Video & Transcript Research : 'interim committees'
Page 30 of 500
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- substitute committee subst the committee substitute committee subst the committee substitute properly
- Chairman and committee members.
- on this there is not a committee on this there is not a committee substitute<00:16:34.000>
I< - All right, I will try to let the committee members know if there will be a special committee as of now
- <00:19:36.960>
on use the gavel here the committee on use the gavel here the committee on
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:05
Roll Call 00:13
HB 7 Passover discussion 02:45
HB 490 Passover 03:22
HB 744 Discussion 04:08
HB 744 Vote 08:25
SB 10 Discussion 10:25
SB 10 Vote 12:03
SB 25 Discussion 14:30
SB 25 Vote 16:54
Adjournment 19:47, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum present and began with roll call and a brief introduction of a page, William Huffman, a fifth grader from Lexington. The chair announced that House Bill 7 and House Bill 490 would not be considered that day, with HB 7 described by its sponsor as a housing-related proof-of-concept measure that needed more interim study before returning next session.
The committee then heard House Bill 744, sponsored by Representative Richard White, with testimony from Brown County officials. The bill would allow counties to pay routine vendors electronically under a standing order, while still requiring appropriate signatures, to address delayed mail delivery, lost checks, and check-washing concerns. The committee substitute and title amendment were both adopted, and the bill received favorable expression to pass the House floor by roll call vote.
Senate Bill 10 was presented by Senator Robbie Mills with support from representatives of the sheriff, firefighters, police chiefs, and cities organizations. The bill would enhance retiree health benefits for CERS career retirees by better aligning the subsidy with under-65 health costs. Members voiced support, including one member explaining a yes vote based on the bill’s benefit to retirees, and the committee voted favorably with a title amendment adopted. Senate Bill 25 was then heard from Senator Mills as part of broader housing legislation; it would expand the use of industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing projects of at least 48 units to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and at the end members who had arrived late recorded attendance and votes before the meeting adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Aug 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , the Legislative Finance Committee and your committee today.
- Chairman, committee members. You know, I'm Michael O'Dean.
- Chairman, committee members. You know, I'm Michael O'Dean.
- There was a bill on both your committee and also in the Senate.
- And I'd say almost every single meeting that we're at in this interim committee has been about uncertainty
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 (6-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The first meeting of the committee is scheduled for July.
- to the committee once you all have that? to the committee once you all have that?
- <00:35:39.520>
session, sometime during the interim session, sometime during the interim session - But there were several things we didn't get to within the committee.
- to um within the committee. to um within the committee.
Keywords:
Meeting Start - 00:00
Roll Call – 00:34
KY Chamber of Commerce KY Business Perspectives – 01:50
COT Update on SB4 – 27:16
Adjournment – 48:18, 958, all
Summary:
The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken.
Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation.
The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.
OR
Transcript Highlights:
- Reports from committees.
- The Senate will dispense with reading reports from committees, as committee recommendations are included
- Reports from committees.
- The Senate will dispense with reading reports from committees, as committee recommendations are included
- I want to give a courtesy to the Port Orford Jubilee Committee.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- bill into a study committee. bill into a study committee.
- I mean, obviously it's interim interim<00:10:40.440>
study <00:10:40.720>this <00:10:40.920 - this committee? this committee?
- I think we're the Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee cares about revenues.
- committee records and see it for sure. committee records and see it for sure. Yeah. Yeah.
Summary:
The committee began with brief remarks recognizing Representative Almquist’s service and noting that he would not seek reelection, along with comments about other members’ departures and replacements. The chair then opened a series of interim study work sessions, explaining that some bills would be handled now and school-funding-related bills later in the year. Members also discussed how interim study reports work, including that they are recommendations for future legislation and do not prevent anyone from filing similar bills again.
On HB 224, dealing with rebates to taxpayers from the renewable energy fund, members noted that the bill was essentially the same as a prior House bill that passed the House but stalled in conference with the Senate. The committee discussed whether the measure would change current law; members were told it would not, and that the report would simply recommend future legislation. The chair indicated the committee would likely recommend the bill for future legislation, with no minority report, and that any roll call vote would be reflected in the final report.
