Video & Transcript Research : 'introductions'

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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please recognize Representative Turner for an introduction.
  • Please recognize Representative Stairs for an introduction.
  • Members, the The introduction is the same.
  • Please recognize Representative Kaine for an introduction.
  • Representative Kane, you're recognized for an introduction. You, Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Able to be here, so Vice Chair Hagen-Buch will give your introduction.
  • I'm open for questions to close that introduction. Members, are there questions for...?
  • Thank you very much, and thank you, Senator, for the kind introduction.
  • I know, I think that was good with that introduction.
  • But Senator Eckhardt also gave you a great introduction. We respect that very much.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 5, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 13

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, are there any introductions? Representative Perruso, thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • Members, any further introductions?
  • Item number six: Introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?
  • Item number six: Introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?
  • of resolutions Mr clerk are introduction of resolutions Mr clerk are there<00:33:34.880> any<
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred.
  • Okay, members, we are going to move on to guest introductions. Guest introductions.
  • Assembly Member Brian, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
  • Assembly Member Brian, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
  • Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions. The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred.
  • Okay, members, we are going to move on to guest introductions. Guest introductions.
  • Assembly Member Brian, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
  • Assembly Member Brian, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
  • Assembly Member Ortega, you are recognized for your guest introduction.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and procedural agenda, including suspending rules to move AJR 31 forward without reference and approving a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. The chamber also heard several guest introductions, including recognition of Shannon Lee for work tied to AB 2455 establishing a Bruce Lee Day, and district staff and visitors from other members’ offices. The main floor debate centered on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent federal court decisions and state redistricting efforts are weakening protections against racial vote dilution and disenfranchisement, while opponents said the resolution promoted race-based districting and was inconsistent with equal protection principles. After extensive debate and repeated parliamentary reminders about decorum, the Assembly added 57 coauthors and passed AJR 31 on a 58-8 roll call vote. Justin Jones of Tennessee was later introduced as a guest. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, most of which passed with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies, AB 1816 extending court supervision for sex-offender rehabilitation completion, AB 2561 protecting users’ phone and digital privacy settings, ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day, ACR 190 honoring California Day of the Teacher, AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students, AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and school safety plans, AB 1665 adding mental health training for coaches, and AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting. The Assembly also passed AB 1768, an urgency tax measure tied to federal Medicaid reimbursement cuts for Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties, and began consideration of AB 1712 regarding Santa Fe Springs’ water system sale, with debate starting but not completed in the excerpt.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 9th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Member Irwin, you are recognized for your very important guest introductions.
  • Continuing on with our guest introductions.
  • Assembly Member Wilson, you are recognized for your very important guest introductions.
  • Ward to do his guest introduction from Mr. Speaker's desk. Mr. Ward, you are recognized.
  • Members, bear with me while we do some guest introductions.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, completed the roll, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions recognizing visitors, students, and a long-serving committee secretary, Tabitha Volga-Sang, who was honored for 32 years of service. Members also took up a procedural motion by Assembly Member DeMaio to immediately consider ACA 14, the Taxpayer Protection Act, without reference to file; that motion failed on a 14-44 vote. The main policy debate centered on SB 106 by Senator Laird, a budget appropriation to provide $90 million in one-time funding for Planned Parenthood and related women’s health and family planning services after federal cuts. Assembly Member Tangipa offered amendments arguing the money should be directed more broadly to women’s health and hospitals, but the Assembly voted 41-13 to lay the amendments on the table. Supporters, including Gabriel, Sharp-Collins, Gibson, Krell, Bonta, and others, said the bill was needed to preserve access to cancer screenings, contraception, STI testing, and reproductive care, especially in rural and underserved communities, and to offset the effects of federal defunding. Opponents, including Johnson, DeMaio, Patterson, and Tangipa, criticized the bill as lacking transparency, favoring a politically connected organization, and diverting attention from hospital funding and other health needs. After extended floor debate, SB 106 passed the Assembly 55-10 and was transmitted immediately to the Senate. The chamber then took up H.R. 84, a resolution condemning racism after President Trump circulated racist imagery depicting former President Obama and Michelle Obama. Members from the Black, LGBTQ, Latino, AAPI, Jewish, Native American, and other caucuses spoke in support, saying the post normalized dehumanization and had real-world consequences; Assembly Member Tangipa also stated the post was wrong and apologized on the record. The transcript ends during continued debate on H.R. 84, before a final vote is shown.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred.
  • Okay, moving on to guest introductions and announcements.
  • Okay, moving on to guest introductions and announcements.
  • Assembly Member Hoover, you're recognized for your guest introduction.
  • Assembly member Hoover, you're recognized for your guest introduction.
Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file. Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold. The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception. The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 27, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 23

