Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative branch'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We regulate motorcycles on legislation. We regulate motorcycles on the<00:14:48.399> road.
  • process, we're more than legislative process, we're more than willing<00:20:36.799> to<00:20:
  • We urge you to oppose this legislation.
  • We urge you to oppose this legislation. legislation. legislation.
  • ,<00:51:59.280> I we, you know, as a former legislator, I we, you know, as a former legislator
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for putting this fine piece of legislation on your agenda.
  • putting this fine piece of legislation putting this fine piece of legislation on<00:12:51.920>
  • the Wyoming legislation the Wyoming legislation and<00:32:16.559> um<00:32:16.960> because
  • I applaud you all for considering this really important legislation.
  • Uh Wyoming did advance a legislation.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • medal of honor ceremony the legislative medal of honor ceremony for<00:14:34.720> law<00:14:34.880
  • Uh, every year as a part of the legislative session, it, um, one day we always designate to honor our
  • We ask for submissions from law enforcement agencies across the state. >> So those mills are legislative
  • session, it it um one day we legislative session, it it um one day we always<00:15:04.880> designate
  • We can find one or two incidents that have taken place, and we'll come with full legislation to modify
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

House Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pray for these legislators today as they finish up their business today.
  • Now the amendment I spoke of earlier addresses a small change to legislation we passed during the last
  • This legislation is not written for a single hospital or district.
  • And so I hope fellow legislators that you would help me... ...and that this hits all the boxes.
  • And so I hope fellow legislators that you would help me keep this hospital open in my district.
Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several rural health-related bills. Senate Bill 2401, as amended, required physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle and also added language allowing criminal history background checks for the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Supporters emphasized the role of nutrition in reducing chronic disease, and the bill passed 92-0. The House then considered Senate Bill 2402, which expanded pharmacists’ limited prescriptive and therapeutic substitution authority for certain low-acuity conditions and clarified related lab-test and communication requirements. Members discussed examples such as motion sickness, cold sores, lice, hypoglycemia, COVID and flu testing, emergency access to medications and supplies, and limits excluding certain drug classes; the bill passed 91-1. Senate Bill 2403 created a temporary medical facility emergency operating loan option through the Bank of North Dakota for qualifying rural hospitals facing severe financial distress, with extensive debate over the targeted nature of the aid, anti-gifting concerns, repayment terms, and the hospital’s turnaround plan; it passed 80-12. Senate Bill 2404 appropriated funds for NDIT to address federal digital accessibility requirements and for the Public Service Commission’s litigation efforts related to transmission costs, with a backup loan authorization available if needed; it passed 92-0. At the close of the session, leaders thanked members and staff for their work on the rural health transformation package, a committee notified the Governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business, absent members were excused, and the House adjourned sine die.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

House Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This rule was presented to Legislative Procedures and Arrangements and Legislative Management, and we
  • that it promotes a better workflow for Legislative Council and allows them to focus on legislative bills
  • legislative day, so seven legislative days sooner.
  • day to the 34th legislative day, and moving the crossover date for resolutions from the 43rd legislative
  • day to the 37th legislative day. ...from the 43rd legislative day to the 37th legislative day.
Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of communications from the Secretary of State and Governor Kelly Armstrong certifying the special session call. The governor’s executive order said the session was called to act on funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program so the state could accept and appropriate federal funds and avoid interruptions to government services. Three new members, Representatives McNally, Scraw, and Timmons, were sworn in, and the roll showed 91 members present, establishing a quorum. The main business was a Rules Committee report outlining temporary special-session rules. The changes were designed to speed up floor action, including allowing second reading the same day a bill is reported from committee, final passage one day after first reading, and immediate transmission to the other chamber unless reconsideration is noticed. The report also replaced the regular standing committee structure with two joint committees: Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy, allowed remote testimony and remote member participation with approval, and limited bill introduction to Legislative Management-approved bills or bills approved by a two-thirds vote. Several deadline changes for resolutions and bill filing were also described, with some provisions delayed until the special session ends. The House adopted the Rules Committee report after a motion by Representative Bosch and no opposition. During announcements, the clerk listed the membership of the Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy committees, and the Highway Patrol announced safety sessions for legislators in the Rough Rider Room at 11 a.m. that day and the next day. The House then recessed until the joint session scheduled for 10 a.m. the following day.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 15th, 2026

