Video & Transcript : 'retiree support' :

Page 437 of 500
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:19:55.200><c> um</c> and um through through county support um and um through through county support
  • </c> the designated support person language. the designated support person language.
  • Think uh, very much support the intent.
  • I think positive behavioral supports?
  • </c> use of restraints, positive supports use of restraints, positive supports helps<00:39:56.320><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> levels of support were in incorporated. levels of support were in incorporated.
  • If there are of tears of support.
  • </c> state level supports. state level supports.
  • those small districts that need Medicaid support or support.
  • </c> IDA support to New Hampshire IDA support to New Hampshire approximates<04:20:12.720><c> 5.5%.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> we</c><00:32:11.120><c> support</c><00:32:11.440><c> the</c> support the bill and we support the
  • </c> were both in support. were both in support.
  • I support this bill.
  • </c> are the reasons I support the bill. are the reasons I support the bill.
  • </c> support and 69 opposed. support and 69 opposed.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (01/20/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> You're strongly in support of this bill. >> I am strongly in support of the bill, and I'm done talking
  • I'm happy to support on this bill.
  • </c> guardians to support it. guardians to support it.
  • </c> to support and move this bill forward. to support and move this bill forward.
  • instructional time more effective. supports we have to prepare children to supports we have to prepare
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:57.439><c> analyst</c> that modifies positive support analyst that modifies positive support
  • We want to support people. We want to support our neighbors, our elders, our children.
  • </c> to support people.
  • We want to support to support people.
  • They do not support this. This proposal. They do not support this.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/23/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supported it.
  • Tell everybody that comes to you, yes, I support this. Yes, I support that. That's easy.
  • Do we really support the things that we say we support? So, Mr.
  • Do we really support the things that we say we support? Laid off.
  • Do we really support the things that we say we support? So, Mr.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/11/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> existing systems um designed to support existing systems um designed to support single<00:24:27.919
  • </c><01:00:06.000><c> this</c> Uh so I hope that we will support this Uh so I hope that we will support
  • Thank you for your in support of it.
  • </c><01:30:28.239><c> their</c> crowdsourcing funding to support their crowdsourcing funding to support
  • </c> support the development moving forward. support the development moving forward.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:21:01.880><c> patient</c> funds are supporting patient funds are supporting patient services<
  • </c><00:58:47.440><c> Senate</c><00:58:47.760><c> file</c> to support Senate file to support Senate file
  • </c><01:22:49.040><c> is</c> trauma seeking mental health support is trauma seeking mental health support
  • </c> especially in rural areas and support especially in rural areas and support reimbursement<01:24:
  • </c><01:25:12.199><c> SF</c> minnesotans I urge you to support SF minnesotans I urge you to support SF
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/18/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So MNA is proud to support this bill for those very reasons.
  • a number of years m&amp;a has supported a number of proposals<00:13:31.240><c> that</c><00:13:31.360
  • <01:17:17.480><c> this</c><01:17:17.679><c> moving</c> supporting this moving supporting this moving
  • He added that he would like to stay supporting the bill. Thank you.
  • This is not—I can't support this bill. So you want it? You want the bill?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> can meet our mission we can support can meet our mission we can support people<00:24:37.440><c>
  • </c><01:42:57.440><c> that</c> the teachers um get the supports that the teachers um get the supports
  • </c><02:13:47.880><c> our</c> open to um any means to support our open to um any means to support our
  • It is focused on supporting schools and supporting students.
  • :31:56.680><c> and</c><02:31:56.800><c> supporting</c> supporting schools and supporting supporting schools
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests. State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction. School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model. Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Morgan Parrish, waived speaking in support. Jason Welty, waived speaking in support.
  • Wave speaking in support. Good afternoon. I'm Susan Harbin. I'm with Thank you. ...support.
  • I support your bill. I support your thoughtful approach.
  • supporting a lot.
  • I just, I don't support.
Bills: S0006 , S0026 , S0206 , S0532 , S0576 , S1012 , S1110 , S1178 , S1192 , S1758 , S1760 , S7046 , S7048
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Informational Briefing 01-07-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:23.640><c> to</c> they will need additional supports to they will need additional supports
  • </c><00:03:41.640><c> we</c> no access to services and supports we no access to services and supports
  • </c><00:04:28.919><c> in</c> alone don't have natural supports in alone don't have natural supports in
  • <00:04:33.120><c> and</c> support and support and infrastructure<00:04:36.639><c> so</c><00:04:36.960
  • </c><00:26:56.320><c> are</c> of how these services and supports are of how these services and supports
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We should always be looking for ways that we can support them.
  • We should always be looking for ways that we can support them.
  • 3879 and H. 3878. support their continuing well-being.
  • He was called out for medical reasons, support medical reasons.
  • I'm here today in support of House Bill 3840.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs held its second public hearing of the 2025–26 session, with opening remarks from Chairs John Velis and Joe McGonagle outlining testimony on 20 House bills and 18 Senate bills. The hearing covered a wide range of veterans issues, including municipal veterans assistance funds, pension equity, expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate, veterans service officer staffing, disability benefits eligibility, service dogs, POW tax relief, courtesy parking spaces, women veterans and motherhood, and workforce-related licensing and employment measures. Chairs emphasized the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, and written testimony process. Several bills drew support focused on expanding services and access. Representative Arena-DeRosa spoke for bills to broaden municipal veterans assistance funds to cover housing and legal expenses and to study enhanced pension equity for veterans, citing burn pit exposure and shorter life expectancy among veterans. Senator Fattman, Representative Peas, and Veterans Advocate Bob Notch supported bills expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate to include active-duty service members and their families, arguing it would improve transition support, coordination with state agencies, and retention of military talent in Massachusetts. Representative Arriaga backed a bill to incentivize municipalities to provide full-time or regional veterans service officers and another to study the impact of combat on women veterans and motherhood. Representative Moulton/another sponsor also sought to exempt veterans’ disability payments from income calculations for other state benefits, and Representative Hong and Senator Scanlan supported a state service dog program, POW income tax relief, and courtesy retail parking spaces for veterans. Testimony also focused on workforce and claims-assistance issues. The Military Officers Association of America and James Keene urged passage of bills waiving duplicative education requirements so qualified veterans and military medics can become licensed practical nurses, arguing it would help address health care shortages and recognize military training. Brave Veterans Inc. called for a Veterans Research Trust Fund to protect data and program evaluation work during budget cuts. On claims assistance, one witness supported criminal penalties for unaccredited agents who charge veterans for VA claims help, while a private consulting firm opposed the bill, arguing it would restrict lawful speech and veterans’ choice and that existing federal and HERO Act safeguards already address abuses. The VFW strongly opposed paid claims consulting, said its accredited service officers provide free help statewide, and urged more public awareness of existing free services. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Jun 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I have a very supportive husband, supportive family, my mother, and so many people that really are
  • They've been big supporters of that, and they've been big supporters of the tractor replacement program
  • We have to figure out a way to have the support of the legislature.
  • Well, we're speaking in support.
  • And our constituents support them. Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else here in support?
Committee: Senate Rules
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • My question—I support this.
  • I I just want to probably support this.
  • So, uh, I hope that we can support this.
  • So, uh, I hope that we can support this.
  • </c> provide and support um to support the provide and support um to support the fabulous<00:20:51.600
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3732, with the author moving both the bill and two separate amendments. The DE1 amendment would create a healthcare workforce grant program to let the Department of Employment and Economic Development identify and fund healthcare workforce shortage areas, while the A1 amendment would establish an Office of Community Investment to provide strategic grant management and help align grants with legislative priorities. Both amendments were adopted, and the bill was laid over for later consideration. The bill author explained that the healthcare workforce proposal is meant to address shortages that market forces alone have not solved, citing examples such as CNA training and rural oncologist recruitment. The Office of Community Investment was described as a way to improve grant oversight, set clearer goals, and strengthen collaboration between agencies and the legislature, drawing on the model of the Office of Justice Programs. Testimony from the Mong American Partnership strongly supported the healthcare workforce grant program, describing successful CNA and phlebotomy pathways, but also noting long waitlists and the need for flexible funding. Members discussed the importance of locating training opportunities in greater Minnesota and in communities with workforce gaps, so distance and travel barriers do not limit access. Several legislators said the proposal would help create good-paying jobs, strengthen healthcare access, and support overworked healthcare workers. The bill’s sponsors also emphasized that codifying grant programs can speed up future funding decisions and improve accountability, and they said the measures would return for further consideration in a few days.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • Spending from foundation funding was lowest on student support staff at 28% and nurses at 44%.
  • I don't want to go too deep on this student support, but just a quick question.
  • Sounds like student support staff could be included in that.”
  • They may be spending some of that money on student support staff.
  • and that wraps Mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support.
Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support socioeconomic analyses. As the background information for those votes?
  • I'm here to offer my support to my dear friend and colleague, Merlock Dodson.
  • Thank you. ...offer my support to my dear friend and colleague, Mayor Locke Dodson.
