Video & Transcript Research : 'Establishment Clause'
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth
- Rausch moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof
- act removing the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton, and an act establishing
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution congratulating John Leonard on his retirement from the Town of Milton Board of Appeals. The chamber then took up several local and individual bills, including an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway of the Trial Court, which was adopted by standing vote.
The Senate passed to be engrossed a bill waiving the maximum age requirement for Boston police officer Cheryl Mullace, a bill allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, and a bill authorizing Milford to convert a wine and malt beverage license to an all-alcohol license for off-premises consumption. On the Milford bill, Senator Rausch offered and the Senate adopted a substitute amendment before passing the bill.
The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a House petition concerning school choice and referred it to the Committee on Education. Later, the Senate enacted S. 2625 on revenue bonds for Quincy telecommunications facilities, H. 4210 removing the residency requirement for Dalton’s town manager, and H. 4647 establishing the sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, sending them to the Governor. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 9:45 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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Section that are already established. - Section that are already established.
- Page nine, 11 through 15. threshold established, uh we should be threshold established, uh we should
- It establishes a clean vehicle special fund beginning January 1, 2027, and establishes a transportation
- It establishes a clean vehicle special fund beginning January 1, 2027, and establishes a transportation
Keywords:
clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean vehicles
Summary:
The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on three measures related to cleaner fuels. On HB 1986, which would require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for a clean fuel standard by January 1, 2028 and include reporting and public informational sessions, testimony was largely supportive from state commissions, fuel companies, airlines, and other industry and advocacy groups. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term framework for reducing emissions and developing cleaner fuels in Hawaii. Opposition came from Energy Justice Network, which argued that so-called clean fuels are not carbon-free, would be costly, and could delay a needed transition to electrification. The department later said it was monitoring the bill and was concerned about costs. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
The committee then heard HB 1694, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit bill that would provide a per-gallon credit for SAF, cap annual credits at $20 million, require reporting, and sunset in 2035. The Department of Taxation testified on administration, while the Department of Transportation said it supported the measure as a short-term strategy to jump-start SAF until the clean fuel standard ramps up. Airlines, fuel companies, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and others supported the bill, saying it would send a market signal, help close the cost gap with conventional jet fuel, and encourage local production and investment. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network, Life of the Land, and Ted Metros, argued the bill would be expensive, could lock in a transitional fuel system, and would not produce enough fuel to meet demand. Committee members asked about the likely impact and the share of total fuel demand the credit could support; DOT said the supported gallons would be only a very small percentage of annual demand and that the credit was intended to work alongside the future clean fuel standard.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1695 HD1 on renewable fuel, which expands the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was again mixed but generally supportive from the Department of Transportation, Department of Taxation, Island Energy Services, airlines, the Tax Foundation, Pana Pacific, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau. Supporters said the measure would encourage local feedstock production, create agricultural opportunities, and help attract investment in renewable fuels. Pana Pacific requested an amendment to explicitly include camelina in the definition of renewable feedstocks. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and Life of the Land, repeated concerns about cost, imported feedstocks, and the risk of undermining full electrification goals. The hearing transcript does not show any vote or final committee action on HB 1694 or HB 1695 HD1.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Decades of federal precedent provide a very well-established framework.
- They'd already established a constitutional violation that had not occurred.
- And once the law is clearly established, then no other officer does.
- And once the law is clearly established, then no other officer does.
- Motion is due pass as amended, adding an urgency clause to appropriations.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on domestic violence protections, pay equity enforcement, Jewish demographic data collection, court transparency, auto glass insurance practices, pet policy disclosure for renters, and civil rights accountability for federal officers. SB 99 would require courts and law enforcement to better recognize military protective orders in domestic violence cases; supporters from the Department of Defense and military organizations said it would close jurisdictional gaps for military families, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1237 would increase penalties for repeat noncompliance with California pay data reporting laws; supporters said stronger enforcement is needed to address persistent wage gaps, and the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 1387 would allow Jewish identity to be reported as an ethnic category in state demographic data; supporters said better data would improve policy and anti-discrimination efforts, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary or divisive, and it passed to Privacy. SB 932 would require assignees filing civil actions to identify the original party in the case caption; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it passed to Judiciary/Appropriations on call.
The committee also took up SB 98, which would regulate auto glass insurance claims by restricting assignment of benefits, requiring clearer estimates and invoices, and limiting inducements to consumers. The sponsor and NICB said the bill would curb fraud and unsafe repairs, while independent glass shops and industry groups argued it could reduce consumer choice and favor insurer-aligned networks; the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 1296 would require landlords to disclose pet policies before collecting application fees and provide refunds if nondisclosure materially affected an applicant’s decision; supporters said it would save renters time and money, while rental housing representatives objected to a provision limiting eviction based solely on failure to sign a pet addendum. The bill passed to Appropriations.
