Video & Transcript Research : 'public entity'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, we have several members of the public who wish to testify, so I would ask that we go to public
- Aging is a public health issue.
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thank testimony thank testimony
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are the three entities that could apply.
- And then we'll have a public hearing, and I will not ask you to vote on this today. >> Okay.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
Keywords:
campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a time limit of two minutes per witness during the public
- The bill authorizes information sharing with DPS, the FBI, and other relevant entities.
- It will ensure that our public schools, veterans, and other vital services are still able to receive
- Such practices would uphold public confidence and operational integrity.
- I'm the Director of Public Policy and General Counsel for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Keywords:
permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Public Health REVISION 2- Meeting moved to room 4S5 Apr 1st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- been working on updating statutes and streamlining the process in this modernizes several different entities
- This is just consider the Federal funding eligibility would make ambulances by public entities, such
- as municipal, county, tribal, or other public entities, consider essential services.
- first section, an emergency is an event or issue that needs immediate intervention to protect the public
- other words, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine is trying to make sure that they're protecting the public
Bills:
SB206, SB904, SB933, SB1436, SB1500, SB1553, SB1557, SB1567, SB1644, SB1645, SB1651, SB1794, SB1833, SB1849, SB1984
Keywords:
SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- is there anyone in the from the public is there anyone in the from the public who<00:10:26.959><
- as amended be reer back to the public as amended be reer back to the public safety<00:23:25.480>
- programs if the access promotes the protection of public resources, promotes the integrity of public
Keywords:
veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (10-24-23)
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- If you are here for the public hearing for House Bill 152, please come sign up. >> All right.
- before Senator Smitherman, you okay waiting till we have the public hearing?
- We do have a public hearing >> All right.
- till we have the public hearing? till we have the public hearing?
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ranked Every public university program ranked Every public university program ranked higher
Keywords:
fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The upside includes publications, grants, tenure, and professional prestige.
- Fraudulent research distorts the evidentiary record, misdirects subsequent studies, wastes public and
- Fraudulent research distorts the evidentiary record, misdirects subsequent studies, wastes public and
- Fraudulent research distorts the evidentiary record, misdirects subsequent studies, wastes public and
- , or lack of publication, to be more on point.
Bills:
SB1015, SB1049, SB1066, SB1081, SB1092, SB1133, SB1134, SB1139, SB1147, SB1148, SB1168, SB1189, SCR1001, SCR1002, SCR1005, SCR1010
Keywords:
gender transition, detransition, healthcare liability, medical malpractice, youth protection, legal action, Arizona law, spousal maintenance, court guidelines, self-sufficiency, financial support, marriage dissolution, child safety, dependency cases, attorney regulation, foster care, legal representation, probation, dangerous crimes, children
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee heard several bills and took action on multiple measures. SB 1066 would create civil liability for knowingly or recklessly publishing fraudulent scientific research, allowing the Attorney General, county attorneys, and injured parties to sue; the sponsor and supporters argued it would deter research fraud and protect the public, while opponents warned it would chill research and speech. After debate over peer review, fraud standards, and the bill’s scope, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1066 a do-pass recommendation. SB 1015 would impose strict personal liability on providers who perform gender transition procedures on minors, including liability for later detransition costs and injuries; supporters framed it as accountability for irreversible treatment on children, while opponents called it discriminatory and likely to function as a backdoor ban. After testimony from the sponsor, medical professionals, detransitioners, and civil liberties advocates, the committee also passed SB 1015 on a 4-3 vote.
The committee then considered SB 1049, which would limit spousal maintenance awards to four years and change the factors courts use in setting support. The sponsor said the bill was intended to curb long-term maintenance and align support with self-sufficiency, while judicial and family-law witnesses explained the existing guideline system, the 2022-2025 court study, and concerns that a hard cap could ignore case-specific circumstances such as disability or housing instability. The committee adopted an amendment setting the duration cap at four years and approved the bill as amended by a 4-2 vote. SB 1189, allowing campaign funds to be used for personal security for candidates and family members, passed unanimously after supporters cited threats against public officials and personal experiences with harassment.
The committee also passed SB 1081, which would prevent a Department of Child Safety attorney from appearing before a judge they had appeared before in the prior five DCS cases; the sponsor said it was meant to reduce familiarity between attorneys and judges, while opponents raised concerns about rural court access and arbitrary limits. SB 1133, which would eliminate the need for a candidate to file a second financial disclosure statement if one had already been filed that year, was amended to add an emergency clause and passed unanimously. The committee then moved to SCR 1001, a referral measure to end early voting at 7 p.m. on the Friday before the general election and require affirmative request for a mail ballot by voters who have provided proof of citizenship; the transcript cuts off as that measure was being introduced.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If not, we'll close public testimony.