Rules

Bills: S0100, S0102, S0104
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard three housekeeping/statutory revision bills. Chair Passidomo introduced the committee’s new staff director, and the committee proceeded quickly through the agenda with no public appearance forms, questions, or debate on any of the bills. SB 100, the Adoption Act, prospectively adopts the 2026 Florida Statutes as an official document and adopts the statute materials passed by the 2025 regular session as official state statute law. SB 102 deletes statutory provisions that were previously repealed or expired and are now without effect. SB 104 is the General Reviser's Bill, which removes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects grammatical and typographical errors in the Florida Statutes. Each bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. After the votes, several senators asked to be recorded as voting favorably on tabs 1 and 2, and the committee adopted that request without objection. The meeting then adjourned, with members reminded that the committee would meet again on Thursday.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 24th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • want to welcome all of you, our witnesses who are here, and also the members who are laying out legislation
  • This legislation is focused on protecting the Devil's River in Valverde County.
  • We do want to thank Representative Morales for filing this legislation on behalf of the on behalf of
  • I hope you all can support this piece of legislation that is super important to Val Verde.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 20th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law does not allow a person called by the legislature or a legislative committee to refuse to
  • The committee substitute still empowers either House of the legislature or a legislative committee to
  • So this bill will eliminate the current list that's not clear what legislative intent was, making it
  • The three branches of our government are separate and independent, but I doubt that any branch that wholly
  • SB 311 involves one important area for inter-branch cooperation, delineating the jurisdiction of the
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met and heard several bills related to legislative process and court jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1386, by Senator Huffman, would change compelled legislative testimony from blanket transactional immunity to testimonial immunity, allowing compelled statements or documents to be used against a witness in criminal prosecution only if not derived from the compelled testimony, while preserving protection against perjury and false statements and retaining the right to counsel. No public witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1470, by Chairman Hughes, which would require DPS to share existing data on cross-state driver’s license cancellations with the Secretary of State for voter-roll maintenance. Hughes said the bill does not create new data collection and is intended to improve list maintenance. A DPS resource witness was present, there was no substantive opposition, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1210, also by Hughes, would address conflicts between the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals on constitutional questions by making the Supreme Court the final arbiter in limited circumstances. Chris Hilton supported the bill, but Allen Place, Jack Rohde, and Philip Furlow opposed it, arguing it was unconstitutional, unnecessary, and could create practical problems in criminal post-conviction litigation. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 311, which would conform the Government Code to the Texas Constitution by clarifying the Supreme Court’s original writ authority against lower courts and officials other than the governor. Justice Evan Young and Chris Hilton supported the bill as a clarification of existing authority, while no one testified against it; the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed to allow the chamber to rearrange for the Senate session.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the committee on local legislation.
  • on local legislation.
  • important piece of legislation.
  • I have a special interest, not just as a legislator, but a special one, okay, in... ... legislator, but
  • . ... have no problems like that with pieces of legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a really clever piece of legislation.
  • I love the legislation.
  • And I'm happy to answer any other questions on this legislation.
  • This legislation is a massive step. in the right direction.
  • Thank you very much for hearing this very important legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet as Texans, we cannot support legislation that treats people any less than human beings.
  • I'm the chief of legislative affairs for Every Texan.
  • I'm looking forward to working on this legislation in the House as well.
  • I urge you to consider the human cost. of such legislation. within our justice system that SJR 5 would
  • real problem of violence. communities and so I'll just share that what we'd recommend instead of legislation
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Transcript Highlights:
  • VOID has been working with schools and law enforcement and legislators and has been active in courtrooms
  • So that's one of the most satisfying pieces of legislation I can get through this year, and let's show
  • HDR1092 is a little different in that if you guys remember the resolution or the legislation we passed
  • Side of this gallery, there is a young lady instrumental in bringing this legislation forward.
  • Currently, the governor's already signed the funding piece of this legislation. Yield to questions.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 11 is the same piece of legislation you had before you last year that passed out of this committee
  • Uh, this is the anti-cloning legislation.
  • Eventually, in 2009, this legislative body passed the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act, the revised one,
  • Eventually in<00:47:49.359> 2009,<00:47:50.319> this<00:47:50.960> legislative<00
  • legislative body passed the<00:47:52.480> Alabama<00:47:52.960> Juvenile<00:47:53.359>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • that in the form of asking the legislators or telling the legislators that here's what these schools
  • I fear we're rushing this legislation.
  • Let's not turn our backs on that commitment for the sake of rushing legislation. to help me draft legislation
  • It was the anti-voter legislation in 2021.
  • This sets a dangerous legislative precedent.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • office manager, Denanisha Honda, and my amazing communications and community liaison, Rihanna Ramos, legislative
  • ><00:01:31.360> Ramos, community liaison Rihanna Ramos, community liaison Rihanna Ramos, legislative
  • 33.840> aids<00:01:34.320> Damian<00:01:34.880> Negret<00:01:36.000> and legislative
  • aids Damian Negret and legislative aids Damian Negret and Arlland<00:01:36.799> Redo,<00:01:37.280
  • serious<00:06:56.160> concerns<00:06:56.720> about If this is how DOE responds to legislative
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • only thing I want to say to you at the outset is be mindful of trying to pack too much into the legislation
  • pack too much be mindful of trying to pack too much into<01:24:28.560> the<01:24:28.880> legislation
  • into the legislation into the legislation because<01:24:30.800> things<01:24:31.120> change
  • Um, has there been other jurisdictions that have addressed uh existing gambling behavior before legislation
  • 31.520> before uh existing gambling behavior before uh existing gambling behavior before legislation