local property taxes, and that shifting more funding to the state would reduce property-tax pressure and help address disparities among districts. Shen also cited broad public support for the related HB 550 testimony and said HB 651 is intended as a step toward a more equitable funding system. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
MN
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- and ask if we had any concerns about a bill and would decide how we were going to vote.
- Once that number got beyond 80, the call stopped because they knew they had the votes based on...'
- Beyond 80, the call stopped because they knew they had the votes based on people being in leadership
- After all, our constituents do not elect us committee chairs or as proxies for leaders.
- Rather, they vote for us to use our independent judgment to act in the best interest of the Commonwealth
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several retirement and workforce-related bills. House Bill 2980 would place county correctional nurses and certain medical staff into Group 4 retirement. Representative Trino, Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and nurse manager Leanne Cameron argued that correctional nurses work in dangerous, high-stress settings with frequent contact with incarcerated people, high rates of mental illness and substance use in the jail population, and significant workplace violence, and that the change would help recruitment and retention with limited statewide fiscal impact.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 210, which would create a commission to study additional regular compensation and annual expenses for members of the General Court. Senator John Keenan said Massachusetts has high leadership stipends compared with other states and argued the current structure can affect independence and public trust. Representative O'Day testified on House Bill 2928 to extend Group 2 retirement to additional Department of Children and Families social workers, and SEIU 509 witnesses described frequent transport of children, crisis response, threats, assaults, and other high-risk duties that they said match Group 2 work.
Additional testimony supported House Bill 2943 for DDS service coordinators and supervisors, with witnesses describing home visits in unsafe conditions, transport of vulnerable individuals, direct care during staffing crises, and exposure to violence. House Bill 2899 drew support from the Association of Social Work Boards for social work field placement grants, incentives for supervisors, and expanded retirement benefits for DCF social workers. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2613, a local retirement bill for Salem police officer Kathleen Roachville, who described a severe line-of-duty injury during an arrest involving a combative person in a mental health crisis. Finally, Susan Smith Campbell testified for reclassifying certain DYS administrative officers into Group 2 because of their direct involvement in restraints, assaults, and crisis management. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking any votes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Not voting. Hadwick? Not voting. Haney? Irwin. Jackson? Krell? Aye. Macedo? Huen. Pellerin? Aye.
- Madam Secretary, please call a vote.
- Madam Secretary, please call the vote. Committee, Madam Secretary, please call the vote.
- Alanis, not voting. Bains? Bauer-Kahan? Caloza? Aye. Chen, not voting. Elhawary? Aye. Hadwick?
- On AB 957, Ortega: vote change. Alanis, not voting. Alanis, not voting.
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, health care, and workforce bills. Measures discussed included AB 957, which would prohibit tobacco sales in licensed pharmacies; AB 447, which would allow patients to take home certain unopened medications started in emergency rooms; AB 427, joining the Social Work Licensure Compact; AB 667, allowing interpreters for certain licensing exams; AB 742, prioritizing descendants of slaves in licensing review; AB 873, changing infection-control training timing for dental assistants; AB 360, requiring a report on menopause education for physicians; and AB 1175, modernizing CPA licensure requirements and mobility. Testimony generally emphasized public health, access to care, workforce shortages, language access, and economic opportunity, while opposition or concerns focused on implementation, worker protections, compact authority, and constitutional issues in AB 742.
Several bills drew broad support from sponsors, professional associations, and advocacy groups. AB 957 was backed by cancer and pharmacy advocates and pharmacists who said pharmacies should not sell tobacco; AB 447 was supported by emergency medicine and hospital representatives as a way to reduce waste and help patients leave with needed medication; AB 427 drew support from social work and mental health groups but concerns from AFSCME about standards and displacement; AB 667 was supported by immigrant-rights and community groups, with questions about whether translated exams would be preferable to interpreters; AB 360 received extensive support from women’s health advocates and medical groups, and opposition from CMA and ACOG was removed after amendments; and AB 1175 was supported by the Board of Accountancy and CPA groups as a way to expand the pipeline and improve mobility.
The committee took votes after quorum was established. AB 360, AB 427, AB 447, AB 667, AB 873, AB 1175, and AB 742 were all approved and sent to their next committees, with AB 742 going to Judiciary and AB 1175 to Appropriations. AB 957 was initially held on call, then later passed after additional votes were recorded. The consent calendar bills AB 375, AB 1107, and AB 1496 were also approved. Most measures passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with some members not voting on certain items during the roll calls.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (02/10/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- you have to be voted onto the network. you have to be voted onto the network.
- So the website has a voting interface where the token holders can choose, you know, they can vote on
- was talking about the company could vote was talking about the company could vote on<01:24:00.159
- for. what you voted for.
- we need to vote. we need to vote.
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization.
Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network.
Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll try to fix a time to take some votes later on today.
- I voted in support of pursuing this legislation.
- The current statute uses prior capital trial experience and appellate experience as a proxy for quality
Bills:
HB 115, HB507, HB1765, HB1847, HB2046, HB2239, HB2328, HB2309, HB2417, HB2728, HB2794, HB3206, HB3566, HB3694, HB3744, HB4254, HB4697, HB4733, HB4915, HB5465, HB2813, HB115
Keywords:
habeas corpus, postconviction, criminal procedure, indigent defense, scientific evidence, legal representation, judicial power, capital felony, criminal law, death penalty, attorney qualification, training standards, law enforcement, no-knock warrant, search warrant, peace officer, attorney workload, criminal justice, caseload limits, fair representation
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 7th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And as a result, sometimes a quorum of the board is made up of people no one ever got to vote for.
- And changing bylaws probably takes how much of a vote of a board?
- Generally, it's a majority vote of the board. Okay, gotcha.