Finally, SB 747, the No Kings Act, would create a California cause of action allowing people to sue federal officers for constitutional violations using standards similar to Section 1983. Senator Wiener and a witness who said he was unlawfully detained by Border Patrol argued the bill is needed because federal officers currently lack comparable accountability after the Supreme Court narrowed Bivens remedies. Law enforcement groups opposed the bill, warning that the qualified immunity language is unclear, could create a separate California standard, and might expose officers and governments to retroactive litigation; members discussed possible amendments on qualified immunity and retroactivity, and the bill was moved forward with an urgency amendment while negotiations continued.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One matter will be taken out of the orders of the day: An act establishing a charter for the city of
- Third reading of the bill: An act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville, House No. 4264.
- An act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville, House No. 4264.
- Jayland moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text
- An act establishing a charter for the City of Medford, H. 4263; an act establishing a sick leave bank
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two congratulatory resolutions recognizing IBEW Local 103’s 125th anniversary and the Town of Tewksbury’s 375th anniversary. It then took up several local and private bills, including a revised charter bill for the City of Somerville and a sick leave bank bill for a Department of Corrections employee, both of which were advanced to engrossment. The chamber also suspended various joint rules to refer several House and Senate petitions to the appropriate committees.
During the session, Senator Carr delivered a personal privilege statement reflecting on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and urging unity, compassion, and resolve in the face of division and violence. Later, the Committee on Ways and Means reported favorably on bills updating Nikki’s Law and the MassHealth day habilitation program, allowing fentanyl test strips, and regulating affordable car rentals; the Senate suspended the rules to consider these matters forthwith and ordered the first two to third reading, while adopting a Ways and Means amendment and advancing the car rental bill as amended.
The Senate also concurred in House amendments to the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, adopted emergency preambles for two sick leave bank bills, and passed several measures to be enacted, including sick leave bank bills, the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, and a charter bill for the City of Saugus. The chamber adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m., approved a motion to adjourn in memory of the victims of September 11, and observed a moment of silence before adjourning.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to clause 13 of rule 1, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved.
- Pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker on Thursday, April
- Pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the Pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following<00:08:13.600>
enrolled - The Honorable the Speaker, House of Representatives, sir: Pursuant to the permission granted in clause
- 2H of rule permission granted in clause 2H of rule 2<00:08:48.560>
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Transcript Highlights:
- on the other side, I think they were allowed to establish those salaries.
- But we gave them the authority to establish some of those salary ranges outside of the established schedules
- clause to add that these sections will become effective upon passage and immediately upon approval.
- That's why this, It also revises the emergency clause to add that these sections will become effective
- "So, again, from a legal standpoint, they can establish themselves as a school district.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I had a strike-everything to establish family medical paid leave in Arizona.
- Today I had a strike-everything to establish a family medical paid leave in Arizona.
- Today I had a strike everything to establish a family medical paid leave in Arizona.
- Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1635 establishes the elements of unlawful alerting, classifies it as a
- There has also been a test established under the Supreme Court precedent Brandenburg v.
Bills:
SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673
Keywords:
probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- CS for SB 54 creates a new section of statute, Section 406.139, to establish uniform requirements for
- This is the disparagement clause. Any other question?
- This is the disparagement clause. Any other question?
- I'm glad to see the disparagement clause removed. This was not MAHA.
- While it doesn't apply to state parks, forests, and WMAs after they are established, new conservation
Bills:
S0050, S0054, S0176, S0178, S0198, S0290, S0420, S0502, S0538, S0706, S0834, S0936, S0962, S1004, S1080, S7022
Keywords:
veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, cognitive function, psychotropic drugs, violent offenders, autopsy procedures, medical records, school safety, campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting.
The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended.
Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Oct 7th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We did have some trouble establishing a quorum. Traffic was bad.
- The five-year sunset clause would provide an opportunity for the language to prove that they actually
- It'll take five years; the sunset clause will actually be in six years because that will give us five
- One is it establishes, as I mentioned, that trust fund, which won't actually be active until it gets
- The reason for that is to ensure compliance with the anti-donation clause, that you're not overpaying
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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I establishing and running this office. - I establishing and running this office.
- I don't have the exact number, uh, or recommended it said to establish and run the office in the way
- I don't have the exact number, uh, or recommended it said to establish and run the office in the way
- establish a bipartisan legislative establish a bipartisan legislative inspector<00:19:47.840>
Keywords:
Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, November 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amend. and Intergovernmental Affairs (3-5-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- so we took the emergency clause out.
