Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Resolution 119'

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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Up next, we have Senate Concurrent Resolution 43. If Dr.
  • Mr chair up next we have Senate Mr chair up next we have Senate concurrent<00:10:44.600> resolution
  • What you have before you today is Senate Concurrent Resolution 43.
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  • > current<00:30:48.960> resolution West thank you Senate current resolution West thank
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard a presentation from Parker Keys, Northern Kentucky State Vice President for Kentucky FFA, on the value of career and technical education (CTE). He highlighted enrollment of more than 143,000 secondary students in CTE, work-based learning, dual credit, industry certifications, and the role of student organizations such as DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Educators Rising, TSA, and SkillsUSA. Senators praised CTE as important for workforce readiness and resume building, and encouraged continued engagement with the committee. The committee then considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, sponsored by Senator Steve West, supporting a Southern Regional Education Board initiative to expand crisis counseling and recovery support for schools and colleges after tragedies and disasters. Dr. Steven Puit and Linda Tyrie described a regional network of trained counselors modeled on Kentucky’s response after Marshall County, emphasizing long-term recovery, psychological first aid, and deployment support for up to a year after an event. Members spoke in strong support, citing the lasting impact of Marshall County and Heath, and the resolution passed 13-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 77, a cleanup bill relating to the Education Professional Standards Board. Senator Matt Deneen and Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities representative Mr. Dyer explained that the bill clarifies that small independent colleges and universities may designate a qualified education department representative, not only a chief academic officer, to serve on the board. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote, and the substitute was approved.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and my simple answer is that Senator Zafarini drafted the bill this way and so I wasn't permitted
  • Chair, at this time laid out House concurrent resolution 10 by Cortez and ask Representative LaHood to
  • Hold on, you're testifying for concurred Resolution 10, correct? Yes, sir.
  • I'm speaking today to strongly support House Concurrent Resolution 10, which seeks to designate Family
  • This resolution shines a critical light on an issue that has too often remained hidden in the shadows
Bills: HCR 10
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate joint resolution... need a where they are. This resolution... need a where they are.
  • And also, Senate Joint Resolution...
  • Resolutions adopted. Thanks, Senator Waggoner. Mr.
  • Senate Joint Resolution number...
  • Secretary, please receive the resolution, Senate Joint Resolution number 19 by Senate Joint Resolution
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Alston? Aye. Senator Hay. Senator Epstein? Yes. Senator Fernandez? Pass. Senator Fernandez.
  • Senator Epstein? Yes. Senator Fernandez? Yes. Senator Finchem? Aye. Senator Kuby? Aye.
  • Senator Alston? Aye. Senator Angius? Aye. Senator Epstein? Yes. Senator Fernandez? Senator Fincham?
  • Senator Leach? Aye. Senator Warner? Senator Kavanaugh? Senator Farnsworth? Aye.
  • Senator Fincham? Aye. Senator Kuby? No. Senator Leach? Aye. Senator Warner? No. Senator Leach? Aye.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2003, which would lower the instruction-permit age for Class D, G, and M licenses from 15 and a half to 15, while increasing supervised practice requirements for minors: 50 hours for Class G with 20 at night, 50 hours for Class M, and a nine-month permit holding period before licensure. The sponsor argued the bill builds on Arizona’s graduated driver licensing system and is intended to improve teen safety, citing other states with longer permit periods and lower teen fatality rates. Questions focused on who certifies the supervised hours, with staff explaining that a parent, legal guardian, or custodial parent signs off, though driver education remains an alternative. The bill received a do-pass recommendation by a 9-1 vote. House Bill 2063, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to the Corrections Oversight Fund, drew emotional testimony in support from a mother whose son died after a prison suicide, and from advocates who said the oversight office is needed given prison health care problems and federal receivership. The sponsor said the funding would support prison oversight and transparency. The committee then approved the bill unanimously, 10-0. The committee also passed House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River litigation fund, after the sponsor said the money would help Arizona prepare for possible litigation over Colorado River cuts and that the issue affects nearly every district in the state. Members discussed whether the funding should come from the WIFA fund instead of the General Fund, but the bill received an 8-0 do-pass recommendation with two not voting. The committee also considered House Bill 2210, which would prohibit the state, local governments, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate, generate, or collect aircraft fees. Supporters, including pilots and the Arizona Pilots Association, argued the technology was intended for safety and should not be used for billing, warning that fee collection could discourage pilots from keeping the system on. Opponents, including the Arizona Airports Association and the City of Phoenix, said airports should retain local control over fee collection methods and that the bill was a solution in search of a problem. After extensive debate about federal requirements, safety, and billing practices, the bill received a tied 4-4 do-pass recommendation. Finally, HCM 2007, a memorial urging renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans of several wars, passed 5-4. The committee also briefly noted that some bills were being held at members’ request.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Every Republican senator stood up.