On HB 417, repealing the communication services tax, members raised concerns about revenue loss, possible 911-related issues, and conflicts over municipal taxation of telephone poles and related property. The Lottery Director and others explained that repeal could create legal uncertainty for municipalities and that the bill could reduce state revenue by millions of dollars. The committee concluded the bill should not be recommended for future legislation unless it were substantially revised to address revenue and municipal-taxation complications. On HB 635, concerning taxing nonprofit entities that settle illegal immigrants, members agreed it was primarily a federal issue and outside the state’s authority, so it was not recommended for future legislation.
On HB 660, requiring historic horse racing facilities to compensate host communities, members said the concept of mitigating local impacts was reasonable but the bill was too broad in its current form. Testimony from the Lottery Director and others focused on how host communities and charities currently receive days and revenue, how operators are using shared days, and how the market may already be adjusting. Members also discussed whether neighboring communities, including out-of-state towns, should be considered and whether the state’s share of gaming revenue could be redirected. The discussion ended with interest in a narrower rewrite and possible future legislation, but no final vote was described in the excerpt.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- previous discussions during the interim. previous discussions during the interim.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- Reman.<00:58:45.359>
Committee. Reman. Committee. Reman. Committee. - think this would be a better interim think this would be a better interim talk<01:16:17.920>
- >> and he could probably help uh committee >> and he could probably help uh committee
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JDC, AEN-JDC Public Hearings 03-19-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, everyone, to the Judiciary Committee hearing this Wednesday morning.
- Aloha, Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the committee.
- Aloha, Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the committee.
- Aloha, Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the committee.
- members of the committee. Liza Mangel. members of the committee. Liza Mangel.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HB 400, the Judiciary’s biennium budget, and HB 727, a proposal to create a women’s court pilot program. On HB 400, Judiciary officials said the request includes operating funds of about $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $11.9 million for capital improvements. Testifiers from the legal services community, including the Legal Clinic, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Bar Association, supported the budget and emphasized the need for civil legal services and immigration-related legal help. Judge Kim also highlighted Big Island needs, including courthouse design funding and an additional district court judge.
HB 727 drew extensive testimony in support from Judiciary officials, treatment court staff, legal and behavioral health organizations, prosecutors, and individuals with lived experience in drug court. Supporters said women in the justice system often face trauma, abuse, addiction, and mental health challenges that are not adequately addressed in existing programs, and argued that a women’s court could improve rehabilitation and reduce recidivism. Judiciary witnesses explained that the proposed program would be a specialty court within the drug court framework, initially focused on the Kona division of the Third Circuit, with possible future expansion to Hilo. A probation officer and a former drug court participant described the benefits of treatment court and the need for women-specific services, including spiritual counseling options.
After testimony, the committee recessed briefly for lack of quorum and later returned to vote. HB 400 was passed with amendments, including added amounts in the committee report for civil legal services and immigration-related legal services, and a revised defective date. HB 727 was also passed with amendments, including changes to the purpose section to make the First Circuit women’s court permanent, create a three-year Third Circuit Kona women’s court pilot, and remove the broader expansion language for the time being. The committee adopted both measures by vote, with Senator Chang excused.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the organizational meeting for the Rules Committee. Clearly a really hot ticket.
- I was proud to serve on this committee last session and I'm happy to be back. Thank you.
- This is my 9th year with the Senate, and I was in the Senate Rules Committee in 2023.
- The committee will be meeting every day at 10:30.
- The folks that we did during that interim confirmation, it won't be everyone.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- members, please remind them to notify the council service of planned attendance or non-attendance at interim
- committee meetings.
- Even though the interim has just begun and only organizational meetings have been held, some interim
- committees have already. struggled with attaining a quorum or even a special subcommittee to allow a
- be in attendance of the meeting, the earlier we can decide in coordination with the chair whether committee
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (04/14/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- committee? committee?
- Any other questions from the committee? committee? committee?
- committee? committee?