- emergency clause. emergency clause.
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clause <00:04:24.160> - emergency clause out. emergency clause out.
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It's that clause is in there. I'm sorry. It's that clause is in there.
Summary:
The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, an elections bill sponsored by Representative D.J. Johnson. The committee first adopted a committee substitute, and Johnson explained that the substitute removed the emergency clause, deleted provisions on craft member appointments and cast vote records, changed language on memoranda of understanding with the Department of Justice from mandatory to permissive, and removed a section on election-day procedures for voters flagged as non-citizens. He said the changes were made in response to concerns from county clerks and to improve the bill before floor consideration.
Members asked about the bill’s purpose, cost, and effects. Johnson said the measure was not aimed at a widespread fraud problem but was intended to improve election security, accuracy, and fairness, and he said he had not been told it would create a significant cost increase. Questions also focused on a provision allowing certain federal officeholders to run for president or vice president while retaining their current office; Johnson said the language was meant to apply only to federal offices decided by the Electoral College and to avoid penalizing voters who elected those officials. Representative Roberts supported that provision, while Representative Gooch objected to it and said he would vote no if it remained.
The committee also discussed voter-roll maintenance and whether the bill would improperly remove people whose voting rights had been restored by pardon or other legal means. Johnson said the administrative process should account for restored rights through coordination with the governor’s office and the Administrative Office of the Courts. Several members praised the Secretary of State’s work but raised concerns about the clerks’ opposition, the bill’s cost, and whether it solved a real problem. After debate, the committee voted 12-4 to pass the bill as amended by the committee substitute, then adopted a title amendment, and reported House Bill 534 favorably to the House floor.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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an department to uh establish an department to uh establish an administrative - There is but there is an clause.
- We did was established in the Senate.
- <03:50:14.880>
social won't be able to establish social won't be able to establish social - out of this because you can establish out of this because you can establish the<03:52:33.120>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, November 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved.
- Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the House stands adjourned until noon on Monday, November 10, 2025
- as a district work period under clause as a district work period under clause 13<00:07:21.759>
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- amounts to establish utility specific storm reserve amounts and an annual or cruel or contribution.
- Part of that was the the commission established a rule requiring we'll call storm hardening plans every
- And those storm hardening plans had to address 10 initiatives that the commission established.
- We have established a storm reserve funds that utilities can access to pay for restoration costs.
- And then it's followed up with an spp cost recovery clause to evaluate those costs.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to briefly read some of the whereas clauses and the resolution that we are about to adopt.
- Since Section 306 of this law established a special commission to study and recommend ways to regulate
- One matter will be taken out of the orders of the day: An act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran and employees of the Department of Children
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution commending the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals for recognizing North American Occupational Safety and Health Week and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day. Senators welcomed guests from the chapter, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber also briefly recessed for a photo with the guests.
The Senate then received a message from the Governor filing the Ride Safe Act, which would enhance the safe use of micromobility devices such as mopeds, electric scooters, and bikes. The message noted the bill’s connection to the Mass Leads Act and a special commission on micromobility regulation. The matter was referred to the Committee on Transportation.
The Senate next took up and passed to be engrossed House No. 5245, establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. The Senate also adopted an order setting its next formal session for Thursday at 11 a.m. and later considered an order governing filing deadlines for amendments to the General Appropriation Bill and scheduling its second reading on May 19, 2026. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which was approved.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Communications, Technology and Innovation Mar 9th, 2026
Communications, Technology and Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- It may trigger the dormant commerce clause, which creates a conflict with federal law, increasing the
- It may trigger the dormant Commerce Clause, which creates a conflict with federal law, increasing the
- Establishing digital choice and portability now will help ensure future technologies develop in a more
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-07
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- With Clause 1 being for county fairs, Clause 2 going towards the Advanced Biofuel Production Incentive
- Clause 4 is for meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing.
- Clause 5 is the Farm to School and Early Care Program rider that we discussed last Wednesday.
- Clause 6 is for urban agriculture. Clause 7 is for the Good Food Access Program.
- Clause 8 is for co-op development grants.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause
- Pursuant to Clause 13 of Rule 1, the House stands adjourned until noon on Monday for morning-hour debate
- granted in Clause 2H of rule<00:07:26.319>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pet shop sale of cats and dogs 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Those included a grandfather clause. Those included a grandfather clause. - There is a grandfather clause.
- There is a grandfather clause.
- There is a grandfather clause.
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just understand the grandfather clause just understand the grandfather clause