- If not, we'll close the public testimony. We'll leave the bill pending.
- If not, we'll close the public testimony and leave the bill pending.
- If not, we'll open up public testimony on Senate Bill 1423.
- If not, we'll close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
Keywords:
education, funding, school districts, local control, equity, digital identification, identity verification, Department of Public Safety, Texas legislature, wireless communication, Texas, technology, identification program, fee structure, wireless devices, public safety, hunting license, handgun license, fingerprinting, dealer license
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it... ...public schools K through 12 only.
- At this time, we'll begin our public hearing. Begin our public hearing.
- I've been serving in public schools for three decades.
- Public schools are not run by out-of-touch bureaucrats.
- Okay, that concludes the public hearing.
Keywords:
Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, STEM, science education, technology education, engineering education, math education, workforce development, career pathways, Alabama STEM Council, Department of Workforce, education policy, higher education, community colleges, K-12 education, teacher pipeline, STEM careers
TX
Bills:
SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB413, SB427, SB499, SB583, SB621, SB673, SB840, SB850, SB854, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB 15
Keywords:
SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Relating to the use of the Skills Development Fund by certain entities, this is the Senate companion
- So every municipality or entity that will fall under this...
Bills:
HB1958, HB2031, HB2879, HB3285, HB3995, HB4487, HB4558, HB4560, HB4876, HB4899, HB5212, HB5317, HB5543, HB5567, SB1333
Keywords:
firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Gleason demonstrated to exemplary leadership and commitment to public service.
- All right and where would a taxing entity you'd be able to make up the difference?
- That'd be up to the individual taxing entities to figure out how they would, if they needed to.
- That is the conservative. public policy position, that's the right public policy position for the people
- language pathology interstate compact authorizing piece for the committee on public health.
Bills:
HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135, HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392
Keywords:
constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 206 will make public EMSers considered essential for helping draw down federal funds.
Bills:
SB1465, SB2110, SB1771, SB206, SB1584, SB1386, SB1696, SB1806, SB1428, SB1390, SB1381, SB201, SB1778, SB1332, SB1836, SB1369, SB1794, SB1290, SB175, SB1379
Keywords:
professional engineers, surveyors, licensure board, sunset extension, state board, occupational licensing, engineering license, surveying license, professional regulation, regulatory board, sunset review, emergency clause, Oklahoma O.S. 59, board appointments, lay member, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, workforce development, data collection, economic development, outside counsel
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And third, it requires annual public disclosure of each city's estimated exit fee.
- I stand before you today as a proud... of native Austinite who began my career in public transit right
- potential negative consequences of House Bill 3643 and to support the continued stability and growth of public
- These public officials have no way to communicate with their voters that. what the other options are,
Keywords:
high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This initiative serves a public purpose by seeking to facilitate economic growth, improve transportation
- This would extend the tolls by a public vote every five years, so in our view, it's not really a toll
- Under current law, toll entities can proceed with new toll projects without the guaranteed requirement
- This bill would authorize toll entities to convert free lanes of our existing highways as long as they
- It's almost all the local toll entities that do.
Keywords:
high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we looking at page 10, line 19, which says a health benefit plan person or entity excluded?
- Currently, if you work for a federal entity such as an FQHC or other federal entity, you are not required
- If you work for these entities, this just extends this to include any state employment.
Keywords:
Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Medicaid, immigration verification, healthcare access, federal reporting, health care providers, auditing, patient rights, claims, protection from fraud, audit process, error correction, hospice care, physician determination, healthcare standards, symptom management, health information exchange, all-payer claims database, health care transparency, health care costs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The pass-through entity tax is an elective tax that pass-through owners can elect to file and pay at
- the entity level.
- At the state level, 100% of the tax that those pass-through entity taxpayers pay is then refunded.
- passing the pass through entity tax. passing the pass through entity tax.
- If you do recall me, I've been in public practice for 27 years.
Keywords:
taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan PatrickRegarding progress on Senate priorities for the 89th Legislative Session. Apr 3rd, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 27, SB 29, SB 241, SB 406, SB 414, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 609, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 785, SB 857, SB 879, SB 921, SB 922, SB 955, SB 985, SB 993, SB 996, SB 1008, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1098, SB 1120, SB 1122, SB 1147, SB 1188, SB 1197, SB 1209, SB 1227, SB 1245, SB 1267, SB 1307, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1386, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1537, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1664, SB 1741, SB 1814, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1948, SB 2065, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230, SB 2406, SB 2407
Keywords:
parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, public camping, homelessness, local governance, enforcement, state authority, local entity, complaints, housing, public safety, birth certificate
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
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Bills:
SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81, SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81
Keywords:
emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs