Video & Transcript : 'censure' :
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And if the The Commission on Judicial Conduct, they're the ones that would censure if they find a problem
- on an investigation, they would censure the judge.
- And they would set up what the censure includes. Yes. But removal would be by the Supreme Court.
- opposition. today. 1715 Code of Criminal Procedure to the list of conduct that can trigger discipline, censure
Committee:
Senate Finance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Boards can censure their own members, and they do.
- that violates the school board laws or whatever guidelines, did they not have the opportunity to censure
- , to vote to censure that individual?
- But to the point is, so what I would say is what does it mean to censure?
- If through the censure and through internal attempts to remedy situations, what accountability do they
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 254, which would allow investor-owned electric utilities to include avoided greenhouse gas emissions in evaluating the cost effectiveness of energy efficiency resources. The sponsor explained an amendment making the emissions calculation optional for utilities, while requiring the Public Regulation Commission to consider it if a utility elects to use it. Utilities, energy efficiency advocates, and environmental groups supported the bill, saying it would help expand energy efficiency programs, lower bills, and better reflect emissions benefits. After brief questions about prior concerns, the committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill on a unanimous due pass vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 185, which would change the process for suspending school board members so the Secretary of Education could suspend individual members rather than only an entire board. The sponsors and supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, protect good board members from being punished for others’ misconduct, and create a clearer process with notice, remedial action, and appeal rights. School superintendents and some current and former school board members supported the bill, but the New Mexico School Boards Association and several board members opposed it, saying it was vague, threatened local control, and gave too much power to an appointed official. After extensive debate, the committee voted 4-5 against the do pass motion, and the bill failed in committee.
The committee next considered House Memorial 29, condemning the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The memorial sponsor said it was intended to oppose the administration’s actions and affirm democratic norms. A supporter from Lutheran Advocacy Ministry backed the memorial on moral and legal grounds. Representative Block raised multiple factual objections, arguing the memorial mischaracterized Nicolás Maduro’s status and the events in Venezuela. The committee amended the memorial to add the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the New Mexico congressional delegation as recipients, then passed it on a 6-3 vote after debate and vote explanations.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 93, which would raise the state income tax standard deduction to 205% of the federal standard deduction. The sponsor said the bill was intended to reduce tax burdens for New Mexicans and noted that staff and the tax department had determined nonresidents would only receive a prorated benefit under existing rules, so no amendment was needed. With no public testimony and no opposition, the committee moved the bill forward on a do pass vote.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In Rule 5, Section 3D4, there is a reference to censure.
- That censure power, when it is exercised by Congress and in many other cases, has been coupled with the
- However, there's a different... of opinion about whether or not censure in our current rule allows us
- Your belief is that censure does not include providing other penalties?
- My personal belief is that censure could, but I understand there's a difference of opinion on that.
Bills:
SB 1 , HCR20 , HR131 , HR133 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR158 , HR161 , HR162 , HR163 , HR165 , HR166 , HR168 , HR169 , HR170 , HR175 , HR178 , HR127 , HR129 , HR130 , HR132 , HR134 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR159 , HR160 , HR164 , HR167 , HR172 , HR173 , HR176 , SB1 , HB8 , HB15 , HB27 , SB5
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, September 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:29:25.439><c> Censured</c> and I was later on censured.
- Censured and I was later on censured.
- Censured Censured Censured but<02:31:31.280><c> not</c><02:31:31.520><c> silenced.
- , not silenced. censured, not silenced.
- I yield back censured but not silenced.
Keywords:
courthouse construction, federal regulations, urban development, government spending, judicial facilities, political violence, Charlie Kirk, civil discourse, freedom of speech, unity, political extremism, condemnation, Civic engagement, continuing resolution, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, government funding, federal budget, USDA
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 3
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Resolution 305 censures Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for intemperate remarks
- resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Senate hereby censures
- And although I have not had a chance to research how judicial immunity intersects with censure under
- if they think it is dangerous, even if they think that it is a bad ruling, the solution is not to censure
- </c> solution is not to censure a justice. solution is not to censure a justice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- this, the current rules had fines, payments of costs incurred by the Sergeant-at-Arms, reprimand, censure
- Fines are provided by this section: payment of costs, reprimand, censure, recalculation of seniority,
Committee:
House House Administration
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I thank the Attorney General Mays for working for seniors, and I oppose this call for her censure and
- She should not resign or be censured because I rise in support of the best and most effective Attorney
- She should not resign or be censured because I'd like to thank Chris Mays for her continuing support
- Members, I'd like to give some examples of what I believe are censure-worthy language, like 'very fine
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have already been censured.
- Censured but not silenced.
- </c><04:09:43.199><c> me</c> uh talk of someone wanting to censure me uh talk of someone wanting to censure
- I have already been censured. Uh again. I have already been censured.
- Censured but and I will not be silenced. Censured but not<04:10:00.399><c> silenced.
