Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative support'
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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'd support Senator Davison's amendment. I'd support just not doing an amendment.
- , to the 70th Legislative Assembly.
- Together with any legislation necessary to implement its recommendations to the 70th Legislative Assembly
- And I support the clinic piece.
- I'm supportive of the concept. It's important. ...can of worms. I'm supportive of the concept.
Bills:
SB2399
Keywords:
mental health, psychiatric treatment, reimbursement, medical assistance, legislative report, 908, all
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations HR Division met to work through amendments and budget items in House Bill 2012/HB 1004, focusing first on long-term care, disability services, and behavioral health. Members discussed competing approaches to a four-plex for medically complex individuals, a value-based care payment withhold for nursing facilities, accreditation requirements for providers, a study of developmental disability services, and funding for Family Voices and Ann Carlson-related services. Several amendments were accepted or set aside after discussion, including a study amendment for disability services and a Family Voices grant amendment that was adjusted to remove “one-time” language so it could continue as an ongoing grant. The committee also agreed to keep or defer some items for conference committee, including the youth crisis stabilization pilot and other long-term care proposals.
A major discussion centered on the state hospital project. Members debated whether the $330 million project should remain in the DHS budget or be moved to the OMB budget for construction management. After discussion of costs, alternates, and the role of a steering committee and BND loan language, the committee agreed to remove the state hospital funding and related loan language from the DHS budget while leaving the steering committee language in place. The committee also considered a proposed Altru grant for additional beds and settled on a smaller planning-focused approach, with a $1 million grant and a line of credit concept to be refined later.
The committee then turned to behavioral health items, including QRTP funding, nursing home behavioral health training, and a youth crisis stabilization pilot. Members generally supported keeping the QRTP funding level, but were divided on the nursing home behavioral health training and the crisis stabilization pilot, with some preferring to leave those issues for conference committee. The division also reviewed the HHS block grant and underfunding structure, with Donna Ackland explaining salary, vacancy, and flexibility calculations; the committee discussed adjusting the underfund and revenue assumptions but did not finalize every number before moving on.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1577 on wastewater treatment grants. Senator Davison moved to hoghouse the bill into a study-focused version using the proposed amendment language, and the motion passed. The committee then moved HB 1577 as amended with a do pass recommendation; the roll call passed with Senators Cleary, Davison, Dever, and Mathern voting yes, and Senator Magrum not recorded as voting. The meeting adjourned with plans to return later in the day to continue budget work.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an authorization to subpoena the production of memoranda, documents, records, and other materials from the Massachusetts Port Authority, and an authorization to subpoena the production of memoranda, documents, records, an Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- possesses the quote means of inquiry as founding father James Wilson put it to help inform our legislative
- So I want to again work with my colleagues on legislation that I think the committee should be spending
- Senate, I certainly fully support... and fully know the importance of strong, vigilant, and objective
- There are real questions as to its legality, and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
- Now, at the time I filed that legislation, the elected officials in and around Martha's Vineyard had
Keywords:
oversight, subpoena, illegal immigrants, Massachusetts Port Authority, O'Hare Airport, legislative practices
Summary:
The meeting was convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where robust discussions were held regarding the need for improved oversight within the Senate. The chairman emphasized the historical decline in oversight activities and proposed motions to authorize subpoenas related to an ongoing investigation involving the Massachusetts Port Authority and allegations of illegal immigrant sheltering at airports. This prompted a detailed examination of the current practices and measures needed to address such issues effectively, particularly in light of recent reports from O'Hare Airport. The committee engaged in deliberations that highlighted the importance of maintaining legislative oversight to safeguard national interests.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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auditor <00:04:30.360>is the leg legislative auditor is the leg legislative - So for that reason alone, I don't support this bill.
- So for that reason alone, I don't support this bill.
- and legislative staff.
Bills:
HF3
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- fiscal note in the 2024 legislative fiscal note in the 2024 legislative session<00:03:13.159>
- And finally, as we prepared for fiscal to come in during the 2024 legislative session, the Legislative
- legislation legislation um<00:05:10.759>
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- fiscal note in the 2024 legislative fiscal note in the 2024 legislative session<00:03:13.159>
Bills:
HF3
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome everyone, family members, friends, supporters. Great to have you in this august body.
- From the custodians, the troopers, the parking attendants, the support staff, the legislative staffs,
- We have the greatest legislative body in the country.