  • John Winger, on behalf of the R&G Coalition, in support of both nominations.
  • And I am in full support of Chair Raykstra and his appointment.
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The committee first established quorum and then approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Indira Cameron Banks to the Civil Rights Council, Sonar Loma Lee to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and two University of California College of the Law, San Francisco Board of Directors appointees, along with reference of bills to two committees and floor acknowledgments. All of those items passed by voice or roll-call votes, mostly unanimously, with the Civil Rights Council appointment approved 3-2. The main portion of the meeting focused on the Air Resources Board appointments of Linda Hopkins and Patricia Lock Dawson. Both nominees emphasized climate action, public engagement, and balancing environmental protection with economic realities. Members questioned them extensively about cap-and-trade/cap-and-invest, leakage and job losses, agricultural impacts, warehouse and truck traffic burdens, emergency vehicle and wildfire evacuation needs, low-carbon fuel standards, gas appliance rules, hydrogen, nuclear energy, and the need for socioeconomic analysis and better communication with affected communities. Public commenters from labor, environmental, local government, and industry groups spoke in support of both nominees. The committee approved Hopkins 4-0 with one member not voting, and Lock Dawson 5-0, sending both nominations to the full Senate. The committee then heard Andrew Rakestraw’s appointment as chair of the Board of Environmental Safety/DTSC oversight board. He described his background in climate and regulatory negotiations and said he would focus on transparency, accountability, fiscal stability, and listening to both regulated entities and disproportionately burdened communities. Senators asked about DTSC reform, the Moss Landing battery fire, community engagement in places like Hinkley/Herupah Valley, fee-setting and the generation-and-handling fee, the Environmental Justice Advisory Council, the Exide cleanup, and the hazardous waste management plan. After supportive public testimony, the committee approved his appointment 3-0, with one member not voting, and sent it to the full Senate for confirmation before adjourning.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Feb 4th, 2026

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • All those are the waves and support. Wave and support, I love that. Eloquent testimony.
  • Yes, wave and support. Wave and support, I love it.
  • I appreciate the support.
  • Wait for support. Are you the governor of State up in support? Thank you.
  • In support. Thank you, ma'am. Hi. In support. Thank you, ma'am.
Bills: S0460 , S0748 , S1180 , S1334
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum and took up several election-related bills. CS/SB 1180 by Senator Arrington, which creates a recall framework for elected community development district board members and also addresses synthetic turf regulation and CDD eligibility, was presented briefly and then approved unanimously. SB 460 by Senator Polsky, requiring the governor to call special elections within set deadlines after vacancies and allowing judicial relief if deadlines are not met, also passed unanimously after members discussed flexibility for emergencies and the cost of delayed elections. The committee then heard SB 748 by Senator Bracy Davis, which would add constitutional voting-rights restoration language to the sentencing score sheet given to felony defendants. Supporters said it would improve clarity and notice without changing eligibility, and the bill was favorably reported unanimously. The committee also confirmed several appointees, including Jim Milliken and Alicia McShea to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Robert P. Estalas as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and additional gubernatorial appointees listed on the agenda, all by favorable votes. The longest discussion centered on Senator Grall’s strike-all amendment for SB 1334, an elections bill dealing with citizenship verification, Real ID and SAVE database use, paper-ballot voting, candidate qualification rules, and related election administration changes. Supporters argued it would streamline verification and ensure only citizens vote, while opponents warned it would create burdens, disenfranchise eligible voters, and impose costs and administrative confusion. After extensive public testimony both for and against, the committee adopted an amendment to allow supervisors of elections to observe holidays when not otherwise required to be open, then approved the strike-all as amended by a 6-2 vote, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. The meeting then adjourned after members recorded their votes on earlier items.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elections Feb 3rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do support measures. ...or engage in work with any of the political parties, we do support measures
  • I have a problem with the absentee voting in HB 2387, even though I do support the bill, and I also support
  • I have a problem with the absentee voting in HB 2387, even though I do support the bill, and I also support
  • I didn't give a dime to the person that I was supporting.
  • Mark Figenbaum with Missouri Farm Bureau, and we want to testify in support of both bills in support
Committee: House Elections
Keywords: 959, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:59 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If they're in support, they should probably be... Yeah, if you're in support...
  • If they're in support, please lower it. If you're in support, please lower it. R.B. Nicholas?
  • Please support HB 9. Thank you. Next. Thank you. Please support HB 9. Thank you. Thank you.
  • We stand in full support of HB 9.
  • Please support. Thank you. Next. Please support. Thank you. Next.
Keywords: 996, all