Bills:
HB4758
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- In March 2022, this body, the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate, voted 24 to 3 to censure Senator
- Not 24... 24 to 3 to censure Senator Rogers. Not 24 Democrats.
- Eleven of our own Republican colleagues voted for that censure.
- The censure resolution stated she engaged in conduct unbecoming of a senator and damaged the reputation
- Senator Rogers for embracing white nationalist ideology, After censuring Senator Rogers for embracing
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:39 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Boards can censure their own members, and they do.
- ...did they not have the opportunity to censure?
- Yes, every board has it, but to the point is, what does it mean to censure if, through the censure and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I have been censured. I was censured, but not silenced.
- I have been censured.
- I have been censured.<03:11:00.399><c> I</c><03:11:00.640><c> was</c> censured. I was censured.
- I was censured,<03:11:02.720><c> but</c><03:11:03.040><c> not</c> censured, but not censured, but not
- Censured, but not silenced. silenced. Censured, but not silenced.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, May 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to assure you that I am censured but not silenced.
- Someone is going to stand in the well of the assure you that I am censured but not assure you that I
- am censured but not silenced. silenced. silenced.
- But I am censured, not silenced, and I'm engaging in a countdown to impeachment.
- </c> censured, not silenced. censured, not silenced. and<02:45:40.479><c> I'm</c><02:45:40.800><c> engaging
Bills:
HB8469
Keywords:
military construction, veterans affairs, VA appropriations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, military housing, family housing, veterans health care, veterans benefits, medical services, community care, toxic exposure fund, burn pits, women veterans, suicide prevention, Veterans Crisis Line, electronic health record modernization, EHRM, barracks, telehealth
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> but also censured. but also censured.
- Censured Censured Censured but<02:30:58.319><c> not</c><02:30:58.560><c> silenced.
- </c> censured but not silenced. censured but not silenced.
- My<02:31:03.920><c> censure</c><02:31:04.399><c> took</c><02:31:04.720><c> place</c><02:31:06.000><c>
- because</c><02:31:07.359><c> in</c><02:31:07.680><c> this</c> My censure took place because in this
Bills:
HB5587
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- In March 2022, this body, the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate, voted 24 to 3 to censure Senator
- Not 24 Democrats. 11 of our own Republican colleagues voted for that censure.
- The censure resolution stated she engaged in conduct unbecoming of a senator and damaged the reputation
- same elected official has brought us SB 1421, and I have to ask my Republican colleagues: after censuring
- Senator Rogers for embracing white nationalist ideology, After censuring Senator Rogers for embracing
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 1803, which would regulate non-accredited veterans benefits claims assistance by prohibiting unrecognized agents or attorneys from preparing or prosecuting claims, limiting compensation practices, requiring written disclosures and cancellation rights, and making violations subject to Attorney General enforcement. Supporters, including the sponsor and several veterans, said the bill would create needed guardrails against predatory actors while preserving veterans’ choice to use free or paid help. Opponents and some neutral testimony, including a VA-accredited attorney and representatives of the VFW and American Legion, argued the bill still lacked sufficient protections, raised federal preemption concerns, and should require VA accreditation instead. After debate over fees, back pay, and the availability of free services, the committee adopted an amendment and gave SB 1803 a do pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote.
The committee then heard SB 1232, a strike-everything amendment dealing with outdoor advertising signs in military airport and ancillary military facility overlay zoning districts. The bill would allow signs on property with a military compatibility permit in areas otherwise treated as residential under a zoning designation, which the sponsor and property representatives said was needed to resolve an ADOT permitting loophole for a specific parcel near Luke Air Force Base and the Northern Parkway. Members questioned whether the change was narrowly tailored, whether other properties could be affected, and whether ADOT and federal highway beautification rules would be satisfied. After the amendment was adopted, the committee approved SB 1232 on a 4-3 vote, with several members saying they would reserve the right to change their votes on the floor.
Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1511, which would prohibit operation of a commercial motor vehicle in Arizona unless the operator can prove lawful presence in the United States and would allow impoundment if proof is not provided. The sponsor introduced the bill with a lengthy explanation of commercial driver licensing history and concerns about non-domiciled and limited-term CDLs, contrasting them with Canadian and Mexican commercial licensing arrangements. The transcript cuts off before testimony, questions, or any action on SB 1511.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Discipline ranges from a censure, like a letter saying, or even less than a censure, a letter saying,
- Then there's a censure, and then there can be probation, there can be diversion, there can be things
- Even less than a censure, a letter saying, look, you shouldn't probably do this differently next time
- Then there's a censure, and then there can be probation, there can be diversion, there can be things
Bills:
SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Such penalties could include public censure, a fine of up to $25,000, and recommendation to the governor
- Such penalties could include public censure, a fine of up to $25,000, and recommendation to the governor
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 108 on administrative procedures. That bill, as amended, would require agencies to review all rules on a five-year cycle, submit regulatory plans and annual reports, publish intended agency action within 90 days of new rulemaking authority, improve public access to incorporated materials, and streamline rule publication and correction procedures. After brief testimony from the Florida Bar’s Administrative Law Section and support from Americans for Prosperity and the James Madison Institute, the committee adopted two amendments and reported CS for SB 108 favorably.
