Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Joint Resolution 2'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 2 from County and Municipal Government.
  • Resolution... got a resolution pointed out. Personal privilege, uh, Senator Singleton.
  • This is Senate Joint Resolution number 38 by Senators Jones and Coleman-Madison, commending Taiwan for
  • Resolutions adopted. Mr. President, Senator Waggoner has a resolution for me.
  • Okay, Senate joint resolution number 41 by Senator Beasley, commending John F.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Bolick here. Senator Finchem here. Senator Hatathlie. Senator Ortiz. Thank you. Here.
  • Senator Boy: aye. Senator Vincum: aye. Senator Hemp: aye. Senator Hempany: no. Senator Qee.E.: no.
  • Senator Bolick? Aye. Senator Finchem? Aye. Senator Hatathlie? No. Senator Kuby?
  • Senator Bolick? Aye. Senator Finchem? Aye. Senator Hatathlie? No. Senator Kuby? No. Senator Rogers?
  • Senator Finchem? Aye. Senator Finchem? Senator McHughy? No. Senator Kuby? Aye. Senator Warkese? No.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2825, which would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and related obligations with a civil collection process. Supporters, including the sponsor, argued it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costly incarceration, while opponents from victims’ rights groups, judges, and prosecutors said it would weaken victims’ constitutional rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The chair adopted an amendment requiring a summons and clarifying that victims’ constitutional remedies are preserved, and the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee then considered HB 4070, which would bar corporations from incorporating if an officer, director, or trustee had been convicted of sex or human trafficking, and would extend civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a “corporate death penalty” aimed at preventing trafficking through corporate governance, while the ACLU warned the facilitation language was vague and could sweep too broadly. After adopting the chair’s amendment defining “facilitate,” the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to review cases thoroughly and efficiently. Next, HB 2720 was heard, which would raise penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct, add a $200 assessment for the anti-human trafficking fund, and allow certain sex-trafficking victims convicted of prostitution to seal vacated records. Supporters, including law enforcement, prosecutors, and survivor advocates, said it would deter demand and help victims; opponents argued it could still sweep in trafficking victims and lacked sufficient safeguards. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also heard HB 2028, a strike-everything amendment allowing community restitution in lieu of a $20 assessment for indigent homeless defendants, and HB 2047, which would increase trespass penalties for remaining in or returning to property after an eviction writ; both were discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. Additional bills were introduced and heard later in the meeting, including HB 2136, which would create new offenses for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU opposed it as viewpoint discrimination. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential and restrict dissemination and monetization; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent re-victimization and misuse of public records, while defense-side speakers asked for clearer access for defense teams. HB 2415 would tighten regulation of kratom products and specifically target concentrated 7-OH products; testimony sharply split between supporters who described public-health risks and opponents who said prohibition would harm consumers who use it for pain or recovery. The transcript ends before any final action on those later bills is shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Alston, aye. Senator Angius, aye. Senator Epstein, yes. Senator Fernandez...
  • Senator Finchem, yes. Senator Kuby, aye. Aye. Senator Finchem? Yes. Senator Kuby? Aye.
  • Senator Alston? Aye. Senator Angus? Aye. Senator Epstein? Yes. Senator Fernandez? Senator Angus.
  • Senator Fernandez. Senator Fincham. Aye. Senator Qee. Pass. Senator Meach. Aye. Senator Ler.
  • Senator Leach? Aye. Senator Werner? Senator Fernandez? No. Senator Kavanagh? Senator Farnsworth?