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, are there any introductions? Representative Garcia, thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • Are there any further introductions? If not, let's move on to order of the day.
  • <00:23:02.039> if are there any further introductions if are there any further introductions
  • Item seven, introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?
  • <00:59:26.319> of reading item seven introduction of reading item seven introduction of resolutions
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to start off with introductions with our vice chairman.
  • We're going to start off with introductions with our vice chairman.
  • We have two also that will join in the introduction of our discussion.
  • We have two also that will join in the introduction of our discussion.
  • For myself, just by way of introduction, this will be my 25th legislative session. Ouch, yeah.
Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025 session and focused on an overview of county and municipal home rule powers and state preemption. After roll call and member introductions, Chair Alex Rizzo and Vice Chair Griff Griffiths explained the constitutional and statutory basis for local self-government, the distinction between charter and non-charter counties, and how express and implied preemption limit local authority. Griffiths emphasized that home rule gives local governments broad power to address community needs, but the Legislature can override that authority through clear preemption, with courts ultimately deciding disputes. Representatives Holcomb and LaMarca added that local issues should generally be addressed locally first, but statewide standards can be appropriate when uniformity is needed or local action is ineffective. The committee then heard from a panel representing counties, cities, business, and construction interests: Ginger Delegal of the Florida Association of Counties, Carolyn Johnson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Rebecca O'Hara of the Florida League of Cities, and Carol Bowen of Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida. Delegal and O'Hara argued that home rule is rooted in local autonomy, policy experimentation, and accountability to voters, and warned against broad or “vacuum” preemptions that remove local authority without replacing it with state regulation. Johnson and Bowen supported preemption when local rules create a patchwork that hurts statewide competitiveness, raises costs, or complicates business operations, citing examples such as labor rules, heat safety, permitting, and procurement preferences. The panel also discussed the 2023 local ordinances law, which requires business impact estimates and provides attorney’s fees in certain challenges, as a mechanism to resolve disputes locally before resorting to preemption. Members questioned the panel about the 2024 heat-safety preemption and how to protect workers in the absence of local ordinances. Business representatives said existing OSHA duties and industry best practices already require employers to provide safe conditions, while local governments and the state should avoid inconsistent standards across jurisdictions. Another discussion centered on construction permitting, licensing, and local boards that may slow projects and increase costs; Bowen suggested eliminating redundant local fees and barriers while preserving statewide licensing and enforcement against bad actors. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational, with the chair inviting continued discussion on when preemption is appropriate versus when local governments should retain authority.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-23 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's go ahead and get started for introductions. Senator Simon, are you ready? For introductions.
  • Senator Jones for an introduction. Thank you so much, Mr. President.
  • Senator Simon, you have an introduction. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • Anybody else for an introduction?
  • Before we move on, we got a couple of introductions.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes related to the FSU campus shooting, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and visiting student and community groups. The chamber then moved into special order bills and adopted a resolution honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. A number of measures were taken up and passed, including child care and early learning provider regulation updates, false reporting/swatting penalties, health care billing and collection protections, hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, trust fund interest rules for IOTA accounts, transportation-related changes, public records exemptions for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate court clerks, municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonating law enforcement, trespass at large-scale ticketed events, refund of patient overpayments, stem cell therapy standards, insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives, pre-arranged transportation services, and the Uniform Commercial Code update for digital assets. Several bills were amended before passage, often by substituting House companions and adopting late-filed amendments. The transportation bill was significantly revised to remove speed-limit increases and utility-related provisions while adding beach equipment removal, flood-wake enforcement, expectant mother parking permits, and local regulation of micromobility devices; it passed 37-0. The trust fund interest bill drew the most debate, with supporters arguing it right-sized a volatile funding stream for legal aid and opponents warning it would sharply reduce support for legal aid organizations; it passed 28-10. The municipal water and sewer rate bill also prompted extended debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records exemption bills for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate clerks passed with varying margins, with supporters emphasizing safety and anti-doxing protections. One bill on cardiac emergencies and another on education were temporarily postponed. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, often unanimously, after brief sponsor explanations and little or no debate. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the late USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery. After completing the day’s special order calendar, the Senate recessed for lunch until 1:30 p.m. or on call of the President.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction of guests in the gallery. I rise for a point of personal privilege.
  • Introduction of guests in the gallery. Please. Members, it is Radiology Advocacy Day.
  • Introduction, first reading of bills: Senate Resolution 1002, Salvatore Capitano Death Resolution.
  • I rise for a point of personal privilege, introduction of guests. Please. Thank you.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, then recorded attendance and approved the journal. Members recognized Radiology Advocacy Day and welcomed radiologists in the gallery. The chamber also approved a motion to request House consent for the Senate to adjourn on Thursday, April 2, 2026, after completing its work, until Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The main substantive action was consideration of Senate Resolution 1002, honoring Lieutenant Colonel Salvatore Capitano, an Italian Air Force officer who served at Luke Air Force Base as an F-35 instructor and evaluator pilot. The resolution praised his leadership, service to allied training efforts, and support for Arizona’s driver’s license reciprocity legislation for allied service members. Senators and guests spoke in tribute, a moment of silence was observed, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Secretary of State. During personal privilege, members introduced guests including a student visitor and several Italian military and diplomatic representatives. Senate Democrats also entered a statement into the journal protesting the March 26 floor handling of HB 2072, the repeal of Cesar Chavez Day, arguing that amendments were not fully heard and that the process lacked meaningful dialogue. The Senate then recessed for caucus and later adjourned.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 13 February, 2026; 9:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction of bills and constitutional amendments. Gentleman from Marion, Mr. Morgan.
  • I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the introduction.
  • Introduction of guests and visitors. Gentleman from Rankin, Mr. Varner. Introduction. Yes, sir.
Summary: The House opened with a guest-led prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then confirmed a quorum and dispensed with reading the journal. There were no select committee reports, and standing committee reports were noted as being on the calendar. The chamber also welcomed visitors, including Florence Middle School student council members, school administrators and teachers, and longtime sports writer Jeff Bird. On the calendar, the House considered motions to reconsider and tabled House Bills 1441 and 1442. The rules calendar then took up House Resolutions 4 through 14 in a block, and the House gave them final passage. Immediate release was requested and granted for those resolutions. During announcements, a member changed a prior vote on House Bill 1314 from nay to yea. Members also offered memorials for Jerry Montgomery and Dr. Mary Washington of Humphreys County. The Speaker thanked members for a productive week, and the House adopted a motion to adjourn until 4:00 p.m. Monday.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 6th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introductions and reference of bills will be deferred.
  • We are going to start with some guest introductions.
  • Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized for your guest introduction. Thank you, Mr.
  • Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized for your guest introduction. Thank you, Mr.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 22nd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we'll come back down, do the introductions, and then do the third reading on House Bill 1.
  • Unanimous consent to go down to business: introduction of legislation.
  • Order of business: introduction of legislation. It's a reader to read.
  • We've got Bill Introduction and then House Bill 1 on the floor for the rest of the day.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jan 6th, 2025