The committee then approved several other measures, including the Senate veterans package (CS for CS for SB 116), which made technical changes and was supported by veterans and advocacy groups; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempts local barriers while preserving state and federal law and building codes; CS for SB 126 allowing mail distribution of prescription hearing aids after a Florida-licensed professional examination; CS for SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” making it a third-degree felony to abandon restrained animals during declared disasters; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice expansion for complex cardiac conditions; SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure; CS for SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property; CS for SB 348 on ethics, addressing false military rank claims and delinquent ethics fines; SB 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day; CS for SB 160 expanding CPA licensure pathways and clarifying administrative outsourcing; and CS for SB 50 promoting nature-based coastal resilience measures. Most of these bills received supportive testimony and were reported favorably.
The committee also considered and reported favorably the annual reviser bills SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42, which adopt the 2025 Florida Statutes, conform statutory names, remove expired provisions, and clean up obsolete language and cross-references. Throughout the meeting, members asked questions on a few bills, but no roll-call votes were recorded as opposed; each measure was approved and reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested that a few missed affirmative votes be recorded, and the committee adjourned without objection.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a letter of reprimand, censure, and expulsion.
- It's a letter of reprimand, censure, and expulsion.
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
alcohol consumption, Senate rules, legislative conduct, ethics, New Mexico Senate, redistricting, gerrymandering, election integrity, Congress, voter rights, political polarization, Nancy Lopez, Roswell bypass, US Highway 285, U.S. Highway 285, Highway 285 bypass, road naming, highway naming, memorial, transportation department
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #4
Transcript Highlights:
- The resolution condemns her comments and censures the Attorney General.
Summary:
The Republican caucus met to discuss a single item, House Resolution 2004. Staff explained that the resolution expresses the Arizona House’s disapproval of public statements made by the Attorney General about the use of force against law enforcement officers, says Arizona law limits lawful use of force in narrow circumstances, and calls for the Attorney General to retract the statements, issue corrective guidance, resign, and be censured.
The bill sponsor said the resolution was self-explanatory and referenced recent news events, arguing that if the Attorney General were a member of the House, the chamber would be considering expulsion instead. No questions were raised for staff or the sponsor.
The caucus concluded without further discussion and indicated the measure would go to the floor.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #4
Transcript Highlights:
- The resolution condemns her comments and censures the Attorney General.
Summary:
The Republican caucus met to discuss a single item, House Resolution 2004. Staff explained that the resolution expresses the Arizona House’s disapproval of public statements made by the Attorney General about the use of force against law enforcement officers, states that Arizona law limits lawful use of force in narrow circumstances, and calls for the Attorney General to retract the statements, issue corrective guidance, and resign. It also condemns and censures the Attorney General.
The bill sponsor said the resolution was self-explanatory and tied to recent news events, arguing that if the Attorney General were a member of the House, the chamber would be considering expulsion. No questions were raised for staff or the sponsor.
The caucus concluded without amendment or vote in the meeting and indicated the measure would go to the floor.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- of faith, I'm compelled to speak just as the Catholic bishops were compelled to speak this week, censuring
- of faith, I'm compelled to speak just as the Catholic bishops were compelled to speak this week, censuring
- Censuring the president on his immigration policies.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a wide range of late-file energy bills, with much of the discussion focused on battery storage siting, gas system expansion, propane consumer protections, gas workforce safety, and a Taunton home-rule petition on water rates for manufactured housing communities. Representative Sweeney urged support for H. 4689 and H. 4690, which would impose a moratorium and setback requirements for lithium battery storage facilities, citing fire risk, proximity to homes, and environmental concerns. Several local officials and residents from Oakham, Tewksbury, and other communities described proposed battery projects near homes, schools, wetlands, and conservation land, while industry and clean-energy advocates argued the bills would effectively block storage development and conflict with state energy goals and existing fire-safety standards.
The committee also heard strong support for S. 2290/H. 3547, a bill to prevent gas expansion near environmental justice communities, from environmental justice advocates, municipal officials, and clean-energy groups. Testimony emphasized rising gas bills, the cost of new pipelines, methane and health impacts, and the need to avoid locking in long-term gas infrastructure costs. Witnesses also discussed related bills on gas workforce safety, gas shut-off valves, and gas meter replacement plans, with labor representatives supporting safety-focused measures and opposing changes they said would weaken inspections, while consumer and environmental advocates argued that some utility replacement practices are unnecessarily expensive and should be reined in to reduce ratepayer costs.
Other testimony included support for H. 3518 on propane gas ratepayer protections, with the witness arguing for clearer contract terms and website price disclosure, and support for S. 2652, which would authorize Taunton to create a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities because residents there are effectively paying higher water costs through rent due to a single master meter. No committee votes or final actions were taken during the hearing, and members mostly asked brief clarifying questions or made no comment after testimony.