Video & Transcript Research : 'candidate filing deadline'

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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • It used to be many, many years ago, like back in 1993, that municipal candidates did not have to file
  • It used to be many, many years ago, like back in 1993, that municipal candidates did not have to file
  • It used to be many, many years ago, like back in 1993, that municipal candidates did not have to file
  • It used to be many, many years ago, like back in 1993, that municipal candidates did not have to file
  • In 1993, municipal candidates did not have to file an economic interest statement.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll proceed now to the back in file order to file item 6, SB 926 by Senator Strickland.
  • Okay, we'll move back in file order to file item four: SB 874 by Senator Weber Pearson.
  • Weber-Person, filed in 5, SB 1210.
  • We'll proceed now with the next bill and file order, which is file item 13, SB 1022 by Senator Valdez
  • We'll now proceed to file item 9, SB 1019 by Senator Grove. File item 9, SB 1019 by Senator Grove.
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to support House File 198.
  • Next, we will continue with House File 303.”
  • Perryman I will move house file 303 to Perryman I will move house file 303 to be<00:34:48.879> laid
  • often leads to qualified candidates often leads to qualified candidates seeking<00:36:57.920>
  • House File 185 is held over. Next, we will move on to House File 305, Representative Joy.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, at the end of every year, one of the files we receive is the on-hand population, so obviously we're
  • The filed bill provides.
  • They're coming up against the deadline and they haven't got their training for a number of reasons and
  • Yes, there is one set of, under Senate Bill 1445, the... the part of the file that would be referred
  • rules and model policies referred to as a departmental file.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And so employers can go to candidates that have a skill set that match the jobs that we're looking for
  • It's just a different type of experience instead of the candidate having to sit in front of us and tell
  • course passed Senate Bill 494, which prohibited the use of subminimum wages and set a phase-out deadline
Summary: The meeting was a 14(c) Task Force hearing focused on employment experiences of Oklahomans with disabilities and the state’s use of subminimum wage. Numerous self-advocates and workers testified about their jobs, accommodations, pay, transportation barriers, and the importance of community integration. Several speakers described positive experiences in competitive or community jobs, while others recounted being underused, fired without explanation, or paid by piece rate or minimum wage in sheltered or enclave settings. Many emphasized that fair pay, independence, ABLE accounts, and supportive employers matter to them, and several said they want future careers, promotions, or even to own businesses and help others with disabilities find work. Task force members discussed recurring themes from the testimony: transportation as a major barrier, the importance of community and self-advocacy, employer misconceptions and stigma, the need for better transition services from school to work, and the difficulty families face navigating benefits and employment systems. Members also raised concerns about people being fired without explanation and about the need for meaningful options for those not ready for competitive employment. Suggestions included more employer education, reverse job fairs, job coaching, benefits planning, better coordination between DDS and DRS, and stronger transition supports in schools and through programs like Project SEARCH. Staff then presented research on how other states have phased out or eliminated 14(c) certificates. Examples included Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, with common approaches such as phase-out timelines, technical assistance, provider transition plans, and support for competitive integrated employment. The presenters noted that Oklahoma still has 40 entities using 14(c), most of them DDS providers, but many providers are already moving away from it. Members discussed potential unintended consequences, the need for a clear timeline, the possibility of blending or braiding services, and whether Oklahoma should create a more one-stop, employer-friendly system. No votes were taken, and the group agreed to continue gathering information and return in June to begin shaping priorities and possible policy directions.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • find the original owner that you bought it from and you can't find your bill of sale and you can't file
  • can. ...original owner that you bought it from and you can't find your bill of sale and you can't file
  • So, as mentioned, this is not changing the actual deadlines or the timelines that you have to file suit
  • So, as mentioned, this is not changing the actual deadlines or the timelines that you have to file suit
  • Senate candidates about this. I've spoken to our members of Congress. And so they're aware.
