Video & Transcript Research : 'transparency in voting'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote? Those wishing to vote or change their vote.
  • I think this is a bit of an improvement on the language, and I'm happy to vote yes on it in Order to
  • OK, if you are in favor of the motion to table the motion to suspend the rules, then you will vote aye
  • So, if you are in favor of the motion to suspend the rules, you will vote aye.
  • The motion to suspend requires 32 votes in order to be adopted.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're in favor of the measure, vote aye; against the measure, vote nay.
  • If you're in favor of the measure, vote aye; against the measure, vote nay.
  • If you're in favor of the measure, vote aye; against the measure, vote nay.
  • If you're in favor of the measure, vote aye; against the measure, vote nay.
  • If you're in favor of the measure, vote aye; against the measure, vote nay.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 26th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I just really encourage you to vote in favor of making this process a little bit easier for people
  • Brad Ashwell, All Voting Is Local Action, waiving in support. John Kent, waiving in support.
  • I'd like to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on Tab 7. All right. Is there any objection?
  • I think I need two-thirds of the vote, and I'm in a prevailing party to vote pursuant to Senate rules
  • We need a vote of two-thirds in favor. There's no vote until next week. Oh, okay.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates. The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support. The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you favor advancement of the nomination, you will vote aye. If you oppose, you will vote nay.
  • Literally, the vote will now occur. If you favor the nomination, you will vote aye.
  • Seeing no debate, the vote will now occur.
  • If you favor the advancement of the nomination, you'll vote aye. If you oppose, we'll vote nay.
  • What we're adding in here is we've got instances where somebody might be living in a nursing home or
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency May 14th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
  • Concerns have been raised about the safety of individuals who work in elections.
  • , both in the office and, in some instances, in their home, in Tarrant, Dallas.
  • This is a serious problem that will lead to more challenges in hiring and retaining the people in these
  • The AG may also seek up to $1,000 per day in penalties.
Bills: SB1540, SB2610, SB2373
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • taxed in Texas.
  • Is the judicial transparency information section in Senate Bill 293 and the committee substitute?
  • There's no there's no teeth in it actually because if you don't work you don't work But transparency
  • I just wanted to try. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that support transparency in the bill
  • of transparency in that process.
Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/18/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're for transparency. In fact, my office has a transparency dashboard. You can Google it.
  • ><01:09:15.679> has<01:09:15.920> a transparency in fact my office has a transparency in
  • And then we're going to go to a vote in about two minutes.
  • <01:14:17.440> thank<01:14:17.600> you<01:14:18.120> uh vote in about two minutes
  • thank you uh vote in about two minutes thank you uh chair<01:14:19.040> um<01:14:20.040> can't
Bills: HF7
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

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  • Come see me in Waxahachie.
  • The training that we have to complete in order to be able to do this in our practices.
  • In other words, my... It's hard enough for me to get in to see my dentist now.
  • OK members, we are ready to vote. We're going to vote now on this one.
  • But vote. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 11 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present and voting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • in Dallas.
  • The physicians in the Senate voted yes on this bill because it just makes sense.
  • In fact, podiatrists are doing ankle surgery in 99% of cases.
  • I urge this committee to vote in favor of SB 2487.
  • in the encampments in the central business district.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • continuously operating public school in Texas.
  • After graduating in 190, I'm sorry.
  • In short, we like the idea of transparency and making things simpler for all customers, so we support
  • I'm here to testify in support of SB 1036.
  • Unfortunately, we are seeing in solar what we have long witnessed in roofing, high-pressure sales tactics
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • public school in Texas.
  • In short, we like the idea of transparency and making things simpler for all customers.
  • I'm here to testify in support of SB1036.
  • Unfortunately, we are seeing in solar what we have long witnessed in roofing: high-pressure sales tactics
  • In 2003, we allowed this process to move forward.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-24

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's in Dayton, Minnesota, which is in my district.
  • We were at over $500,000 in free care in 2023 and over $879,000 in free care in 2024.
  • , right in their town.
  • Parents with children, put yourself in their shoes, sleeping outside, in a car, or in an abandoned building
  • This came from right in front of one of our churches in town.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/24/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We delivered over $500,000 in free care in 2023 and over $879,000 in free care in 2024.
  • We delivered over $500,000 in free care in 2023 and over $879,000 in free care in 2024.
  • 1941 and the that was uh constructed in 1941 and the other<00:26:18.480> in other in other in
  • Put yourself in their shoes. Sleeping outside, in a car, or in an abandoned building.
  • in a car, or in an Sleeping outside, in a car, or in an abandoned abandoned abandoned building.<00:31
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • it in statute.
  • in the city.
  • Why do you think we have to have it here in Texas? ...It's not in there. It's not in there.
  • With that, I ask that you vote in favor of Senate Bill 619. Thank you for your testimony.
  • We think this is a great way to encourage competition and get price transparency out there in the drug
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:45 am

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • In all kidding aside, one would think that Burns Flats would be highly competitive for in this arena.
  • I would ask for your eye vote.
  • , and it hasn't received a single nay vote in either of its committees or on the floor.
  • We've already had situations with the young man in California that took his life, the young man in Florida
  • Members, the vote will now occur on House Bill 4358. If you favor the measure, vote aye.