California Assembly Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introductions and reference of bills will be deferred.
  • Moving on to guest introductions. Members, it is a very exciting day.
  • We are moving on to guest introductions. Thank you, members. We are moving on.
  • You are recognized for your guest introduction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Please recognize Representative Lawson for an introduction.
  • Representative Lawson, you're recognized for an introduction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • for the next two days, so just want to put that out for Bashore to get into announcements and introductions
  • break with the city of Oklahoma City and powers this building, it's now time for announcements and introductions
  • Representative Banning, you're recognized for an announcement or introduction. Thank you, Mr.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • order of business will be followed today: Inspirational message and prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Introduction
  • Please recognize Representative Kerbs for an introduction.
  • Representative Kerbs, you're recognized for an introduction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Please recognize Representative Waldron for an introduction. ...you're recognized for an introduction
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Floor Session 5/8/25 - Part 1

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Introduction of bills. The following House file has been offered for introduction today.
  • Second reading.<00:19:04.559> Introduction<00:19:05.120> of<00:19:05.600> bills.
  • Introduction of bills. The reading. Introduction of bills.
Keywords: 1183, house
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Morning Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have an introduction of a very special guest.
  • The next order of business is introduction of special guests.
  • Introduction of special guests. Proceed, Representative. Mr.
  • Further introductions, lady from Barton. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Introduction of special guest.
  • Introduction of a special guest, Mr. Speaker. Proceed, gentlemen. Mr.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal for the prior day by a vote of 118-1. The rest of the session was dominated by points of personal privilege, including farewell remarks from several outgoing members. Those speeches focused on service, family, staff, veterans, law enforcement, integrity, and concerns about lobbyist influence, with members also thanking legislative assistants and recognizing guests and family members in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills. Senate Bill 1019, dealing with hospital finance and investment authority, was amended to align workplace violence, telehealth, prior authorization, physician licensure, and Lyme disease language, then passed 110-31. Senate Bill 1572, a pensions bill affecting police retirement, MOSERS, EMPERS, and related board provisions, drew extended debate over how to handle retirement overpayments; amendments were adopted to address technical and policy issues, and the bill passed 129-14. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196, concerning workforce diploma programs, Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants, workforce Pell Grants, higher education funding, and university board residency rules, was amended and passed 115-20, but its emergency clause failed 2-132. The House also granted further conference on Senate Bill 1020. Committee reports were read on several other measures, including bills recommended to pass by Fiscal Review. Later, the House began considering Senate amendments to House Bill 2508, an LLC-related bill involving certificates of good standing, court dissolution of LLCs in limited circumstances, and a St. Louis County property-management affidavit process for repeated ordinance violations.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Leader, President, would you please recognize Senator Peterson for a gallery introduction?
  • President, would you please recognize Senator Fried for a gallery introduction?
  • Senator Fried, you're recognized for a gallery introduction. You, thank you, Mr. Leader.
  • Leader, would you please recognize Senator Prieto for a gallery introduction?
  • Senator Prieto, you're recognized for a gallery introduction. You, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr.