Video & Transcript Research : 'Establishment Clause'
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MN
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- that were interested in establishing that were interested in establishing fire<00:04:01.280>
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an those two were combined to establish an those two were combined to establish - The state general levy was established in 2001 as...
- Are those sales considered in your sales study to establish value?
- Are those sales considered in your sales study to establish value?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
BCA Use of Force investigations of federal agents 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is distinct from controlling federal conduct and does not conflict with the supremacy clause.
- This is distinct from controlling federal conduct and does not conflict with the supremacy clause.
- This is distinct from controlling federal conduct and does not conflict with the supremacy clause.
- This is distinct from controlling federal conduct and does not conflict with the supremacy clause.
- Representative Curran said the bill was established with bipartisan support to create standardization
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- That's removing the governing board's authority for the ordinary powers, including the power to establish
- And then the last one would be the emergency clause, so for the transportation grant program.
- The 134 is— Operating, the 134 is what OMB established as what was removed in operating and added to
- Okay, the last one I have is the emergency clause. I'm... Mr.
- Committee has never been more happy to see an emergency clause.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2025, the Veterans Home/Veterans Affairs budget, and worked through the long sheet line by line. Members discussed base payroll, salary and health insurance increases, FTE pool adjustments, IT rate increases, operating expenses, transportation grants, the PTSD service dog program, salary equity requests, temporary help/intern funding, a Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, accrued leave, and several one-time or carryover items including the Fisher House, document scanning, and veterans medical transportation. The committee also reviewed proposed policy language that would shift governance authority for the Veterans Home and Department of Veterans Affairs from the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs to the governor, and would remove board authority over salary-setting and related hiring powers.
A major portion of the meeting focused on clarifying the commissioner salary equity line and how the agency had shifted operating dollars to fund the commissioner’s current salary increase. After discussion with agency staff and Lonnie, the committee voted to remove the separate commissioner salary equity increase line and instead restore operating funding, ultimately setting the operating line at $50,000 above the prior amount rather than fully funding the executive request. The committee also approved funding for the Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, approved a carryforward/exemption for accrued leave, approved authority to accept $200,000 in federal transportation grant funds, approved the $500,000 transfers related to veterans homelessness, and approved the exemption language for certain federal/state fiscal recovery funds after discussing whether the funds were properly obligated.
On the governance amendment, members expressed concern about making a major policy change in an appropriations bill, but also frustration over the board’s salary actions. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment transferring governance authority to the governor by a 7-1 vote. The committee also approved a smaller amount for veteran service officer salary equity than requested, and rejected funding for temporary salaries and an intern. The chair then directed staff to prepare the amended bill for further action, with the committee planning to revisit it once the revised version was ready.
TX
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- Family Law Foundation, sitting with people who I've established friendships with, working on these very
- I do think it's well-established in Texas law and the United States law.
- So in the parent versus non-parent category That, most recently, has been what's been established in
- The Liberty Specially Protected by the Due Process Clause includes the right to direct the upbringing
- Our nation's case law is regularly observed that the due process clause of the 14th amendment protects
TX
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- There being six present, a quorum of established members, my plan today is to try to tend to pending
- the Texas Military Department to renegotiate the deed for this property and remove the reversionary clause
- It was originally established in 1953 for the purpose of the park.
- to develop that land to better suit the needs of the community without violating the reversionary clause
- Many of you voted for Senate Bill 933, which established the public interest determination test in statute
Keywords:
E-verify, employment verification, state contracts, immigration, labor compliance, ERCOT, Texas electric grid, interconnection, Public Utility Commission, PUC, Public convenience and necessity, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, electric utility, transmission, generation facilities, grid reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, SERC
LA
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- But the point is, they've established a method to keep people out of that launch area.
- But the point is, they've established a method to keep people out of that launch area.
- If you look at part D of the draft, the bill, a person who, after being advised of the establishment
- If you look at part D of the draft, the bill, a person who, after being advised of the establishment
- The easiest way is to do this trigger clause. So, to do this amendment for the clause.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 47 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text
- Third reading of the bill: An act establishing a sick leave bank for Carla Johnson, an employee of the
- It establishes an expert advisory committee to guide implementation and clinical standards.
- And the bill, as you heard, also establishes a framework for public awareness and education and data
- We establish severe criminal penalties for violations of this law, and we create an increasing scale
Summary:
The House took up several Senate and House bills, mostly under suspension of the rules, and advanced a number of measures to third reading or engrossment. Early in the session, the House dealt with a Senate bill on student learning and mental health by insisting on its position and appointing a committee of conference. It also referred a Senate petition on alleviating poverty to the Committee on Children and Families after the House declined to concur with a Judiciary referral. The chamber then considered and advanced multiple Ways and Means bills, including legislation on police interactions with people with autism spectrum disorder, honoring Blue Star families, land conveyance in Bolton, newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, affordable housing and cultural space in Brighton, increasing access to epinephrine, and civil rights and technology.
Several bills drew extended floor debate. Supporters of the epinephrine bill emphasized its life-saving purpose and described the death of Michael Brown as a catalyst for the measure; the House adopted the bill after a roll call vote of 149-0. The newborn CMV screening bill also prompted substantial testimony in favor from public health advocates and parents, who argued that universal screening would enable earlier treatment and reduce long-term harm; an amendment to add other rare diseases was withdrawn, and a later amendment creating a broad opt-out was defeated 1-153 before the bill passed 154-1. The civil rights and technology bill focused on banning weaponized drones and robotic devices, restricting misuse, and preserving law enforcement and civil liberties; it passed 154-1. The Blue Star families bill, creating commemorative plates for families of fallen law enforcement officers, passed 156-0 after emotional remarks from members and supporters.
The House also passed without recorded opposition a bill facilitating better interactions between police and people with autism, and it approved a Bolton land conveyance bill and the Brighton affordable housing/cultural space bill. The chamber observed moments of silence for former Congressman Barney Frank and State Trooper Kevin Traynor, welcomed several guest groups, and concluded by adopting an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/20/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- heard from a lot of our establishments heard from a lot of our establishments up<00:15:44.079>
- mean, it looks like um the the clause mean, it looks like um the the clause that<00:39:00.640>
- Clause one needs to be satisfied, or clause two.
- And when I'm looking here, uh, both for clause one and clause two, it would have to basically, the total
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a reinsurance program and it establishes a reinsurance program and it establishes - mean, it looks like um the the clause mean, it looks like um the the clause that<00:39:00.640>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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- to two of the clauses, the two clauses to two of the clauses, the two clauses that<00:14:18.960>
were - Sections 2 to 8 establish a new chapter of law, chapter 65C.
- Um, so section 2 establishes the scope of the chapter.
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Requiring <00:42:55.240>a established as well. - Requiring a established as well.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/06/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- already prohibited by the establishment already prohibited by the establishment clause<01:36:53.199
- The practice of it is all about the Establishment Clause and what can and should be deferred to by the
- can the establishment clause and what can the establishment clause and what can and<01:41:53.119>
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but establishment clause as you said, but establishment clause as you said, - Uh, so you said you're a big fan of the Constitution and the establishment clause as you said, but you
Summary:
The committee first continued its hearing on HB 1287, which concerns the definition of “veteran.” Representative Manion explained that the amendment would adopt the federal-style definition by including a general discharge under honorable conditions, while restoring documentation requirements such as a DD214 and removing a problematic reference to World War II allied veterans. The chair said the committee would close the hearing and take the bill up later in executive session.
The committee then moved to HCR 13, a resolution calling for an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. Representative Joe Alexander, the prime sponsor, said the measure is narrowly focused on congressional term limits, that 12 states have already passed similar resolutions, and that broad public support in New Hampshire justifies action. Members asked whether the effort would prompt Congress to act on its own, whether the resolution should also cover Supreme Court justices, and how many states are needed; Alexander said the goal is to pressure Congress, that the Constitution already treats Supreme Court justices differently, and that 34 states are required.
Testimony in support came from former Representative Linda Masamela, who gave a history-based argument for Article V conventions as a constitutional check, and from Deborah Childs and Aaron Ducet of U.S. Term Limits. Childs said New Hampshire voters strongly support term limits and argued they would open seats to younger, more diverse candidates. Ducet said the application is single-topic and would allow only one amendment, described Article V applications as historically common, and argued that state pressure can force Congress to act. No vote was taken in the portion provided; the chair continued hearing testimony on HCR 13.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- dropping CO2 below whatever established dropping CO2 below whatever established standard<00:29:00.679
- Pursuant to Clause 8 of Rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.
- Further proceedings on this question will be postponed pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule 1.
- Further proceedings on this question will be postponed pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule 1.
- The objection motion to reconsider is laid upon the table, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We give thee thanks for the Declaration of Independence and the principles of freedom that were established
- We give thee thanks for the Constitution, for the principles established in the Bill of Rights, for the
- by a government committee, and especially one established by this body.
- Members, this bill has an emergency clause.
- It requires a two-thirds majority to enact the emergency clause. Members, please vote.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And uh I still think it's a little bit of a dig at our definition of when life is established.
- I think that it's a uh is established.
- So what about the establishment clause that creates the separation of church and state?
- So what about the establishment<00:28:43.000>
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MN
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- I will then move to delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the language from House File
- I will move then to delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the language from House File
- And I'll then move to delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the language from House
- and insert the language from clause and insert the language from House<00:02:02.880>
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Keywords:
veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House committee considers proposed amendment to MN Constitution guaranteeing equal rights 4/3/25
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equality Amendment is to establish equality Amendment is to establish equality - The Minnesota Constitution, the first clause of the Constitution, is the strongest legal protection for
- The Minnesota Constitution, the first clause of the Constitution, is the strongest legal protection for
- um the Minnesota Constitution<00:18:59.320>
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of <00:18:59.960>the Constitution the first Clause of the Constitution
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 11, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof pursuant to clause
- Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed.
- The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.
- Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is on the vote on...
- Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the House stands adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #2
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair and members, HB 2142 establishes the School Safety Center within the Department of Education
- Madam Chair and members, by way of background, current statute establishes a parents' bill of rights,
- It also includes an emergency clause, so it would need 40 out of this chamber and 20 out of the Senate
- citizenship be provided an opportunity to receive a mail-in ballot, and it includes a severability clause
- It also included an intent clause noting that the measure constitutes no change in federal law, which
Summary:
The caucus began with introductions from pages and interns, followed by a procedural reminder on consent calendars and how bills can be pulled for floor debate or amendment. Members were told that third-read consent bills bypass caucus debate, while caucus consent bills may have committee amendments adopted together unless pulled. The meeting then moved into Minority Caucus Calendar No. 2.
A large number of bills were briefly presented, with several members pulling measures from consent or voicing opposition. Topics included appropriations and federal monies accounting (HB 2148), a Buffalo Soldiers memorial (HB 2062), school library funding restrictions (HB 2008), prayer at school governing body meetings (HB 2110), school safety center administration (HB 2142), parental rights and social transitioning disclosures (HB 2249), insurer assessments (HB 2091), agricultural property classification and inspection rules (HB 2104 and HB 2105), firefighter workers’ compensation definitions (HB 2138), truth-in-taxation bond notices (HB 2289), late tax filing penalties (HB 2016), engineering and professional licensing reciprocity (HB 2122), felony murder involving an unborn child (HB 2043), body concealment and mutilation penalties (HB 2044), domestic violence order-of-protection service rules (HB 2048), mandatory reporting of partial-birth abortions (HB 2074), unlawful flight sentencing enhancements (HB 2108), weapons trafficking and fentanyl sentencing changes (HB 2131 and HB 2132), drive-by shooting forfeiture rules (HB 2045), probation review notice changes (HB 2046), venue changes for cases involving court employees (HB 2126), and child support for pre-born children (HB 2144). Members repeatedly criticized several abortion-related bills, the library bill, and the tax and agriculture measures as harmful, unnecessary, or unfunded mandates.
The latter part of the meeting focused on water and election legislation. Water bills included snowpack augmentation funding (HB 2024), water conservation grant disclosures (HB 2029), removal of education/research as an eligible water grant use (HB 2030), stormwater recharge mapping with an appropriation (HB 253), cesspool remediation assistance (HB 2096), groundwater pumping limits in INAs (HB 2097), Colorado River litigation funding (HB 2116), and natural resource conservation board changes (HB 2117). Election-related items included moving the primary date earlier and changing signature cure timelines and observer rules (HB 2022), a memorial urging designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization (HCM 2001), a memorial urging review of CAIR for terrorist designation (HCM 2002), and a constitutional amendment on citizenship, voter ID, foreign contributions, and early voting limits (HCR 2001). Members raised concerns about voter access, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and the practical effects of the election changes. The caucus concluded with birthday acknowledgments and an announcement for Muslim Day at the Capitol before adjournment.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:39 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd lastly note that are the policies that the Opportunity Enterprise Board has established...
- The policies that the Opportunity Enterprise Board has established in order to determine which ones to
- Regarding the carving out of an exemption for the anti-donation clause, was that...
- Regarding the carving out of an exemption for the anti-donation clause, was that a ballot measure put
- It would also establish that to be eligible,...
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The tails in this sense are determined by what the committee will establish as the base for FY 26 and
- You'll see in Clause B there this is dealing with the state grant program from a previous bill.
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B designation you'll see um in Clause B designation you'll see um in Clause - It was established in 1969.
- Constitutional autonomy is a court-created doctrine, but it's well established in Minnesota.
Summary:
The Higher Ed Finance and Policy Committee met to begin a budget overview for higher education. The chair noted quorum, committee member introductions, and that Democratic members were absent. The chair also said the Office of Higher Education would not be appearing for the planned budget deep dive, so nonpartisan fiscal staff would present instead. Ken Savory, the committee’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst, introduced a presentation on the higher education finance structure and timeline.
Savory explained the state budget cycle, the difference between direct appropriations, statutory appropriations, open appropriations, base funding, tails, and one-time appropriations, and how those concepts apply to higher education. He described the committee’s usual budget areas: the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Foundation. He also reviewed historical spending charts showing higher education’s share of the general fund over time, the 2/3-1/3 funding policy in statute, and how tuition and general fund support have shifted. He noted that the FY 26-27 base for the Office of Higher Education area is about $725 million, including roughly $450 million for the State Grant program and about $99 million for North Star Promise.
Members asked about comparing the current budget to earlier biennia, and staff responded that they would need to calculate the percentage difference. The chair then summarized prior budget growth, saying the previous budget was about $650 million over base and the current budget/tail was about $450 million over base. Staff also reviewed the 2024 omnibus higher education bill, including a roughly $5 million reduction to North Star Promise that was redirected to the Fostering Independence Grant program and a $500,000 appropriation for Minnesota State’s Kids on Campus program. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions during this portion of the meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The 86th Legislature established the Texas Flood Infrastructure Fund to help communities plan, design
- SJR 40 establishes appropriate thresholds for when legislative involvement is required.
- Senator Bettencourt continued: “It establishes a clear, consistent list of permissible delivery methods
- that established law.
- Members, this bill is about non-compete clauses in health care employment.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day.
Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously.
The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure.
The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.