Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 10th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is kind of an interesting H.J.R. because it doesn't need enabling legislation because it . . .
  • There's no current legislation in that you're having to alter.
  • We would like to clarify the legislation and remove the recapture. publication from on the tax bill to
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House is in receipt of a privilege report from the Legislative Bureau.
  • removal of certain elected and temporary appointed judges and Louisiana Supreme Court justices by legislative
  • House Bill 98 by Representative Bagley, relative to current retired legislator prestige, each place,
  • House Bill 98 by Representative Bagley, relative to current retired legislator, prestige, Each Place,
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and adopted the journal. Members received messages from the Senate on several House bills and Senate bills, and a number of House resolutions were introduced or laid over. The chamber also suspended rules to allow committees to continue meeting while the House was in session. Several local and ceremonial resolutions were taken up, including measures on public health data, carbon sequestration property rights, declining school enrollment, and commendations and condolences. The floor then considered a series of local bills and Senate bills, many of which passed with little or no opposition. Among the House bills approved were measures creating or adjusting local districts and utility-related authorities in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, including bills on the Regency Park Town Home Crime Prevention Security District, Sewage and Water Board procurement and lien authority, the Foulberg-New neighborhood improvement district, and temporary parish burn bans. The House also passed bills on broadband cable price notices, state finance limits, toll exemptions for school board-owned leased vehicles, prestige license plates, and a brain injury designation on driver’s licenses. Senate bills passed included measures on workers’ compensation evidence rules, recreation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a soybean grain research board name change, incumbent worker training, interdict estate planning, and recreational alligator hunting. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 256, which would consolidate Orleans Parish’s separate civil and criminal clerk of court offices into a single Orleans clerk. Supporters argued the change would align Orleans with the rest of the state, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while preserving employees and services. Opponents raised concerns about the timing, the lack of broader legislative and public involvement, the impact on the recently elected criminal clerk, and possible disruption to court operations and constitutional rights. After lengthy questioning, the bill passed 89-8. The House also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a school choir visiting the Capitol and later continued with additional Senate bills, including one on workers’ compensation medical review evidence and another on the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was it by legislative action? I'm not aware.
  • The theme of the day is ignore Orleans legislators.
  • Finally, the Legislative Black Caucus was founded on the principle Finally, the Legislative Black Caucus
  • We are those legislators.
  • We are those legislators.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • About legislative intent.
  • That's still the case with this legislation, correct?
  • protected that are part of our legislative process.
  • I'm most concerned with this piece of legislation.
  • It has nothing to do with this legislation.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 5th, 2026 at 12:10 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, I move to go to the next order of business, introduction of legislation.
  • And, I mean, it was, at the moment, just what was happening in the legislative session.
  • Speaker, I move we go to that order of business: third reading of legislation.
  • I move we go to that order of business: third reading of legislation.
  • We go to the next order of business: introduction of legislation.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 5th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, I move to go to the next order of business, introduction of legislation. See, no.
  • Speaker, I move we go to that order of business: third reading of legislation. So ordered.
  • Speaker, I move we go to that order of business third reading of legislation.
  • We go to the next order of business: introduction of legislation.
  • Introduction of legislation. Seeing no objection, it is so ordered.
Summary: The House opened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and a series of announcements and recognitions tied to Gallup-McKinley County Day, including the presentation and passage of House Memorial 15 designating February 5, 2026, as Gallup-McKinley County Day. Members spoke at length in support of Gallup and McKinley County, its Native communities, cultural traditions, Route 66 heritage, economic development, and local schools and guests in the gallery. House Memorial 15 passed unanimously, 70-0. The chamber then took up House Memorial 3 recognizing nurses and other health care professionals. Several members and guests from labor and health care organizations spoke in support, emphasizing the dedication of frontline workers and the importance of honoring nurses. The memorial passed unanimously, 70-0. The House also passed House Bill 32, a counseling licensure compact, after adopting a technical amendment, by 63-0; House Bill 33, a psychologist compact, by 64-0; and House Bill 95, creating a fifth judge position in the Second Judicial District family court division, after a friendly amendment removing an appropriation because funding was already in the budget, by 65-0. During committee reports, the House adopted favorable reports on several measures, including House Bill 70 substitute, Senate Bill 3 as amended, House Bills 246, 254, 271, 276, 288, and House Joint Memorial 3. In introductions, the House referred several memorials and Senate bills, including measures on teacher workload study, detention facility reuse, health insurance affordability, gifted education endorsements, special education, and burglary definitions. The House also announced committee meetings, upcoming events, and the annual House-versus-Senate basketball game, then recessed until the next morning.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • During my legislative sessions, I got to follow the Honorable Pete Laney in this office.