- He'll be there again this year with more blockbuster legislation.
- in support, it was national news for over a week.
Bills:
SCR7
Keywords:
legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority, 1185, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- legislation on that? legislation on that?
- support person, student support<00:53:14.640>
personnel. - urge your support for House File 4893. urge your support for House File 4893.
- I support it. I think it's a good bill. I support it.
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student <01:37:12.239>support agency will support this student support agency will support
Bills:
HF4893
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we are here today to ask for your support for this resolution.
- I respectfully urge your support.
- and to this committee for your consideration and support.
- It supports local jobs.
- I'm here to testify in support of House Bill 4230.
Bills:
HCR6
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States European Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed he Apr 3rd, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- For more than three years, UCOM has been the backbone of the international effort to support Ukraine.
- They do continue to depend on our support.
- K, especially one with a dual-use capability that could fill the close air support gap.
- for Russia's war, maybe other things beyond moral support.
- Even in Sudan, what's going on with the rapid support forces in Burkina Faso.
Summary:
The committee convened to discuss various bills and hear testimonies related to legislative matters, including public concerns and implications surrounding the proposed legislation. Notably, the members engaged in a vigorous debate over SB4, where several representatives shared differing viewpoints on its impact on local communities and the environment. Public testimonies were heard, with advocates arguing for the bill's potential benefits, while opponents raised significant concerns regarding the fiscal implications and land use. Following these discussions, the committee moved to vote on HB2214, which passed without issue, illustrating the bipartisan support for certain initiatives tied to public welfare.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- ABOR's staffing budget is supported in two ways. It's supported by...
- A-BOR's staffing budget is supported in two ways. It's supported by...
- A-BOR's staffing budget is supported in two ways.
- Business would say, like, no, I don't support that.
- Of things they supported they've asked for.
Bills:
HB4138, HB4139, HB4140, HB4141, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4145, HB4146, HB4147, HB4148, HB4149, HB4150, HB4151, HB4152, HB4153, SB1831, SB1832, SB1833, SB1834, SB1835, SB1836, SB1837, SB1838, SB1839, SB1840, SB1841, SB1842, SB1843, SB1844, SB1845, SB1846
Keywords:
appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction
Summary:
The committee met in a special joint appropriations session to review the FY 2027 budget package, including House Bill 4138 and Senate Bill 1831, the general appropriations or “feed” bills. Staff described the budget as including a one-time transfer of state funds, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general-fund budgets, continued funding for the state health insurance plan and school facilities, and various one-time restorations or reversions of prior appropriations. Members spent much of the meeting clarifying how the 5% reductions would work, noting that formula and mandatory funding such as K-12 basic aid are excluded, while the governor’s executive branch would decide how to implement the cuts within agencies. The chair repeatedly emphasized that the committee was not specifying line-item cuts and that agencies would have discretion over implementation.
A large portion of the discussion focused on the practical effects of the budget on universities, public safety, health care, rural programs, and fund sweeps. Arizona Board of Regents and university representatives said the proposed reductions would amount to more than $85 million statewide and could affect programs such as the Arizona Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and tuition freezes, though no specific program cuts were written into the bill. Other testimony raised concerns about fund sweeps from encumbered balances, including university research funds, housing trust funds, utility regulation funds, and ADOT-related accounts, with some members warning about possible impacts on rural infrastructure and federal matching dollars. The committee also discussed the state employee health plan, including a $228 million general-fund infusion and proposed employee premium increases over three years, as well as questions about corrections, forestry and fire management, and rural critical access hospitals.
Public testimony was largely opposed to the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, health care, and local government argued that the package would reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care access, and rural communities while preserving tax benefits for data centers and wealthy taxpayers. A mayor from Globe described severe flood damage and asked for state help for a flood relief fund, while a motorcycle safety advocate questioned a proposed transfer from the motorcycle safety fund. Committee members debated whether the budget’s effects should be described as speculative or as likely consequences of the broad cuts, and several exchanges became contentious over comparisons to the Great Recession and references to federal tax policy. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote taken in the portion provided, though leadership had earlier said the committee planned a mass roll-call vote on all the bills at the end.
AL
Keywords:
emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools, education policy
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 087 Part 2 Apr 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- you all to support this Amendment 110%. you all to support this Amendment 110%.
- Keep the promise please support this.
- Members, I rise to support this amendment.