Summary: The committee first considered several local property-transfer and wildlife/fisheries bills, including SB 229 (Bojeur Parish property transfer), SB 71 (Lafayette Parish property transfer), and a series of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measures. SB 203 simplified possession rules for fish on multi-day trips and remote camps; SB 429 created an administrative path to register “orphan” boats with lapsed registrations; SB 204 removed a residency-based restriction on certain commercial fishing gear licenses; SB 205 reduced duplicate registration requirements for federally documented boats; SB 213 clarified titling rules for vessels and outboard motors; and SB 257 removed Social Security number requirements from certain commercial fishing tags. Each of these bills was reported favorable, generally without objection, after brief explanations from sponsors and department counsel about reducing red tape, improving enforcement, or modernizing records. The committee also heard SB 214, which would allow the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to stop pumping during an imminent flood threat identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, addressing liability concerns and giving local officials more flexibility in emergencies. SB 274, as amended, required lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care, early learning, and pre-kindergarten facilities and required hazards found in assessments to be addressed before licensing. Both bills were reported favorable. SB 379, a technical reorganization bill for the Department of Conservation and Energy, received two amendment sets: one changing investment language and another standardizing judicial-review procedures and online notice requirements; it was reported favorable after those amendments. The committee then adopted HCR 62, urging FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects, with members discussing the burden of flood insurance and the need for FEMA to recognize levees, pump stations, and elevated homes. HCR 78 was also reported favorable, memorializing Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 in support of Louisiana’s seafood industry. HB 662, as substituted, was reported favorable after being rewritten to codify the department’s internal protocol for seized sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, prioritizing release, rehabilitation, placement, and euthanasia as a last resort. Finally, the committee considered two more contentious items. HR 216, which urged repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, drew extended debate over whether the plan had been adopted without legislative input and whether it could affect permits or future policy; after discussion, the sponsor voluntarily deferred the resolution to return with a revised approach focused on a legislative hearing or review. SCR 24, dealing with chronic wasting disease rules, was introduced with amendments that would raise the prevalence threshold, cap samples, allow zone removal after three years without new detections, and lift baiting/feed prohibitions above a higher prevalence level; the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • who do not should we tell candidates who do not have<02:52:55.520> access<02:52:56.479> to
  • economically disadvantaged candidates economically disadvantaged candidates that<02:53:08.560>
  • Who do you think has an easier time fundraising in the state: a candidate who belongs to a political
  • A candidate who belongs to a political party that is in power, or a candidate who belongs to a party
  • I attempted to file a complaint with RICO.
Keywords: 910, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1951 by Paxton, relating to the imposition of a penalty for failure to timely file a rendition statement
  • What bill did you file in Ways and Means?
  • To take up this rhetoric that you're spewing from the front mic, I filed no less than five property tax
  • But you have not filed an amendment, and you don't have an amendment on the floor right now.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Voter Guide requirement 3/25/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, um, I think the way other offices have done it is they take their candidate filing information and
  • done it is they take their candidate done it is they take their candidate filing<00:18:33.039>
  • filings if a candidate provides their own website.
  • Um, and candidates can update that information either with our office or with their local filing officer
  • filings if a well as in the candidate filings if a candidate<00:21:19.280> provides<00:21:19.760
Keywords: 1183, house
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We asked everyone to go back and look at the suggested candidates list and recommend folks.
  • So when is the deadline that we should have these names and recommendations by?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The meeting focused on organizing the Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Commission, including confirming quorum, approving prior minutes, electing leadership, and planning next steps. Once quorum was reached, members approved the minutes from the prior meeting and unanimously elected Senator Liz Miranda and Representative Kip Diggs as co-chairs. There was also discussion of whether vice chairs should be added later, with several members favoring a mix of legislative and appointed/community representation. A major portion of the discussion centered on expanding the commission membership and identifying candidates who reflect regional, gender, and professional diversity, with emphasis on arts, culture, history, philanthropy, development, and construction. Members suggested numerous names from Boston, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Cape Cod, Taunton, and other communities, and there was broad interest in including people connected to cultural organizations, universities, and the business/development community. Members also discussed whether designees could count toward quorum, but no rule change was adopted during the meeting. The commission also discussed its operating structure and public process. Members agreed to submit two or three recommended names by November 13, and to reconvene on November 25 at 4 p.m. to finalize recommendations and continue building the commission. They also discussed meeting cadence, with support for alternating formal meetings and site visits or listening sessions every other month, plus possible subcommittees to handle research between meetings. The chair noted that the commission is public-facing, will keep records and minutes, and will need to consider the organizational vehicle or advisory structure that will support Cape Verdean clubs and associations in the broader project. The meeting adjourned after these next steps were outlined.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 03/24/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Candidates are forced to file for a specific numbered seat. The system is highly confusing.
