Video & Transcript Research : 'stop arm'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- school bus stop arms. school bus stop arms.
- c> began seconds after the stop arm began seconds after the stop arm began extending.<00:10:09.280
- mechanism of a stop arm, the time to mechanism of a stop arm, the time to reach<00:10:43.120>
- about to stop, and the stop arm is starting to come forward.
- stop arm is starting to come forward. stop arm is starting to come forward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know if you have to stop while the arm is coming out or not.
- We've seen passenger cars, work trucks, and even 18-wheelers violate the stop arm.
- How does the stop arm work?
- And someone went around, or was it also when the stop arm was moving? Yes, ma'am.
- And you mentioned the stop arm being out.
Bills:
HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to activate the red lights and the stop to activate the red lights and the stop arm. arm. arm.
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arms, layered systems, lights, stop arms, layered systems, lights, stop arms - Thank you very much. the stop arm bill that is very important the stop arm bill that is very important
- The arm the arm then the stop arm starts The arm the arm then the stop arm starts to<01:36:36.320
- <01:38:13.240>
arm enforcement aspect of the stop arm enforcement aspect of the stop arm violation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One, if you're, and I don't know what the law says, I don't know if you have to stop while the arm is
- Earlier this year, United ISD launched a pilot program using an AI AI powered school bus stop-arm camera
- How does the stop arm work, meaning, so I don't know, like.
- um, then you stop, then you open the door, the arm comes out.
- Does, do you know if the camera stops once the arm starts moving back to the bus?
Bills:
HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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arm addresses school bus stop arm addresses school bus stop arm violations,<00:02:18.880 - bus that's painted yellow with the stop bus that's painted yellow with the stop arm.<00:03:58.920
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arm <00:04:45.280>and it, and that they need the stop arm and it, and - that they need the stop arm and stop<00:04:45.680>
lights <00:04:45.919>to <00:04:46.000 - Can stop arm and the flashing lights.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- for a school bus cross-arm or stop sign.
- But in '23, we added stop-arm cameras, and we started keeping track.
- But in '23, we added stop-arm cameras, and we started keeping track.
- And I've had, this year myself, six stop-arm violations.
- Is that the majority of these stop-arm cases that you’re seeing?
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- stop uh stop arm all year for school bus stop uh stop arm violations<00:14:23.399>
and <00:14: - her arms out and stopped the car.
- her arms out and stopped the car.
- her arms out and stopped the car.
- her arms out and stopped the car.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the February 19 minutes, and opened with guest recognitions and a brief prayer for a colleague who had a medical episode. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 66, which would create a task force to study Advanced Air Mobility and related policy issues in Kentucky. The sponsor and witnesses described AAM as emerging eVTOL “flying car” technology, argued Kentucky has strong aviation and logistics assets to compete for the industry, and said the task force would include legislative, KYTC, and industry representatives. Senators asked about the technology and potential uses, including rapid transport of medical specialists. The resolution was reported favorably after roll call, with several members expressing support and at least one member noting a desire for more information while still voting yes.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 38, as amended by committee substitute, dealing with school bus stop-arm safety cameras. The sponsor cited survey data showing hundreds of illegal school-bus passings in Kentucky and argued the bill would help change driver behavior by allowing, but not requiring, school districts to use camera systems funded through violators rather than district budgets. Testimony emphasized that the measure is voluntary, vendor-neutral, provides an appeals process in district court, limits camera activation to when the stop arm is deployed, and keeps revenues within the school district and court system. Representative David Hale supported the bill, sharing a personal story about a near-miss involving a child crossing after a bus stop. The committee approved the committee substitute and then reported SB 38 favorably with the expression of opinion that it should pass with the committee substitute attached.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 63 on street-legal special purpose vehicles. The sponsor and Backroads of Appalachia representatives said the bill would define and regulate these vehicles, while expressly excluding farm and agricultural vehicles from its requirements. They explained the bill would require inspection, registration, and a motorcycle plate for qualifying vehicles, set limits on where and how far they can be driven, and allow local or state restrictions where applicable. Supporters framed the bill as an economic development measure for Eastern Kentucky and the broader state, citing tourism, trail-system spending, and examples from other states. A committee member asked for clarification about farm-to-farm use, and the witness confirmed the bill would not affect agricultural use. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 63, before any final committee action is shown.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session-part 2/Joint Convention of the House & Senate/State of the State Address 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Sergeant-at-Arms will escort stand?
- The Sergeant-at-Arms<00:07:29.520>
will <00:07:29.759>escort <00:07:30.160>the Sergeant-at-Arms - Stop. I don't think we need Madame President, the chair recognizes the Sergeant-at-Arms.
- I can stop at weeks ago shopping at Cub.
- <00:41:07.760>
pointless And I can't stop those pointless And I can't stop those pointless
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (3-19-26)
Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- And then once the arm came back in, the recording would stop.
- And then once the arm came back in, the recording would stop.
- And then once the arm came back in, the recording would stop.
- And then once the arm came back in, the recording would stop.
