Video & Transcript Research : 'prosecutorial function'

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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • We asked them to functional zero there.
  • .<00:24:50.720> 88% function. 88% function. 88% expressed<00:24:53.520> reduction<00:24
  • <00:40:09.040> And over, that they can't function. And over, that they can't function.
  • In terms of this piece of legislation, it doesn't function in the way law is supposed to function.
  • > function.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Senate File 4612, a state government bill affecting the Department of Health, Human Services, and Children, Youth, and Families, was taken up with a House language amendment adopted at the outset. The bill’s authors gave sharply different perspectives: one described it as a limited, reactive measure tied to federal Medicaid changes and said it fell short of needed health care improvements, while the other argued it would avoid large federal penalties, add Medicaid work requirements, save taxpayer money, and help certain rural and disability-related services. Members then debated several amendments. A technical House research amendment was offered, followed by a contested amendment on the all-payer claims database. Supporters of that change argued the bill expanded data access and could allow sensitive health data to be sold or used outside the United States, raising privacy and jurisdiction concerns; opponents said the data would remain deidentified, access would be limited to researchers, and the fee structure was a cost-recovery mechanism rather than a sale. The amendment to the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie, and the underlying amendment was not adopted. The committee also adopted an amendment updating mortuary science rules for natural organic reduction and another that would automatically enroll certain people into medical assistance if they did not choose a program themselves. A later amendment creating a therapeutic psilocybin pilot program for mental health and PTSD treatment drew strong bipartisan support, especially from members citing veteran suicide, trauma, and promising research; it was adopted after discussion. The transcript ended while discussion continued on how the program would be administered, including questions about using the Office of Cannabis Management rather than the Department of Health.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/29/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • The redress of grievances is a core function of government.
  • The redress of grievances is a core function of government.
  • This bill introduces uncertainty into a system that functions well, really well.
  • This bill introduces uncertainty into a system that functions well, really well.
  • Oversight of administrative rules is a core legislative function, not a new program.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Safety functions and provide instances where these resources prepare us for college and life beyond.
  • board meetings, they don't understand the language, they're navigating a system that's actually functioning
  • They're functioning legally within the way that the system is supposed to work.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • But tell a person with a disability, and they can't actually... ...restore them back to full function
  • and limb difference community to access the prosthetics and orthotics they need to restore their function
  • to be provided by an accredited CRT supplier, as harm can occur when a CRT product doesn't fit or function
  • to be provided by an accredited CRT supplier, as harm can occur when a CRT product doesn't fit or function
  • And so my everyday chair is great, but it was never designed to function as something that would keep
Keywords: 996, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • The BMIAC strives to function in practice as a body that is dedicated to significantly impacting and
  • As a council, we function within bylaws.
  • Okay, so these two items that we'll cover are related to the advisory function and how both of these
  • The advisory councils don't necessarily serve a governance function, but they do provide advice to the
  • that would keep this program in place and functioning. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, it functions as a staging area and a base of operations during hurricanes.
  • any contract expenditures, any fees—pretty much throughout the receivership, it's approving the functions
  • the Ombudsman's office were filled during his vacancy period, and such employees carried on the functions
  • The functions with which the Ombudsman's office helps the condominium communities include aiding unit
  • We need actual engineers to change code for certain functions to operate.
Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • a better understanding of the work necessary to make sure that the behavioral system of care is functioning
  • a better understanding of the work necessary to make sure that the behavioral system of care is functioning
  • You can call or text to be able to get access to care utilizing that function.
  • You can call or text to be able to get access to care utilizing that function.
  • But the mobile response team is a recent function.
Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system, with representatives from DCF, AHCA, two managing entities, and two providers describing how the state’s behavioral health network is funded and operated. Members focused on the implementation of prior legislative investments, especially the $50 million in recurring funding from Representative Maney’s bill and the earlier $126 million community behavioral health appropriation. Witnesses said the newer funds were used mainly for crisis beds, discharge planning, outpatient services, regional collaboratives, and a USF Marchman Act report, while the larger behavioral health appropriation supported CAT, FACT, FIT, forensic teams, residential and outpatient services, and crisis care, with most dollars going directly to services and only a small share to administration. A major theme was access to crisis care and the role of mobile response teams, 988, and central receiving facilities in diverting people from Baker Act admissions and reducing readmissions. DCF and providers said mobile response teams have expanded, are being used to de-escalate crises and connect people to care, and have shown strong diversion results and reductions in Baker Acts in some regions. Members also asked about waitlists, children in crisis, and how to handle people without housing or support; providers said discharge planning is individualized but often constrained by homelessness, transportation, and a lack of safe placements, and several witnesses identified housing as one of the biggest barriers to recovery and stability. The committee also examined provider sustainability, reimbursement, and funding gaps. Witnesses described delays caused by contract timing, cost allocation rules, and Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not always keep pace with labor and operating costs, especially for smaller providers and rural networks. DCF and AHCA said managing entities can provide advances, retroactive rate adjustments, and technical assistance, and that Medicaid managed care plans have network standards and complaint/dispute processes. Members raised concerns about a reported $7 million loss in federal non-sustainable funds, provider closures, and whether there is a formal ombudsman process for disputes; DCF said the federal reductions were known and tied to one-time funds, and that the department generally handles provider issues informally while working with managing entities to preserve continuity of care.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/29/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We we must do the near functional zero.
  • <00:38:31.599> Cannot months or he cannot function. Cannot months or he cannot function.
  • He was turned down by the function.
  • functional legal mechanism to do that. functional legal mechanism to do that.
  • functionally. They became certified. functionally. They became certified.
Keywords: 1183, house
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Information Technology Committee Jul 8th, 2026

Information Technology Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's some points where the mainframe is actually functioning almost like an integration engine.
  • And then the desired functionality for the institutions of higher ed, including financial management,
  • Iowa had canceled a project after functionality gaps and instead migrated its existing software to the
  • That then we'd be overpaying for added features that we wouldn't need for the state's functionality.
  • With the new ERP because it's built into the core functionality, while others may not.
Summary: The Information Technology Committee approved the March 26 minutes and received a series of reports from NDIT on major IT projects, the annual report, mainframe modernization, and cybersecurity services. The project portfolio was reported at 116 major projects with a baseline cost of $546 million, overall under budget but modestly behind schedule. Several projects that had been in variance status last quarter were said to have closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning. New startup reports were mostly HHS efforts tied to refugee data management, technical debt cleanup, and legacy application decommissioning, while closeouts included HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT projects with mixed budget and schedule results. In the annual report discussion, NDIT described its service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management reporting, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how revenues and grants flow through the service fund, how NDIT charges agencies for services, and whether customer satisfaction or CSAT scores are tracked and could be reported more regularly. NDIT said it does track service-team CSAT and survey data, and committee members encouraged more regular reporting of those metrics. The committee also discussed application portfolio management, statewide IT planning, and whether agencies should slow new system replacements while the state pursues an ERP system. The mainframe update focused on the state’s ongoing effort to retire legacy systems by about 2030. NDIT and HHS said the work is being managed as a tech-debt program, but progress is slowed by data cleanup, integration complexity, staff retirements, vendor capacity, and federal requirements. Members asked whether there is a coordinated commitment and whether additional vendor support or consultants are needed; NDIT said it is working jointly with HHS and is seeking an RFP to help accelerate modernization. The cybersecurity presentation then shifted to statewide maturity assessments and services. NDIT said it provides endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that assessments are based on CIS controls. Members raised concerns about low participation in the self-assessment process, the lack of mandatory reporting or audit authority, and whether insurance incentives through Enderf or possible State Auditor involvement could improve compliance. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - 2026-01-13 - 11:15AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We wouldn't be able to function.
  • We wouldn't be able<00:03:58.480> to<00:03:58.640> function.
  • So really, it's just able to function.
  • Are you consistent in what you do and how you function on a daily basis?
  • and how you function on a daily basis? and how you function on a daily basis?
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a respect-in-the-workplace training led by Katrina Megs of Acer (formerly Hickok and Boardman), focused on bias, diversity, inclusion, respectful communication, and the importance of workplace culture in the Vermont General Assembly. She framed the session as a shift away from traditional harassment/discrimination training toward a broader emphasis on respect and kindness, explaining that bias is a normal brain function but becomes harmful when used explicitly against others. She used a short Scategories-style exercise to show how quickly people rely on patterns and assumptions, then connected that to the need to recognize the “whole person” beyond one-dimensional impressions. The training emphasized that diversity is not the same as inclusion: diversity means representation, while inclusion means people are heard, invited in, and feel they belong. Katrina also cited statistics about demographic change, the diversity of Gen Z, workplace stress, and the importance of inclusion to hiring and retention. She described a respectful workplace as one where people acknowledge others’ worth and dignity through everyday interactions, not just politeness, and discussed practical behaviors such as active listening, body language, avoiding microaggressions, using professional or respectful tone, owning mistakes, respecting boundaries, avoiding gossip and exclusion, and being present in both in-person and virtual settings. A participant raised concerns that “professional tone” and “professional attire” can be classist and can unfairly target people of color or people from different backgrounds. Katrina responded that the standard should be whether communication is respectful, noting that context and relationships matter and that raised voices are not always the same as disrespect. Another participant referenced a book, “I Am Not Yelling,” about Black women in the workplace and tone bias. The session closed with Katrina explaining why respect matters: it reduces stress, supports mental health and psychological safety, strengthens relationships, improves conflict resolution and problem solving, and increases engagement, morale, productivity, and retention.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kentucky opposes Senate Bill 84 as an unconstitutional intrusion into the judicial function entrusted
  • <00:18:29.720> and<00:18:29.880> it's<00:18:30.120> also judicial function and
  • it's also judicial function and it's also inconsistent<00:18:31.280> with<00:18:31.640> state
  • function and the general<00:20:46.280> assembly<00:20:46.640> cannot<00:20:46.919>
  • We're seeking to empower and strengthen the role of the Judiciary because it is their function to say
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:15:37.279> chat testimony is complete, Zoom chat testimony is complete, Zoom chat function
  • 15:38.880> to<00:15:39.040> chat<00:15:39.279> with<00:15:39.519> the function
  • will allow you to chat with the function will allow you to chat with the technical<00:15:40.079>
  • function again obviously that should<00:30:41.279> be<00:30:41.360> transferred<00:30:
Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:26:47.240> whether<00:26:47.520> at their ability to function whether at their
  • ability to function whether at school,<00:26:48.440> at<00:26:48.680> work,<00:26:49.480
  • differently than our 1915C does function differently than our 1915C waivers<00:50:21.680> um<
  • to note that it does function to note that it does function differently<00:50:30.200> than
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item. For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing. The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/23/26

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
  • And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
  • And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
  • And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
  • And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Committee (10/17/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Functionally, uh the diversions.
  • I would say it's just a function of the statute changing.
  • It's just a function of the statute changing.
  • So a function of the statute changing.
  • The function of the statute changing.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted. The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes. On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've integrated our cash management functions, which was kind of in an old legacy system.
  • we added to m&b after the 2023 functions we added to m&b after the 2023 session<00:19:47.400
  • we' we've always had a banking function we' we've always had a banking function but<00:20:34.039
  • we have built out increased function we have built out increased automation<00:20:50.600> of<
  • <00:20:56.720> which<00:20:56.840> was our cash management functions which was our
Bills: HF10
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/3/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So just to give you a high-level of the grant-making function at DEED, and hopefully this will be a helpful
  • 00:02:01.520> the<00:02:02.320> grant<00:02:02.640> making<00:02:03.320> function
  • at deed and of the grant making function at deed and hopefully<00:02:05.240> this<00:02:05.360
  • <00:04:25.840> seriously taking that oversight function seriously taking that oversight function
  • and and taking the oversight function and and taking the oversight function seriously<00:08:33.279
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session B Jan 27th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor vetoed the funds used for government accountability functions...
  • The governor vetoed the funds used for government accountability functions, like oversight of the executive
  • have the opportunity today to override the governor's veto and restore the funding for these key functions
Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer focused on Holocaust remembrance and a warning against antisemitism, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the joint proclamation calling the session. The proclamation said the special session was convened to consider immigration-related legislation and appropriations to support coordination with federal immigration enforcement, including a chief immigration officer, restrictions on benefits for undocumented immigrants, voting-related offenses, penalties for removed aliens who re-enter, bail and detention considerations, ID requirements, and support for local law enforcement. Senate Bill 2B on immigration was filed and placed on the special order calendar for the next day, with an amendment deadline set after the Appropriations Committee meeting. The Senate then took up veto overrides on House Bill 5001 from the 2024 regular session, which is the General Appropriations Act. Members discussed the governor’s vetoes of legislative support and transparency-related funding, including IT systems, research, oversight, and Florida Channel services. Senator Pizzo objected to waiving Rules on one item and argued the chamber should also address broader cuts, including arts funding, while the Rules Chair said the items under consideration were limited to support services and that broader funding concerns could be addressed separately. The Senate voted to override line item 2802, funding legislative support services, by 35 yeas and 1 name, and line item 2803, also for legislative support services, by 36 yeas and 1 nay, both passing by the required two-thirds vote. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • It used to be that video games remained playable so long as you had functioning hardware and a copy of
  • Playable so long as you had functioning hardware and a copy of that game.
  • The current system under CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers or the
  • The current system under CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers, under
  • CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers or the public.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well, again, it depends on the standing
  • It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
  • It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
  • It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
  • It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well