Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative action'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 6th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this legislation does is it creates a permissive form.
  • What this legislation does is it creates a permissive form.
  • That's the benefit to talking prior to committee about legislation.
  • This legislation really is aligned to what the U.S.
  • This legislation puts a process in place for institutions to appeal, This legislation puts a process
Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 6 and began with a presentation from LSU leadership, including LSU System President Wade Roos and Chancellor Jim Dalton. They outlined LSU’s goals of building an “elite” flagship university while maintaining accessibility through transfer pathways from regional campuses, increasing research expenditures toward top-tier status, and keeping more Louisiana students in-state for college and jobs. Members responded positively, praising LSU’s leadership, workforce focus, and efforts to retain the state’s best and brightest students. The committee then considered several bills. SB 105, by Sen. Kathy, would reinstitute a TOPS Tech-related benefit for veterans using existing TOPS Tech funds, with no new money added; it was reported favorably. SB 374 would create a uniform framework for college economic development districts, allowing other institutions to establish districts with local government approval; Rep. Tarver offered and the committee adopted an amendment adding a legislator to each district board, and the bill was reported with amendments. SB 304 would let Louisiana institutions choose from a Board of Regents-approved list of accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, while preserving specialized accreditation; it was reported favorably. The committee also took up SB 522, which would allow vocational and technical charter schools to apply directly to BESE as Type 2 charters when supported by the State Board of Commerce and Industry. Rep. Taylor objected that the bill should apply equally to public schools and charter schools, but the committee ultimately voted 9-1 to report the bill favorably. SB 290, a cleanup bill on student exit codes and school accountability data, was reported favorably. H.R. 175, which would have asked for a study of TOPS Tech, was voluntarily deferred by the author. Finally, H.C.R. 81, by Rep. Freiberg, requested a Department of Education study on options for public school systems facing declining enrollment, including funding, staffing, closures, and consolidation. Caroline Romer of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools supported the study, and Rep. Taylor asked whether charter schools should be included in the review. The resolution was reported favorably. The meeting ended with several members recognizing visiting mayors and other guests before adjournment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal Apr 29th, 2026

Municipal

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to do an amendment because right now the current legislators, there's a legislative appointment
  • There's a legislative appointment from Senate District 37 and 39 and House District 4.
  • But again, that was a measure that, as I understood initially, the only action that could be taken is
  • We have already established the Administrative Hearing Bureau under the legislation as it exists.
  • They've submitted a letter of support for this piece of legislation.
Summary: The committee met on April 29 and heard a series of local bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, planning boards, and other local issues. Early actions included adopting a three-minute rule due to the late hour and deferring several bills that were not to be heard that day. House Bill 483 was voluntarily deferred, while House Bill 484 on the New Orleans Regional Business Park was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 78 on the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority was amended to correct a district reference and then reported favorably. House Bill 66, expanding Alexandria’s administrative adjudication authority for ordinance violations, was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief to reside in the village, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several Shreveport blight-related bills. House Bill 1051, dealing with demolition of dilapidated residential property, was amended to allow the city to rely on reports from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and was reported favorably. House Bill 1080, a similar measure for condemned commercial property, was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he would consult the city attorney before floor debate. Senate Bill 148, allowing Lake Charles to pay a modest per diem to planning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably. House Bill 208, which would let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members, drew opposition from the police jury and failed on a recorded vote, 3-10. The committee also considered House Bill 1215 on the disposition of historical statues and monuments, adopting an amendment to prevent transferred monuments from being placed back in the parish where they were removed, and then reporting the bill favorably as amended. House Bill 793, a contested bill addressing subdivision plats filed without parish approval and the running of prescription, generated extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, the McCormicks, and a former appellate judge; the committee ultimately reported it favorably, with the author saying he would keep working on the language and send it to the Law Institute. Finally, House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization measures during declared emergencies, was amended to limit any local ordinance to the duration of a governor-declared emergency, tie increases to CPI, and cap the measure at 365 days; the bill remained under discussion with questions about its relationship to existing price-gouging laws and whether the committee should wait for a broader study.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And hopefully, on a national landscape, we'll be able to have some legislation soon that'll then allow
  • If you can't read them together, then try to look at the legislative intent. Yield for questions.
  • And you talk to teachers who are just so thankful for this piece of legislation.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • For that, as you may know, within the budget agreement, there is $15 million set aside for legislative
  • legislation that goes through.
  • had a chance to be able to see the details to be able to understand that there was a $1 million legislative
  • As I vote yes on this bill, I am Curious that as the bill goes further and the actions go further, will
  • The legislation is designed to protect the integrity of critical public safety infrastructure and ensure
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We regulate motorcycles on legislation. We regulate motorcycles on the<00:14:48.399> road.
  • process, we're more than legislative process, we're more than willing<00:20:36.799> to<00:20:
  • We urge you to oppose this legislation.
  • We urge you to oppose this legislation. legislation. legislation.
  • ,<00:51:59.280> I we, you know, as a former legislator, I we, you know, as a former legislator
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, every year as a part of the legislative session, it, um, one day we always designate to honor our
  • We ask for submissions from law enforcement agencies across the state. >> So those mills are legislative
  • session, it it um one day we legislative session, it it um one day we always<00:15:04.880> designate
  • <00:20:58.240> That's heard a lot of this this action.
  • That's heard a lot of this this action.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 15th, 2026

Rules

Bills: S0100, S0102, S0104
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard three housekeeping/statutory revision bills. Chair Passidomo introduced the committee’s new staff director, and the committee proceeded quickly through the agenda with no public appearance forms, questions, or debate on any of the bills. SB 100, the Adoption Act, prospectively adopts the 2026 Florida Statutes as an official document and adopts the statute materials passed by the 2025 regular session as official state statute law. SB 102 deletes statutory provisions that were previously repealed or expired and are now without effect. SB 104 is the General Reviser's Bill, which removes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects grammatical and typographical errors in the Florida Statutes. Each bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. After the votes, several senators asked to be recorded as voting favorably on tabs 1 and 2, and the committee adopted that request without objection. The meeting then adjourned, with members reminded that the committee would meet again on Thursday.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 24th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • want to welcome all of you, our witnesses who are here, and also the members who are laying out legislation
  • This legislation is focused on protecting the Devil's River in Valverde County.
  • We do want to thank Representative Morales for filing this legislation on behalf of the on behalf of
  • As the waterways of Texas face increasing degradation, now is the time to take action to protect this
  • I hope you all can support this piece of legislation that is super important to Val Verde.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 20th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law does not allow a person called by the legislature or a legislative committee to refuse to
  • The committee substitute still empowers either House of the legislature or a legislative committee to
  • So this bill will eliminate the current list that's not clear what legislative intent was, making it
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met and heard several bills related to legislative process and court jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1386, by Senator Huffman, would change compelled legislative testimony from blanket transactional immunity to testimonial immunity, allowing compelled statements or documents to be used against a witness in criminal prosecution only if not derived from the compelled testimony, while preserving protection against perjury and false statements and retaining the right to counsel. No public witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1470, by Chairman Hughes, which would require DPS to share existing data on cross-state driver’s license cancellations with the Secretary of State for voter-roll maintenance. Hughes said the bill does not create new data collection and is intended to improve list maintenance. A DPS resource witness was present, there was no substantive opposition, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1210, also by Hughes, would address conflicts between the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals on constitutional questions by making the Supreme Court the final arbiter in limited circumstances. Chris Hilton supported the bill, but Allen Place, Jack Rohde, and Philip Furlow opposed it, arguing it was unconstitutional, unnecessary, and could create practical problems in criminal post-conviction litigation. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 311, which would conform the Government Code to the Texas Constitution by clarifying the Supreme Court’s original writ authority against lower courts and officials other than the governor. Justice Evan Young and Chris Hilton supported the bill as a clarification of existing authority, while no one testified against it; the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed to allow the chamber to rearrange for the Senate session.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the committee on local legislation.
  • on local legislation.
  • important piece of legislation.
  • I have a special interest, not just as a legislator, but a special one, okay, in... ... legislator, but
  • . ... have no problems like that with pieces of legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And again, when we take action on this incredible package of legislation that will protect law lives,
  • It's a really clever piece of legislation.
  • I love the legislation.
  • And I'm happy to answer any other questions on this legislation.
  • This legislation is a massive step. in the right direction.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet as Texans, we cannot support legislation that treats people any less than human beings.
  • I'm the chief of legislative affairs for Every Texan.
  • This creates a system in which high-risk defendants can be held accountable for their actions.
  • I'm looking forward to working on this legislation in the House as well.
  • I urge you to consider the human cost. of such legislation. within our justice system that SJR 5 would
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.
  • It substitutes legislative action for judicial administration.
  • And we could not fathom that by a legislative action, our names would be removed from this board in these
  • We are those legislators.
  • We are those legislators.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 19

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I would prefer a more direct action and method of utilizing the funds for this education.
  • So, I would prefer a more direct action and method of utilizing the funds for this education.
  • Clerk, are there any resolutions<01:08:20.480> for<01:08:20.640> action?
  • resolutions for action? resolutions for action?
  • May all others be referred for action. May all others be referred to<01:08:24.400> print.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • only thing I want to say to you at the outset is be mindful of trying to pack too much into the legislation
  • pack too much be mindful of trying to pack too much into<01:24:28.560> the<01:24:28.880> legislation
  • into the legislation into the legislation because<01:24:30.800> things<01:24:31.120> change
  • Um, has there been other jurisdictions that have addressed uh existing gambling behavior before legislation
  • 31.520> before uh existing gambling behavior before uh existing gambling behavior before legislation
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 18

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk, are there any resolutions for action? Madam Speaker, there are no resolutions for action.
  • Clerk, are there any resolutions<00:37:04.720> for<00:37:04.960> action?
  • resolutions for action? resolutions for action?
  • all<00:37:08.079> others<00:37:08.400> be<00:37:08.560> referred for action
  • May all others be referred for action. May all others be referred to<00:37:08.960> print.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have you invited him to be a joint author on your legislation?
  • We legislate, and we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy.
  • I would consider taking up as a legislator.
  • I want to thank you for bringing this important legislation forward.
  • Each of these actions is part of the job that we willingly take on daily.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • direct action torts like negligent entrustment...
  • , actions that can have dire effects on us Texans if passed.
  • That is a separate cause of action. Against the company? Yes, in the first place.
  • I was Vice President of Legislative Affairs in 2021. And as part of the...
  • The problem with the legislation is that there are no safety reforms in it at all.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman Nichols, members of the Transportation Committee of the 89th Legislative Session, thank you
  • I am the Director of Legislative Affairs for Commissioner Adrian Garcia.
  • This legislation would have negative, lasting effects on our state's economic development.
  • different from Senate Bill 2141, as filed originally, and would replace the filed version with a legislative
  • Lastly, we want to make sure to receive this report by the next legislative session. That's okay.