Summary: The committee first approved the February 3, 2026 minutes and reordered the agenda to accommodate sponsors and speakers. SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide, was presented as a response to Medicaid fraud and exploitation of vulnerable Native American patients. After brief questions about why Maricopa County would handle statewide oversight, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment regulating automated license plate readers. The amendment limited use to specified law enforcement purposes, required verification of alerts when feasible, imposed data-retention and handling responsibilities on agencies, and created a misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of data. Supporters from Phoenix, Tempe, Prescott Valley, the Arizona Chiefs of Police, and the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association argued the bill provides needed statewide guardrails while preserving a valuable investigative tool for missing persons, stolen vehicles, and serious crimes. Opponents from the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens raised privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, warning about dragnet surveillance, unclear terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes, lack of public access to records, and the risk of misuse for immigration or abortion-related tracking. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111 as amended a do pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote, with one not voting. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was approved. The bill requires appeals or adverse determinations on behavioral health claims under AHCCCS fee-for-service to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience, and the amendment broadened the requirement to include medical-necessity denials and specified at least two years of similar clinical experience. Senator Werner said the measure was intended to curb inappropriate denials and improve payment for behavioral health providers serving Native communities. Access was neutral but said the bill’s terms were too broad and could require additional staff; the committee nonetheless adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. Finally, SB 1122, as amended, was approved 10-0. The bill bars AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, while the amendment prohibited 100% prepayment review and adjusted the corrective-action language. Senator Werner and provider representatives said the measure was needed because providers were being delayed or denied payment, contributing to closures, workforce shortages, and patient brokering. The committee then began hearing SB 1072, a major appropriation to increase reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony focused on severe caregiver shortages, overtime costs, and unassigned service authorizations.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

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

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • And uh what HB 287 does will codify that event so that the joint House and Senate will come together
  • And uh what HB287 does will codify that event so that the joint House and Senate will come together every
  • codify that event so that the joint codify that event so that the joint house<00:14:43.920> uh
  • come<00:14:44.959> together house uh and Senate will come together house uh and Senate will
  • What we have been doing is just simple resolution every year calling the House and Senate together. >
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Paul, Representative Morgan, again, thank you for your support on the bill.
  • of this committee and passed overwhelmingly on the House floor, but unfortunately it reached the Senate
  • Line 12-2 says any testing. a screening necessary to monitor the mental and physical health of the enrollee
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • dollars, and then we have a billion dollars in industry investment that come with it, you have a stable $2
  • Representative, Senator Hunter's kept us from getting a price increase. But if I'm outside...
  • That's why Babe had to create TWIA all those years ago, Senator Schwartz.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • 2 Thank you. Thank you. All right, it's at 11.17.
  • House Bill 6-2. House Bill 6 would add federal air marshals and police and detectives of the U.S.
  • In addition to that they would also have to fit section 2 which is commits or conspires to to commit
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Alberton Senator Bell Senator Carley Senator Coleman Senator Madison Senator Elliott Senator
  • Senator Figur Senator Gavan Senator Or Senator Singleton Senator Smitherman Senator STS Senator Weaver
  • Senator Alberton Senator Bell Senator Carley Senator Coleman Senator Madison Senator Elliott Senator
  • Figur Senator Or Senator Singleton Senator Smitherman Senator STS Senator Weaver Senator Smitherman,
  • Senator Bell, Senator Carley, Senator Coleman, Senator Madison, Senator Elliott, Senator Figures, Senator
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (02/01/2024)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQHnyO93Vng, 2026-06-14T02:39:09+00:00, 2.2.23, Data collected via generic collector engine, http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/calendars_journals/ 0:00 House Session – February 1, 2024 9:39 Call the House to Order 9:41 Adjourn from the Late Session 9:55 Prayer – Reverend Bob Stewart 12:51 Pledge of Allegiance 13:16 National Anthem by Tasha Lawson 15:01 Leaves of Absence 15:33 Introduction of Guests 16:20 Communication – Welcome Rep. Sean Durkin and Rep. Michael Murphy 17:17 Memorial Remarks for Hon. Suzanne Smith 23:25 Motion to place Memorial Remarks in Permanent Journal 23:38 Bill Removed from Consent Calendar: CACR 20, HR 20, HB 1447-FN 24:24 Adoption of Consent Calendar 25:26 Motion to Suspend House Rules 26:54 HB 1199-FN-A 27:11 Motion to Table (DIV) 30:46 HB 1588-FN 31:23 HB 1598-FN-A 32:57 HB 1237-FN 33:29 ITL (DIV) 42:21 FA 0345h 43:20 OTPA 44:06 Motion to Reconsider HB 396 (DIV) 49:26 HB 1372-FN (RC) 53:36 HB 1068 53:55 OTP (RC) 1:01:55 ITL 1:02:33 HB 1520-FN-A 1:02:48 OTP (DIV) 1:15:40 ITL 1:16:57 CACR 23 1:17:11 OTP (RC) 1:37:51 HB 1002 (RC) 2:15:09 Announcements 2:16:49 Lunch Recess until 1:30 pm 3:45:49 HB 1005-FN 3:47:08 HB 1248 -FN 3:47:26 Motion to Indefinitely Postpone (RC) 3:50:19 HB 1230 (DIV) 4:03:19 HB 1398 4:03:50 HB 1499 4:05:08 CACR 13 4:05:34 FA 0385h (RC) 4:18:50 OTP (RC) 4:21:06 Motion to place debate on CACR 13 in Permanent Journal 4:21:25 HB 1179-FN 4:22:27 HB 1338 (RC) 4:33:15 HR 21 (DIV) 4:41:46 HB 1391-FN (DIV) 5:02:35CACR 20 5:03:07 Motion to Indefinitely Postpone (DIV) 5:08:43 HR 20 (RC) 5:15:18 HB 1447-FN (DIV) 5:27:04 Third Reading 5:27:40 Announcements 5:30:36 Unanimous Consent – Rep. William Boyd 5:33:39 Motion to Print Remarks of Rep. Boyd in Permanent Journal 5:33:48 Recess to Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., 928, house, all, 2.2.40, 2.1.47
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Womack. Here. Senator Cloud. Here. Senator Boudreaux. Senator Edmonds. Here. Senator Fesi.