- I'll just be a member of the committee. committee. committee. Richard<01:24:18.440>
Moore. - interim rules very quickly. interim rules very quickly.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Report standing committees.
- Report standing committees.
- The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology submits the following report: Your committee
- Chairman, Committee of the Whole, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and
- Committee of the Whole. Mr.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guest groups, including the City of Maricopa Youth Council, students from Alpha School in Scottsdale, Brianna Andrew, and students from Gilbert Edu-Prize. The chamber also adopted a proposed amendment to Senate Rule 7A and then adopted the rules of the 57th Legislature, and the President announced a temporary committee appointment for Senator Shamp and a request to adjourn after Wednesday’s session until Monday, March 16.
The floor then considered a long list of bills, with several third-reading votes. Measures that passed included SB 1654 on elections funding, SB 1711 on school safety-related information, SB 1743 on campaign contribution address disclosure, SB 1747 on access technology content, SB 1284 on moving violations, SB 1336 on State Land Department issues, SB 1365 on property tax exemptions for veterans, SB 1655 on juror summons/poll worker service, SB 1662 on probation, SB 1803 on Department of Veterans’ Services claims assistance, SB 1494, SB 1497 on school insurance, SB 1503 on pension benefit plans, SB 1584 on Department of Corrections recruitment, SB 1632 on DES, SB 1723 on bail, SB 1206 on insurance claims, and SB 1827 on aviation. Several bills failed, including SCR 1047 on marijuana establishment licenses, SB 1134 on political signs before reconsideration, SB 1544 on probation, and SB 1585 on sex offender monitoring. SB 1134 was later reconsidered and passed. Many of these votes featured debate over elections administration, privacy, health care access, veterans’ benefits, probation, and public safety.
The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for Calendar One and later Calendar Two. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted amendments and recommended do pass on SB 1009, SB 1050, SB 1054, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1317, SB 1461, and SB 1672, with discussion focusing on school training standards, veterans’ park passes, local measures, Arizona Rangers oversight, AHCCCS provider reimbursement, reentry programming, allied health workforce development, and anti-psychotic drug authorization. On Calendar Two, the committee also advanced SB 1173, SB 1234, SB 1295, SB 1611, and SCR 1022 after amendments and extended debate, especially on AHCCCS fraud, juvenile court proceedings, inmate medical release, and the American Indian Health Program. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the bills were properly assigned, and committee announcements were made for the next day’s meetings.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/04/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, just to check the boxes. of the committee. DJ Bettin Court, of the committee.
- But we do know that interim study in this committee is often a silent death with dignity, and I don't
- This is interim study. Okay. Is the motion clear? Motion: interim study on the paint bill.
- This is interim study. This is interim study.
- The motion is interim study. Discussion. The motion is interim study.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor May 31st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, committee members.
- Good morning, Chair and committee.
- Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
- Thank you so much, from the policy advisor and legal staff to our committee manager, our committee secretaries
- Thank you to all of the committee.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 5th, 2026 at 02:49 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, members of the committee.
- As also with the member with Representative Block on the Indian Affairs Interim Committee, this could
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, I'm sorry. I was late. I was in another committee.
- and others during the interim.
- All right, committee. Any questions?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Senate's Special Election Results / The Spirit of Civility / Minnesota's Housing Needs Feb 2nd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- “This is not your first time on the housing and homelessness prevention committee.
- <00:15:03.120>
what homelessness prevention committee what homelessness prevention committee - And I know work was done during the interim to look at those challenges and address them.
- spent a lot of time in this interim spent a lot of time in this interim myself<00:21:28.000>
- The education policy committee also heard a bill from DFL Senator Erin Maye Quade.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, the Senate Emergency Management Committee will come to order.
- Thank you, Chair, members of the committee.
- Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
- Good afternoon, interim chair members of the committee, Marissa Hagerman with Tratton Price Consulting
- Good afternoon, interim chair members of the committee, Marissa Hagerman with Tratton Price Consulting
Summary:
The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard several wildfire- and emergency-related bills. SB 1270 by Senator Richardson would expand the California Wildfire Mitigation Program to more counties and direct future funding toward areas with the greatest wildfire risk and social vulnerability; supporters included CSAC and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. SB 1079 by Senator Stern would create a permanent fire innovation unit within Cal Fire to identify operational needs, test new technologies, and speed deployment of successful tools; it drew support from Megafire Action, fire agencies, and several advocacy groups. SB 1020 by Senator Niello would require annual reporting on open gubernatorial states of emergency, including spending and lessons learned, to increase legislative oversight without limiting emergency powers; the LAO provided technical assistance on the bill. SB 894 by Senator Allen would establish a wildfire resilience loan program modeled on Go Green to help finance home hardening and defensible space improvements, with broad support from state, local, environmental, and credit union interests.
Testimony on the bills emphasized wildfire risk, the need for broader home hardening access, and the value of innovation and oversight in emergency management. Supporters of SB 894 said grants alone cannot meet the scale of needed mitigation and that low-cost financing could leverage private capital. Supporters of SB 1079 argued California needs a more formal system to connect firefighters with innovators and scale proven technologies. On SB 1020, the author and committee discussed balancing executive emergency authority with transparency and accountability. There was no recorded opposition to the measures during testimony.
After discussion, the committee accepted amendments on the bills and voted to pass SB 894, SB 973, SB 1020, SB 1270, and SB 1079 as amended to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The transcript shows multiple roll calls as quorum was established and absent members were called; each bill ultimately received unanimous support from members present and was reported out of committee.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Sep 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will come to order. Clerk, call the roll.
- As we go through this hearing, in an interim hearing...
- When we come over the interim and when we go back into session.
- It's going to be an interesting interim, for sure. All right.
- Hearing none, the committee substitute is adopted.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, the Senate Emergency Management Committee will come to order.
- Thank you, Chair, members of the committee.
- Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
- Good afternoon, interim chair, members of the committee, Marissa Hagerman with Tratton Price Consulting
- Good afternoon, interim chair members of the committee, Marissa Hagerman with Tratton Price Consulting
Summary:
The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard five wildfire- and emergency-related bills. SB 1270 by Senator Richardson would expand the California Wildfire Mitigation Program beyond its current pilot counties, with testimony from the California State Association of Counties and others supporting broader, data-driven home hardening assistance in high-risk communities. SB 1079 by Senator Stern would create a permanent Fire Innovation Unit within Cal Fire to identify operational needs, test new wildfire technologies, and speed deployment of successful tools; it drew broad support from fire, environmental, local government, and industry groups. SB 1020 by Senator Nilo would require annual reporting on open gubernatorial states of emergency, including spending and lessons learned, to improve legislative oversight without limiting emergency powers; the LAO provided technical assistance and the bill was framed as a transparency measure.
The committee also heard SB 894 by Senator Allen, which would establish a wildfire resilience loan program modeled on the state’s Go Green financing platform to help homeowners pay for wildfire hardening and defensible space improvements. Supporters, including the State Treasurer’s office, counties, fire safety advocates, local governments, climate groups, and credit unions, said the bill would make mitigation more affordable and scalable; no opposition was presented. A consent item, SB 973, was also taken up, though the transcript does not describe its substance.
All five measures were moved out of committee on due pass or do pass motions as amended to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee repeatedly called roll as members arrived, and each bill ultimately received unanimous support from the members present, with several votes left on call until absent members were recorded. No opposition testimony was heard on any of the bills discussed.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , which are obviously all the interim studies, and that’s where the joint conference committee reports
- I'd say let's at least give the committee an opportunity to explain the work that they did in the interim
- I'd say let's at least give the committee an opportunity to explain the work that they did in the interim
- interim topics. interim topics.
- select interim topics. select interim topics.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the organizational meeting for the Rules Committee. Clearly a really hot ticket.
- represent the 7th counties in the Southwest corner of New Mexico, and I was proud to serve on this committee
- The committee will be meeting every day at 10:30.
- I don't think we're going to be terribly busy in this committee this session, so we'll keep the start
- The folks that we did during that interim confirmation, it won't be everyone.