  • Thank you senator.
  • Senator Scott. Thank you, chairman.
  • Senator Kim.
  • Senator Ernst. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

AdministrationAudio only. May 23rd, 2025

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Recognize Senator Hinojosa for Senator Campbell to lay out, explain the resolution. Thank you Mr.
  • The chair lays out HCR 10 and recognizes Senator Cook. To explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr.
  • Chair lays out HCR 9 and recognizes Senate sponsor Senator Hinojosa to explain the resolution.
  • The Chair lays out HCR 142 and recognizes Senator Cook to explain the resolution for Senator Hancock.
  • Senator. Senator Eckhart? No. Senator Adam Senator Hall, Senator, Senator Milton.
Bills: HCR 10, HCR 9
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • One is a House Resolution; one is a joint House-Senate resolution.
  • One is a House Resolution; one is a joint House-Senate resolution.
  • Chair and members, House Concurrent Resolution 2047 and House Resolution 20702 recognize the historical
  • This resolution does not impose belief or doctrine.
  • I think close to 2,000 bills between the House and Senate this year in our second year of session is
Summary: The committee first took up HCR 2047 and the identical HCR 2002, both sponsored by the chair. The resolutions recognize the historical, biblical, and legal legitimacy of Judea and Samaria, encourage those terms in official state communications, and reject the term West Bank as a modern political construct. Staff and several proponents, including representatives of an Israel-Arizona business coalition, a rabbi, and a StandWithUs representative, argued the language is historically accurate and important for truth, legal clarity, and Arizona’s relationship with Israel. No one testified against either measure. HCR 2047 passed 10-6 with 2 not voting, and HCR 2002 passed 11-6 with 1 not voting, both with due pass recommendations. The committee then considered HB 2554, which would move Arizona to a biennial state budget process and biennial capital planning. The sponsor argued the change would make government smaller, more disciplined, and less prone to long budget fights and spending growth. JLBC staff provided historical context, explaining Arizona’s past use of annual, bifurcated, and biennial budgeting and noting that second-year budgets are often adjusted for revenue and caseload changes. Members raised concerns about legislative leverage, executive flexibility, and whether the state already effectively budgets on a multi-year basis. Testimony was mixed: one supporter said the change could improve budget clarity, while others voted present or no, citing uncertainty and the need for more study. HB 2554 received a due pass recommendation on a 9-7 vote with 2 present. Next, HB 2014 was amended and passed. The bill directs ADEQ and the Department of Agriculture to study gasoline blend emissions and feasibility for seasonal fuel use in certain areas, with appropriations for the studies. The sponsor said Arizona’s fuel supply is vulnerable because of federal EPA rules and reliance on out-of-state refineries, especially California. Some members supported the study as a way to address possible fuel shortages, while others said prior stakeholder work had shown little could be done and questioned the cost. After adopting the Livingston amendment, the committee gave HB 2014 a due pass recommendation on a 12-2 vote with 4 present. The committee also advanced HB 2180, which funds the University of Arizona’s AZ Reach program, after adopting an amendment reducing the appropriation from $2.5 million to $500,000. The sponsor and a rural physician testified that AZ Reach helps small hospitals coordinate patient transfers, freeing clinicians to focus on care and improving access for rural communities. A program director explained that AZ Reach handles the administrative logistics of transfers for sending hospitals. Some members supported the program but noted concerns about the amount and ongoing budget negotiations, while others said the receiving hospitals needed to be part of the discussion. The bill passed with a due pass recommendation. Finally, HB 2156, as amended, appropriates $250,000 for the livestock compensation fund to help ranchers with wolf depredation losses and conflict-avoidance measures. A Game and Fish representative said the current federal grant funding is insufficient and unstable, while members debated the use of general funds and the program’s priorities. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 10-7 vote with 1 not voting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 11:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Brooks, Senator Burns.
  • Senator Dever, Senator Jett, Senatorice, Senator Prietto, Senator Saieieri, Senator Stewart, Senator
  • With the clerk, please call the roll: Senator Brooks, Senator Burns, Senator Dever, Senator Jett, Senator
  • House Joint Resolution 1032 aligns Oklahoma rules with Senate Bill 1100, which went into effect in 2022
  • Senator Brooks, Senator Burns, Senator Dever, Senator Jett, Senator Ice, Senator Prieto.
Bills: HJR1032, SB1273, SB1433
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Edmonds. Here. Present. Senator Hodges. Senator Bartholome. Senator Jackson Andrews.
  • I'm here today to bring you a resolution, a Senate resolution, that is urging and requesting that the
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution 65 by Chairman Edmonds to create and provide for the K-12 student success
  • The amendment is adopted on the previous HCR on Senator Luno. That was SCR 119.
  • The amendment is adopted on the previous HCR on Senator Luno. That was SCR 119.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hall moves that Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 be reported favorably to the full Senate with
  • The chair lays out Senate concurrent resolution. and recognizes Senator Hall to explain the resolution
  • The chair lays out Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 and recognizes Senator Hall to explain the resolution
  • The Senate, this. Senate Concurrent Resolution aims to honor and recognize Justin Darke Jr.'
  • Senator Hall moves that Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 be reported favorably to the full Senate.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • chair your resolution has been adopted. chair your resolution has been adopted.
  • will go to the Senate, and if the Senate disagrees, then it would go to conference.
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  • the resolution as amended the resolution as amended will<00:25:40.480> go<00:25:40.679>
  • c> if<00:25:42.520> the<00:25:42.640> Senate will go to the Senate and if the Senate
Summary: The committee met in Room 430 on April 17 at 8:30 a.m. and heard several resolutions focused on Hawaii’s sister-state and international relationships. Measures discussed included SCR 184, SCR 169 SD1, SCR 47, SCR 57 SD1, SCR 170 SD1, and SCR 163 SD1. Testimony generally supported expanding or formalizing ties with Japanese prefectures and other partners, including Yamaguchi, Okayama, and Aotearoa/New Zealand, as well as maintaining the Hawaii-Taiwan relationship. DBED’s Dennis Ling explained that sister-state agreements provide a framework for broader government, nonprofit, and private-sector relationships, and cited existing exchanges in transportation, health, education, culinary rice development, biosecurity, and food innovation. Catherine Stanway of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife supported the Aotearoa measure for predator control, biosecurity, and conservation cooperation. Jerry Chang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office testified in support of the Taiwan resolution, noting 33 years of sister-state ties and ongoing cooperation in education, culture, economy, and disaster management. One witness raised a concern about language in SCR 57 SD1 related to double taxation, saying that portion did not relate to the sister-state relationship, but the committee chose not to amend the measure to avoid possible delay or conference issues. A committee member also asked about how sister-state relationships work and whether other states have similar country-level arrangements; Ling said Hawaii has an MOU with Israel and mentioned Singapore as another possible partner, while noting that such arrangements often depend on the governor and are not standardized across states. After testimony, the committee voted to recommend passage of all measures as is. SCR 184, SCR 169 SD1, SCR 47, SCR 57 SD1, SCR 170 SD1, and SCR 163 SD1 were all adopted by the committee without amendments. Some members were excused during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator King. Senator Sparks. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • Okay, the chair lays out HCR 127 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the resolution
  • The chair lays out H.C.R. 142 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Middleton, to explain the resolution
  • Sparks moves that House Bill 1851 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the resolution.
  • Senator Alvarado? Senator Johnson? Senator Schwertner? Senator Sparks? Senator King? Aye.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm honored to lay out House Concurrent Resolution 90 proposing the establishment of a Texas Trade Office
  • Members, I ask for your support on House Concurrent Resolution 90, which will foster stronger economic
  • I urge you to support this resolution.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 22nd, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, today I'm presenting House Concurrent Resolution 16, which is a resolution that speaks to one
  • This resolution acknowledges that reality and calls on us to act.
  • So, I ask and I urge, without any fail, that this resolution does pass.
  • We have so many joint resolutions in the Senate right now, trying to establish parental rights, and what
  • Um, 50-50 bills, the Senate joint resolution bills that I was talking about, parental rights, everyone