  • Most of the legislation I tried to pass, I would leave that microphone saying, "Members, thank you for
  • I was George Bush's legislative director from 1995 to 2000, and Speaker Tom Craddick's Chief of Staff
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're just looking for a reporting process to make us aware of that, and you know, there may be legislation
  • I'd just like to personally Thank the author for running this legislation.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, you know, there may be legislation down the road that we want to do more, but right now we're just
  • I'd just like to personally thank the author for running this legislation.
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced a series of health, licensing, and child welfare measures. Senate Bill 1806 would allow eligible individuals receiving Oklahoma Department of Human Services services to voluntarily remain in those services until age 21; the author said the title was struck while fiscal estimates were being revised, and the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1430 would shift authority over hiring, supervising, and removing the commissioner of mental health from the governor to the governing board; it passed 8-2 after questions about removal provisions. Senate Bill 206, as amended, added tribal entities to EMS-related essential services to help draw down federal funding, and passed 10-0, while Senate Bill 1849 made a cleanup change allowing the State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners to approve medical marijuana education for continuing education credit and passed 11-0. The committee also approved Senate Bill 1428, creating an Office of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related services within the Department of Health; the author said outside funding would cover the first two years and the bill would have no state budget impact, and it passed 9-2. Senate Bill 1653 created the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and passed 9-2 after discussion of closed meetings and compact operations. Senate Bill 1984 updated and clarified the Osteopathic Medicine Act and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1644 required alpha-gal syndrome to be added to the reportable diseases list and passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1561, requested by regional EMS, added disciplinary steps for ambulance and EMT personnel to avoid automatic disqualification and passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1813 enacted the athletic trainer compact and passed 10-2. The committee then took up major child welfare restructuring. Senate Bill 1570 would create a Department of Child Safety and Well-Being by consolidating DHS Child Welfare Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs, with a phased implementation timeline and a future board and interim commissioner; members discussed protecting ongoing cases and adding lived-experience representation on the board. The bill passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1796 shortened the period for informal foster care arrangements from seven days to 72 hours and added guardrails for temporary foster care placements; the author said it was intended to prevent harm when children are left with unvetted caregivers, and it also passed 12-0. The committee adjourned after distributing a handout related to the foster care/respite care changes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • passing legislation exactly like this?
  • on good legislation, but here we are.
  • Orr moves to excuse those members on this legislative day who were excused on the previous legislative
  • May I please ask that all comments on the last legislative day and this legislative day on SB8 and HB7
  • Look, if y'all support a piece of legislation, if you're going to carry a piece of legislation, stand
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 20th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • But again, this is all a process we work together to perfect the piece of legislation.
  • But again, this is all a process we work together to perfect the piece of legislation.
  • It's not a separate agency under this legislation. I understand.
  • I'm in support of this legislation for three reasons. First...
  • It's really the big focus of this piece of legislation. Let me take you through that.
Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 24th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We believe there may be a way to accomplish this at the dealer. without legislation and the agency is
  • We are appreciative of Senator Hall filing this legislation and and we thank you, Chairman Schwartner
  • on legislative draft.
  • James Madison warned us that the accumulation of all powers legislative, executive, and judiciary in
  • My office is committed to working with those groups to find opportunities to improve this legislation
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee was marked by discussions on several significant bills, with a keen emphasis on legislative updates and committee substitutes. Notably, Senator Blanco presented a new committee substitute for SB2610, which modifies the employee cap from 100 to 250 and extends the update timeline for cyber security programs for small businesses. This substitute was adopted unanimously, reflecting a collaborative agreement among the committee members. Additionally, there were discussions surrounding SB1856 as Senator Crayton provided insights into how stakeholder feedback influenced the bill's committee substitute. The committee ultimately voted in favor, pushing it towards the local and contested calendar, indicating the bill's progression through legislative channels.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 9th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last session, I passed legislation which... ...created a similar program for Texas game wardens.
  • This legislative leave pool program will provide much-needed support for correctional officers, allowing
  • them to participate in the legislative process while maintaining their commitment to duty.
  • Thank you for considering our perspectives as we move forward with this important legislation. keep the
  • Their work is vital to society, and providing them with the ability to engage in the legislative process
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 31st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute is a Legislative Council draft.
  • The committee substitute is a Legislative Council draft.
  • And that's why it's really important to me that, as legislators, we understand.
  • We have the potential for monumental legislation with this bill.
  • It wasn't an end-all, be-all, and this legislation won't be for us either.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • What happened after the legislation was passed in.
  • What demographics does this legislation target?
  • We believe this is the intent of this legislation.
  • I'm the legislative officer.
  • And so, part of the goal of the legislation...
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The goal behind this legislation is to develop the regulatory framework as nuclear energy advances across
  • I would also note that this legislation came about through the interim study I hosted in the House Energy
  • drafting a transitionary plan to maintain and, in case of restructuring, recommend draft proposed legislation