- Please support and vote this bill out today. I'll be happy to take it.
- We're going to try to vote it out. OK.
Bills:
HB 1087, HB2504, HB4113, HB5144, HB5146, HB5377, HB5543, SB140, SB264, SB1244, SB1343, SB2121, HR868
Keywords:
property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and representations to the United States Congress. Apr 9th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll be in and out because of votes on the floor of the Senate, but I want to come back and ask a few
- Senator Blackburn and I introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, COSA. that passed the Senate on a 91-3 vote
- Now they have a legal gag order that silences me, even as MEDA and their proxies spread lies about me
- It came through the Senate on a 91 to 3 vote. It failed in the House.
- Many of us believe the committee has voted accordingly. that if they would could be held accountable
Keywords:
Meta, Facebook, whistleblower, regulation, China, user data, artificial intelligence, testimony, Congress
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism focused on oversight of Meta's foreign relations and representations to Congress. An essential witness, Sarah Wynne-Williams, a former executive at Facebook, provided testimony outlining significant concerns about the company's practices and its complicity in aiding oppressive regimes. The atmosphere was charged, with ongoing debates about the regulation of big tech companies and the ethical implications of their policies. The committee explored topics such as user data management, whistleblower retaliation, and the need for legislative measures to protect users and enhance accountability in the tech sector. A notable point of contention was Facebook's alleged cooperation with the Chinese government regarding the dissemination of user data and AI tools, leading to serious ethical implications.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Apr 22nd, 2026
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I would assume that when you're going to the vote you're getting the authorization well before
- Because I would assume that when you're going to the vote I'm a little confused on the bonding piece.
- We both have proxies, but I just wanted to make note of that.
- We both have proxies, but I just wanted to make note of that.
- be doing in-reach, and then other community stakeholders, people who are taxpayers who are going to vote
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- But in the top, first, the school district votes; the board votes to access funds if needed for cash
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 3867 by Zwiener relating to voting a statewide ballot or voting in a limited ballot following the
- HB 4030 by Morale show relating the document documentation of proof of identification for voting for
- With the political party to vote in a prior priorities primary election or creating criminal offense
- HB 4068 by Leo Wilson requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register for the vote, referred
- HB 4079 by Lee relates to the provision of proxy advisor services in connection with certain entities
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight May 28th, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a voting member, but I'm no longer a voting member.
- I think there's a total of 23 that includes the 8 advisory and or 8 voting and 15 advisory.
- of course, you all know that Lieutenant Governor, uh, his ex-officio member of our board, and his proxy
- Uh, we also have the Attorney General on our board, and his proxy, uh, is Julie Ann Mead.
- any topic that's particularly near and dear that you want added to the work plan, since the voice vote
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, the public pensions, proxy voting. Finance.
- Senator Kavanaugh votes aye. Senator Epstein, how do you vote? Senator Kavanaugh votes aye.
- Senator Ortiz votes no. Senator Gabaldón, how do you vote? Mr. Gabaldón votes no.
- And you vote? I vote no. Thank you.
- All those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote no. The Senate will now proceed to vote.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and heard several guest introductions, including Arizona agricultural producers and suppliers and sixth graders from James W. Rice Elementary School. The chamber then moved through a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bill references and committee reports, with no substantive debate on those items in the transcript.
The main floor action centered on Senate Resolution 1036, which criticized Attorney General Chris Mays for public comments about the use of force and law enforcement, and called on her to retract the statements, support law enforcement, issue corrective guidance, and resign. The Senate first voted to suspend rules and place the resolution into Committee of the Whole, then debated a motion to read the resolution by number and title only, and later considered a floor amendment adding findings about law enforcement organizations’ criticism and alleged use of state resources to target ICE officers. Supporters argued the Attorney General’s remarks were dangerous, misleading, and politically motivated; opponents said the resolution distorted her comments, was a partisan stunt, and skipped normal committee review. After extensive debate, the Committee of the Whole recommended the resolution do pass, and the Senate adopted SR 1036 on third reading by a vote of 17 ayes to 13 nays.
Following passage of SR 1036, members continued to offer personal privilege remarks, including an introduction of visitors connected to civics education. The Senate then recessed and adjourned until Monday, February 2, 2026.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Votes of the bill are reported favorably.
- The votes of the bill are reported favorably.
- The votes of the bill are reported favorably.
- This bill provides for electronic voting and for those electronic votes to count as part of their core
- voting or show up in person.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Come back to be able to vote before the committee happens very often at the end as you roll call vote
- We urge you to vote YES. Yes on AB 65 today. Thank you. Thank you.
- Chair for the amendments and we respectfully ask for the aye vote. Thank you.
- We ask for your aye vote.
- Alvarez 7-0 Okay, we will hold it up until 3.50 to add on any more votes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, the legislation for this had 30 senators vote for it. Most senators vote against it.
- They went over to the House, where 146 House members voted for it, and no House. members voted against
- I would ask that Molly Voigt vote. Vote right up front. Please state your name for the record.
- I'm Molly vote.
- Ability Foundation showed that UTemco's asset managers cast 159 proxy votes in favor of ESG driven anti-fossil
Bills:
SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59
Keywords:
accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- By your vote. Sb 1374. Is reported favorably. Thank you.
- By your vote CS for SB 1140, is reported favorably.
- But respectfully, I'm going to be a no vote today, but I hope to be a yes vote the next time I see it
- And so I implore you all to think of their faces when you vote today and vote up on this bill because
- By your Vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- My other representative has put in and has passed through their things for the final vote.
- I urge you to recognize our service and honor our sacrifice by voting yes on this bill.
- Other countries did not have recruits fighting as proxies. You fought as Americans on our behalf.