Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the nation in those links between Italy and Louisiana and to establish the Italian-American Legislative
  • House Concurrent Resolution 20 by Representative Schlegel to provide for legislative approval of the
  • House Bill 6782 by Representative Owen, brick manufacturing, legislative findings, purpose, permissions
  • House Bill 6782 by Representative Owen, brick manufacturing, legislative findings, purpose, permissions
  • The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget will meet tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., Committee Room 6,
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer by Father Josh Johnson, and heard several personal privileges recognizing guests and special observances, including Plaquemines Parish Day, TRIO Day visitors from Southern University, the creation of an Italian-American Legislative Caucus tied to St. Joseph’s Day, and a pro-life gala. Members also welcomed Colonel Joseph Masekia back to Louisiana after 30 years of military service. Senate messages reported concurrence in HCR 13, adoption and transmittal of SCR 13 on World Down Syndrome Day, and passage of numerous Senate bills, which were read by title and laid over. The chamber then handled a series of House resolutions and committee reports, including resolutions honoring individuals and events, and committee reports from Criminal Justice, Education, Health and Welfare, House and Governmental Affairs, Insurance, and Natural Resources. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including measures for Plaquemines Parish Day, the Italian-American Legislative Caucus, and commendations for local honorees. The House also received and referred a number of new House bills, including the capital outlay budget, bond authorization, retirement, municipal, civil law, commerce, appropriations, transportation, and tax-related measures. The House took up and passed multiple bills on the floor, often after technical amendments. These included HB 207 on the Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, HB 300 raising the appraisal threshold for state bank residential loans, HB 428 creating an LSU College World Series champions prestige plate, HB 464 on utility damage reporting, HB 587 creating a PANS/PANDAS specialty plate, HB 618 on Louisiana Economic Development fees, HB 629 for a Crew of Athena plate, HB 801 creating a classic black prestige plate, HB 853 on misleading solicitations by non-government entities, HB 891 consolidating conservation-related prestige plates, HB 112 clarifying child relocation distance measurement, HB 657 naming highways in honor of local figures, and HB 354 naming a bridge for Caleb Easterling. Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with HB 801 passing 93-1. The House also adopted amendments and recommitted several bills to Appropriations, and the day ended with announcements of upcoming committee meetings and adjournment until Monday at 2:00 p.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • cultural and historic links between Italy and Louisiana, and to establish the Italian-American Legislative
  • House Concurrent Resolution 20 by Representative Schlegel to provide for legislative approval of the
  • House Bill 678 by Representative Owen, brick manufacturing, legislative findings, purpose, permissions
  • House Bill 6782 by representative Owen brick manufacturing, legislative findings, purpose, permissions
  • Chair McFarlane gives notice and sends a revised notice for the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislation is about transparency, accountability, and giving us as legislators, as well as the public
  • Too often, the sentencing decisions for legislation is discussed...
  • This legislation is about reporting accuracy.
  • This is what this legislation is all about. There's nothing more to it.
  • It's contrary to this proposed legislation, is it not?
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alan Boxberger for the Legislative Fiscal Office. Thank you. Good morning, members.
  • Alan Boxberger for the Legislative Fiscal Office. Mr.
  • Thank you, Representative Wiley, for bringing this legislation.
  • Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
  • The law requires the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Mar 18th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hate to pass legislation that we don't have a good plan for because...
  • I'm a legislator bringing the bill for numerous stakeholders.
  • House Bill 919 is follow-up legislation from some critical legislation we passed, Act 474, from the 2025
  • legislative session.
  • I think there was some legislation in your bill last year as well.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you so much for coming and being part of the legislative process. It's really inspiring.
  • :28.400><c> the</c> much for coming and being part of the much for coming and being part of the legislative
  • </c><01:13:29.440><c> It's</c><01:13:29.920><c> really</c> legislative process.
  • It's really legislative process.
Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Malia Traynor, and I am the legislative intern for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses
  • We always talk about how we pursue legislation and we want to see how effective it is.
  • It's the reason why Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Tim Scott are working on federal legislation
  • This is one of the most important bills we're going to hear this legislative session.
  • This legislation creates a necessary framework for many...
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And as legislators and also as local elected officials.
  • Callie Carswell, with the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • Callie Carswell, with the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • And we as legislators put pressure on them. In my mind, Mr.
  • That's what this legislation is about.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Callie Carswell, with the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • Callie Carswell, with the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • And we as legislators put pressure on them. In my mind, Mr.
  • Speaker and gentlemen, that is not just the legislative body itself.
  • That's what this legislation is about.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and pledges, and spent much of the session on memorials and recognitions. Members honored former Senator Clint Hardin with a certificate and extended condolences, with several representatives sharing personal remembrances of his work on autism coverage, second chances for formerly incarcerated people, rural issues, and bipartisan dealmaking. The chamber also recognized Council of Governments Day, 4-H Day, NMSU Day, scouting groups, and several student and community guests, including youth from 4-H, NMSU CAMP, folklórico, and the La Cueva boys soccer team. The House received messages from the governor and Senate, including authorization for House Bill 320, the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act, and Senate passage of several bills. Committee reports were adopted on a long list of measures, including House Bills 145, 158, 180, 49, 164, 256, 287, 60, 120, 166, 306, 124, 314, 185, 253, 195, 259, 295, 296, 338, and others, along with several joint resolutions and memorials. The chamber also ordered certain bills germane and referred them to committees, and enrolled and engrossed multiple memorials. On third reading, House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill, passed 65-0. The House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70, updating the Public Regulation Commission and hearing officer structure, passed 66-0 after brief debate. House Bill 247, which modernizes capital outlay procedures and limits reauthorizations, was then taken up; the sponsor explained it would send unspent general fund capital outlay money to a Capital Development and Reserve Fund and tribal project balances to the tribal infrastructure fund. An amendment was offered to redirect the reserve fund money to the state road fund, and debate began, with members discussing road conditions and the purpose of the reserve fund.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation requires the Railroad Commission of Texas to establish a statewide task force to analyze
  • or any other law. 509 Thank you and I appreciate your consideration of this important piece of legislation
  • I also had a chance to talk to Senator Hughes on this particular piece of legislation and I know he's
  • Correct, and that's what we tried to achieve in this legislation.
  • From the 86th legislative session, SB 548, that passed the Senate 31 to nothing in the 86th. legislature
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Senator Harrell, for bringing this... ...thoughtful legislation to the forefront.
  • So I believe, colleagues, this is an active and compassionate piece of legislation.
  • So I believe, colleagues, this is an active and compassionate piece of legislation or legislative effort
  • request the vote board be open so Senators wishing to do so can be recorded as co-introducers on this legislation
  • be able to recognize those who have lost the largest percentage of weight by various categories: legislators
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We thank you, Lord, for the 2026 legislative session.
  • and to recommend any action or legislation the task force deems necessary and appropriate.
  • It comes from the House with House Committee amendments and House Legislative Bureau amendments.
  • It comes from the House with House Committee amendments and House, I'm sorry, House Legislative Bureau
  • The conference committee report adopts certain House committee amendments, rejects Legislative Bureau
Summary: The Senate met with 29 members present, heard a prayer and national anthem presentation, and approved the journal without objection. The chamber then received multiple messages from the House on conference committee reports and concurrence actions, and took up a long calendar of Senate resolutions and House/Senate bills returned from the House with amendments. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including commendations and requests for reports or studies, while others were left over or returned to the calendar. The Senate concurred in or adopted amendments on a series of bills covering registrar compensation (SB 25), broadband administration and reimbursement (SB 80), school safety master key boxes (SB 132), dental coverage for cancer treatment (SB 155), paid parental leave for educators (SB 157), election supervisor compensation days (SB 202), water utility service line replacement funding (SB 228), weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits (SB 250), medical debt protection (SB 414), Medicaid coverage of weight-loss medication (SB 443), and design-build authority for vertiport facilities (SB 513). It also adopted a House concurrent resolution urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge (HCR 32). One bill, SB 479 on removal of certain judges, had its amendments rejected and was sent to conference. The chamber then considered conference committee reports on several measures. Reports were adopted on SB 312 (labor organization dues and fees), SB 208 (veterans services and VA-related restrictions), SB 382 (workers’ compensation advisory council and reimbursement schedule timing), SB 389 (agent and athlete registration and fee review), and multiple House bills including HB 359 (party primary qualifying rules), HB 368 (New Orleans historic preservation lien procedures), HB 468 (wholesale residential real estate definitions), HB 552 (DWI-related responsive verdict language), HB 732 (motor vehicle fines/fees and hybrids), HB 870 and HB 1236 (pharmacy benefit manager and insurance provisions), and HB 1117 (prescription period issues). HB 210 on retroactivity was also adopted after debate. Several conference reports were temporarily passed over or returned to the calendar, including HB 953, and the Senate adjourned to reconvene the next morning for final work.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We thank you, Lord, for the 2026 legislative session.
  • and to recommend any action or legislation the task force deems necessary and appropriate.
  • It comes from the House with House Committee amendments and House Legislative Bureau amendments.
  • So the issue that we had on the, with this legislation was there was a lawsuit that was filed, and one
  • The conference committee report adopts certain House committee amendments, rejects Legislative Bureau
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is dealing with the legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25
  • Members, this is dealing with the legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25
  • annual legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25 annual royalty fee, which
  • So thank you for your legislation.
  • So thank you for your legislation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's virtually impossible to legislate for every contingency, but that is theoretically something that
  • And it seems like we're moving in the opposite direction with this piece of legislation.
  • The bill is comprehensive, omnibus legislation that addresses many of the concerns that were brought
  • First of all, thank you for the hours and hours of work you've put into this legislation.
  • Do we need this legislation to start helping businesses today in these disaster areas?
Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3