  • Senator Harris. Here. Senator Jackson-Andrews. Here. Senator Miguez. Here. Senator Pressly.
  • Senator Selders. Senator Stine. Here. We have eight present. Senator Stine. Here.
  • Senator Clough, thank you for that. Senator Clow.
  • We will have joint, the chairman or representative of joint budget, as well as joint transportation,
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Brodeur, Senator Grall, Senator McClain, Senator Polsky, Senator Rodriguez.
  • Senator Arrington, yes. Senator Bracey Davis, yes. Senator Brodeur. Senator Grall. Senator McClain.
  • Okay, members, we're going to go to tab 2 and take up Senate Bill 464 on observation of Veterans Day
  • Senator Arrington. Yes. Senator Brodeur. Yes. Senator Grall. Senator McClain. Senator Polsky.
  • Senator Brodeur, Senator Grall, Senator McClain, Senator Polsky, Senator Rodriguez, Senator DiCeglie,
Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:12 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Joint Resolution 6—well, House Joint Resolution 6 you've seen before, so this...
  • And, well, House Joint Resolution 6 you've seen before.
  • House Joint Resolution 6 proposes to do three things, three key things.
  • We have a due pass on House Joint Resolution 6.
  • I'm happy to entertain a motion on House Joint Resolution 7. House Joint Resolution 7.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 458, the companion to... ...HB 4570 by Dean.
  • I know many members, including Representative Perez in the House and Senator Schwartner in the Senate
  • Members, it's my intention to keep this bill clean coming in from the Senate, but I do anticipate...
  • I'm in support of the bill as it came over from the Senate, Senate Bill 458.
  • It was on the very last Senate intent calendar and it was just a casualty of the clock.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • working with Senator Kohlhorst, how to address that.
  • We're working really closely with Senator Kolkhorst's office over in the Senate on this bill.
  • Members of the legislature passed Senate Bill 833.
  • Senate Bill 495 did have a substitute based off.
  • This is Senator Sparks. Larry Linnenschmidt, oh, okay.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's say 2 to 4 miles and you don't have dependable bus service.
  • And this is a problem, like Senator Ms.
  • And so one of the keys in this bill and working with Senator Parker on this.
  • You have to have that meet and exceed Senate bill, uh, sorry, excuse me, apologies.
  • An important exception to this is the informal dispute resolution process or IDR.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd just like to also add that this bill was passed in the House and the Senate.
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 502 by Senator Perry.
  • Bill 599 by Senator West.
  • We voted it out unanimously, and this, so the one that we have before us now is Senate Bill 599 by Senator
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 1038 by... Senator Sparks.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Emanuel? Here. Representative Rose? I'll be here for now. Representative Swanson?
  • We met testifying at the Senate about the broken health care system.
  • 2-1-1.
  • In the use of 2-1-1 in limited English proficient (LEP) community members by 50% between...
  • If you charge me for $2 twice, I'm going to get really two times teed off.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 14th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am directed by the Senate to inform. House that the Senate has taken the following action.
  • So ordered. 125 126 127 128 Resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
  • Patterson to explain the resolution. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Members this resolution for this week.
  • This resolution is a direct result of the Senate.
  • The Senate has since conceded.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to lay out Senate Bill 1337. By Senator Creighton, Senator Creighton, you are recognized.
  • Senator Kimball, did you have a question for Senator Perry? Yes, Senator, thank you, Madam Chair.
  • Senator Sparks, you are welcome to the Senate Finance Committee, and you're recognized on Senate Bill
  • Senator Bettencourt moves that Senate Bill 1868, excuse me, be reported favorably to the... ...full Senate
  • full Senate.