- And then once the arm came back in, the recording would stop.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session -Part 2/Joint Convention of House and Senate/State of the State Address 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair recognizes the sergeant at arms.
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gun say we can't do more to stop gun say we can't do more to stop gun violence - I've said the buck stops with me.
- If you talk legislation to stop it.
Summary:
The joint convention opened with the House and Senate assembling, a prayer by Reverend Mariah Furness-Tollgard, and roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber then welcomed the Minnesota Supreme Court, constitutional officers, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Governor Tim Walz before the governor delivered his final State of the State address. The convention later adjourned by motion.
In his address, Governor Walz reflected on recent tragedies and political violence, including the deaths of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the Annunciation Church shooting, and the federal immigration operation he described as causing fear and disruption. He said Minnesota remained strong because of its people and highlighted accomplishments over the past seven years, especially in education, child care, free school meals, workforce development, housing, infrastructure, clean energy, climate initiatives, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ protections, voting rights, workers’ rights, paid family leave, and public safety measures.
Walz also proposed new actions for the current session, including a significant expansion of the dependent care tax credit, a $907 million bonding bill, support for sustainable aviation fuel, a social media tax on big tech companies, a governor’s council on the future of the AI economy, additional gun violence prevention measures, and a stronger anti-fraud and human services oversight system. He urged legislators to pass the fraud and oversight bills and said he would sign them immediately. The House then voted to adjourn until April 30, 2026, after the joint convention ended.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to stop asking survivors to carry the burden alone.
- It bars any form of registration of arms.
- The Second Amendment protects common use arms.
- Do you want her armed or do you want her unarmed?
- You need to stop. You need to rethink this.
Summary:
The hearing focused heavily on firearms legislation, especially bills to repeal Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (including H. 2618/S. 1671 and related repeal measures) and bills on firearm industry accountability (H. 2672/S. 1653). Supporters of repeal, including Senator Peter Durant, Rep. Ken Sweezey, gun owners, instructors, sportsmen, and women’s gun-rights advocates, argued that Chapter 135 overreaches, creates confusion in licensing and training requirements, burdens lawful gun owners, restricts pepper spray and semi-automatic firearms, and is being enforced in ways they said criminalize responsible conduct. Committee members defending the law said it was the product of years of work, public listening sessions, and multiple drafts, and argued that Massachusetts remains the safest state for gun violence and that implementation issues, such as live-fire training, had been delayed to allow time for regulations and infrastructure.
Several witnesses also testified on H. 2672/S. 1653, which would create firearm industry standards of conduct and allow civil actions against manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that engage in unsafe or unlawful practices. Supporters from the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, Brady, Giffords, and survivors described the bill as a way to hold the industry accountable, reduce the flow of crime guns, and give victims and the Attorney General a path to sue bad actors. They cited data on crime-gun traces, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, and examples from other states that have enacted similar laws. Opponents, including gun dealers and industry representatives, argued that existing law already punishes illegal sales, that most crime guns are stolen or diverted after lawful sale, and that the bill would improperly target manufacturers for the actions of others.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to remove the non-resident ban on semi-automatic firearms for hunting (H. 2710/S. 1676), with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supporting the change as a way to restore access for returning residents, veterans, and hunting programs that had been displaced. Later testimony returned to repeal and related gun-law bills, with sportsmen’s groups arguing Chapter 135 was rushed, confusing, and harmful to youth hunting and lawful ownership. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; it was a public testimony session with extensive questioning by committee members.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 23 (2-9-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And when there would be a recording, it would only happen when the bus was stopped, the stop arm was
- The recording would stop then when the stop arm is disengaged. This data would be collected.
- stop, arm, camera safety violator funded stop, arm, camera safety program.<00:10:11.040>
What - was stopped, the stop arm was engaged. was stopped, the stop arm was engaged.
- This when the stop arm is disengaged.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 06:11
Orders of the Day 06:59
HB 7 07:15
HB 48 17:57
HB 266 20:32
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 22:33
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 31:03
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 33:29
ConC/Rules Report 36:49
Floor Amendments 37:57
Adjournment 38:24, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 18 and 132 and requested concurrence. The chamber also suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. Later, the Committee on Committees and Rules reported referrals of several bills and resolutions to standing committees and posted House Bills 49, 66, 139, and 313 for future consideration.
The main floor action centered on House Bill 7, relating to school bus safety. The bill would create a voluntary, violator-funded stop-arm camera program for school buses, with civil penalties of $300 for a first offense and $500 for repeat offenses, due process appeal rights, and possible registration consequences for nonpayment. Members from both parties spoke in support, including one member who described being injured after getting off a school bus. The House passed HB 7 by a vote of 78-15.
The House also passed House Bill 48, which updates and modernizes statutes governing the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy without expanding scope of practice, and House Bill 266, which adds audiologists and speech-language pathologists as eligible credentials under the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund. Both bills passed unanimously, 95-0. The chamber then handled motions and announcements, including withdrawal of House Bill 105, notice of several committee meetings, and a resolution recognizing the last day of February as a day to honor Black women; that resolution was introduced and discussed but no final vote was taken in the transcript. The House adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Home rule authority has allowed some districts to move forward and continue with stop arm enforcement
- to implement a stop-arm program if they believe it will help protect their children.
- This year, our district started a pilot program using school bus stop-arm cameras.
- Stop arms often don't give enough notice, and that's usually when the violations occur.
- The person who is alleged to be running a stop arm is always presumed to be the owner of the car.
Bills:
SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939
Keywords:
memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- school district for the enforcement of a civil penalty against the owner of a motor vehicle for a stop-arm
- A stop-arm camera violation may be enforced by a law enforcement agency, certified police officer, or
- Recorded images and other records related to specific stop-arm camera violations are private information
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Keywords:
00:20 Roll Call
01:56 HB 7
13:46 HB 7 Vote
17:54 HB 226
24:05 HB 226 Vote
25:13 HB 258
27:13 HB 258 Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met for its second meeting of the 2026 session and first took up House Bill 7, sponsored by Representative Hale, which would allow school districts to install stop-arm camera systems on school buses to enforce civil penalties against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. Hale said the bill had passed the House before, described widespread violations and the danger to children, and outlined the bill’s provisions, including public warning signs, privacy protections, and fines of $300 for a first offense and $500 thereafter. Supporters cited child safety and personal experiences with school-bus-related incidents, while one member opposed the bill on the grounds that it relied too heavily on technology instead of a human officer. The committee then voted and reported HB 7 favorably.
The committee next considered House Bill 226, sponsored by Representative Bratcher, which would redirect the $5 fee from Kentucky National Guard specialty license plates from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs to the Kentucky National Guard Association. Bratcher and National Guard representatives said the change would send roughly under $15,000 a year to support readiness, mobilization, and professional development for serving Guard members, and argued that specialty plate revenue should go to the organization tied to the plate. Representative Donworth raised concerns about taking money from the veterans trust fund and suggested a direct budget allocation instead, but the sponsor said the amount was small and that the current arrangement did not return the funds to the Guard. The committee voted to report HB 226 favorably.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 258, sponsored by Representative Payne, as amended by a committee substitute. The bill raises the weight limit for hauling milk from 80,000 to 90,000 pounds and clarifies that the rule applies to both state and federal highways, based on federal treatment of milk as a non-divisible product. After the substitute was adopted, the committee approved the bill, and HB 258 was reported favorably with the committee substitute attached.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The first priority is to stop the killing.
- The second priority is to stop the dying.
- The second priority is to stop the dying.
- Or is that you have security guards that may be armed, but you don't have armed officers?
- Or is that you have security guards that may be armed, but you don't have armed officers?
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on active and mass shootings in California, focusing on prevention, response, training, communications, and gaps in preparedness across law enforcement, schools, campuses, fire, EMS, and state agencies. Opening remarks emphasized the frequency and impact of gun violence, the need for faster coordinated response, and the importance of learning from recent tragedies such as the Stockton-area mass shooting described by Sheriff Patrick Withrow. The first panel included representatives from police, sheriff, and campus public safety agencies, who discussed incident command, interoperable communications, next-generation 911, threat assessment, emergency notification systems, and the value of joint drills and cross-agency planning.
Witnesses also highlighted differences in training and authority across jurisdictions, especially for private university public safety departments versus public campus police. Campus representatives said they rely heavily on municipal law enforcement for armed response, while also using run-hide-fight protocols, text alerts, surveillance, and threat assessment teams. Members raised concerns about standardized training, after-action reviews, mental health resources, school resource officers, and whether campus safety plans and drills are sufficiently consistent or workable. Sheriff Withrow argued that early intervention and accountability are being weakened by well-intentioned laws, while other witnesses stressed prevention through relationships, diversion, and coordinated support services.
The second panel from Cal OES, the Department of Education, POST, and EMSA described statewide systems and standards. Cal OES outlined its Reduce the Risk initiative, gun violence restraining orders, mutual aid, unified command, after-action reporting, and nonprofit security grants. The Department of Education explained California’s statutory school safety framework, annual safety plans, regulated armed assailant drills, and local flexibility, while acknowledging compliance gaps and the need for more mental health support. POST described the new requirement for 16 hours of standardized active shooter training for recruits and ongoing local training options. EMSA explained its role in medical response and terrorism training standards. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 53 (3-25-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would allow school systems to put a school bus stop arm on these school buses, and this arm
- would only record images once the stop arm is employed. violated. violated.
- <01:41:42.880>
arm <01:41:43.240>on put a school a school bus stop arm on put a school - word may, enter into an agreement with a vendor of their choice to pay for these stop arms.
- <01:42:32.120>
times violate the stop arm, and then 500 times violate the stop arm, and then
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And it didn't stop there.
- And it didn't stop there.
- nuclear-armed states.
- <08:18:59.600>
In arms control over an arms race. In arms control over an arms race. - or we can fall into an arms race. or we can fall into an arms race.