  • Voters are frequently forced to arbitrarily choose between two preferred candidates who happen to file
  • file<00:16:09.680> for<00:16:09.880> a Candidates are forced to file for a Candidates
  • c><00:16:41.520> for<00:16:41.640> the candidates who happen to file for the candidates
  • they prefer less, or even an unchallenged candidate who happened to file for another seat.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • the federal government, can't be fixed overnight, and we saw that during COVID, when even extended deadlines
  • This sets a clear deadline. This is a constitutional accountability measure.
  • This sets a clear deadline. This is the only must-do bill every year, and that is the budget.
  • This sets a clear deadline, aligns incentives across the negotiating table, and protects the public from
  • All staff, students, and job candidates should be treated equally, regardless of the color of their skin
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony. A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures. Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bremerton School District... ...filing in favor... ...of a high school football coach, Joseph Kennedy
  • Senate Bill 472 eliminates the chief appraiser's right to file counterclaims in Texas. insuring that
  • Well, we often have... state elections, and on those state elections are federal candidates, correct?
  • If the EAC says no, then the state would file suit and would prove their case.
  • Well, sir, part of the reason that that December deadline is there is to give us plenty of time as we
Summary: The recent Senate meeting primarily covered two resolutions, HCR65 and HCR19, both of which were passed unanimously with little to no opposition. HCR65 was introduced in memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview, while HCR19 was presented to honor the late Terrell Lynn Roberts of Angleton. The meeting included brief addresses from several senators, who shared personal reflections on the impacts of the individuals being honored and expressed gratitude for their contributions to the community. This collaborative atmosphere showcased the members' capacity for camaraderie and respect, emphasizing the importance of human connection in legislative proceedings.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Sep 8th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the 1950s, my great-great-grandfather filed a quiet title suit and ended up taking some lands that
  • Candidates for receiving some of these funds, and not just land grants, but I think all of these smaller
  • Because what happens is we can't close on the loan because technically you'd have to file the mortgage
  • They won the protest board hearing several years ago, and Chile filed 165 protests this year on all their
  • The only way that you get out of that mass evaluation is you file a protest.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 22nd, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • kits tested by the Department of Public Safety for foreign DNA material without having to immediately file
  • I'm here today as a 2025 Miss Texas teen candidate, but more importantly, as a survivor and advocate,
  • No charges were filed, no justice was served, and I was left with fear, the knowledge that my attacker
  • They're not going to be able to meet those 90-day deadlines to make sure violent offenders aren't getting
  • They do that by getting rid of the grand jury, going to a direct-file system, and then everybody has
Bills: HB75, HB108
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Elections - 03/04/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate File 1854.
  • Senator wesland moves that Senate file Senator wesland moves that Senate file 1854<00:08:14.759>
  • Senator Balden uh it's Senate file Senator Balden uh it's Senate file 1915<00:08:51.279> and<
  • spending limits that apply to candidates spending limits that apply to candidates who<00:10:01.360
  • <00:10:35.440> choose<00:10:35.680> to aware when candidates choose to aware when candidates
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • official side so when we as candidates or<00:26:40.360> when<00:26:40.919> candidates<
  • Those signatures must be collected during the candidate filing period in the regular election scenario
  • <00:41:01.640> endorsed candidate to get the candidate endorsed candidate to get the candidate
  • for for candidate filing there's time for for candidate filing there's time for voter<00:43:35.160
  • um it's the time for the candidate um it's the time for the candidate filing<00:47:28.200> which
Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 02/27/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
  • So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
  • So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
  • So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
  • Examine whether local candidate campaign finance reports should be filed centrally with the Campaign
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (06/04/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • time acting of HB 1091 at the present time acting after<00:14:52.639> the<00:14:52.800> deadline
  • to sign committee of after the deadline to sign committee of conference<00:14:55.360> reports.
  • <00:58:33.520> to<00:58:33.760> be tried or is not a candidate to be tried or is not
  • a candidate to be eligible<00:58:34.319> in<00:58:34.640> a<00:58:35.119> United
  • Thank you, Madam President." contained in the report filed by the contained in the report filed by the
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I filed this bill last session.
  • It delays IRS filings and so forth, so I think it's really important that we get this done.
  • This is my fifth time filing this bill, and we got it out of the House. Last session.
  • Like I said, I have filed this bill five times. Last session, it did get out of the House.
  • Whenever I filed the massage parlor bill last session, it was...