- Members, I rise to support this amendment.
- tomorrow in legislator parking spaces. tomorrow in legislator parking spaces.
Summary:
The House took up House Bill 1410, the state’s long appropriations bill for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and their agencies and institutions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The committee first recessed and then adopted a motion to rise, report progress, and sit again later that day. The House also adopted a motion under House Rule 14 to limit debate on House Bill 1410 to one hour during special orders on April 10, 2026, by a vote of 40-20, with four excused and one absent.
During consideration of House Bill 1410, members debated Amendment J82/54A, which would require funding for wolf reintroduction to come from gifts, grants, and donations rather than general fund dollars. Supporters argued the state should not use taxpayer money for additional wolf reintroduction, especially during a budget crisis, and said rural ranchers and livestock producers are bearing the costs and impacts of wolves. They emphasized depredation concerns, the strain on rural communities, and the view that the reintroduction effort has been costly and poorly managed.
Opponents of the amendment said the funding line is part of broader wolf management, not just reintroduction, and argued the state has a legal obligation to carry out Proposition 114. They said gifts, grants, and donations are not a reliable funding source for that mandate and noted the program also supports conflict minimization efforts such as range riders. One speaker also defended the ecological role of wolves, citing their benefits to ecosystems, elk management, and biodiversity. The transcript does not show a final vote on the amendment before the excerpt ends.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tran Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And even with that knowledge and belief, I do not support this legislation.
- And even with that knowledge and belief, I do not support this legislation.
- The supporters of this legislation are no doubt watching very closely and waiting, as we all are, for
- It is a legislatively directed piece on things.
- In fact, we supported legislation in 2023 requiring some middle of environmental product declarations
Bills:
HF4807
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Link added Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Administrative Rules
Keywords:
judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, permanent rules, legislative approval, 914, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 5/14/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order.
- The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate Friday, May 16, for the adoption
- So this is a bill that we support on our side of the aisle. Um, obviously it's one of ours.
- We support it too, and we think we have plenty of time on Friday to pass it as a standalone.
- We support it too Representative Long.
Bills:
HF3321
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine turning back time, focusing on locking the clock. Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Many states across our nation have started to consider legislation to pick a permanent time.
- Thus, only 7% of our members support making Standard Time permanent.
- They've actually passed legislation to stay on permanent daylight savings time.
- It sounds like you support my legislation to require technology. be installed in vehicles to prevent
- He was in opposition, but I had fred up for Michigan, who was a supporter.
Keywords:
daylight saving time, Sunshine Protection Act, health impacts, clock change, legislative discussion
Summary:
The committee meeting was dedicated to discussing significant legislative topics, focusing particularly on the implications of daylight saving time (DST). Senator Scott advocated for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. He emphasized the negative health impacts associated with DST, including increased risks of heart attacks and accidents immediately following the time changes. Various witnesses provided personal testimonies and expert opinions, highlighting the confusion and health disruptions caused by the current time change practices.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Texas House Democratic Caucus Jan 23rd, 2025 at 02:01 pm
Keywords:
House rules, Democrat chairs, legislative power, public education, maternal health, political debate
Summary:
The meeting primarily centered around the discussion of newly approved House rules, which sparked significant debate among members. Notably, the Democratic representatives expressed concerns regarding the ban on Democrat chairs, which they argued undermines their power within the legislative body. Chair Ramon Romero and Representative Ann Johnson articulated the sentiment that, despite these challenges, the Democrats are committed to advocating for the needs of all Texans. They emphasized the need for honest discussions around critical issues such as public education, women's health care, and maternal mortality rates.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The impact of this work is measurable. bridge supporting parents, their bridge supporting parents, their
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385,000 supporting 385,000 supporting 385,000 jobs,<00:18:40.880>13% <00 - about a legislator named Joe Rolette. about a legislator named Joe Rolette.
- Please support this bill. do it. Please support this bill.
- So, I just ask for your support. support. support. Very<01:07:16.480>
good.
Keywords:
CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- We are here strongly in support of this measure.
- That is absolutely something that we should support.
- We are in support of this initiative, and we ask you to support it as well.
- So we're here to stand in support of protecting our military families and ask that you support this.
- I support school choice.
Bills:
HCR2048
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the unique power That we know we need, they support our work.
- We know firsthand what we are experiencing in our schools and in our communities, what support we need
- We must support the schools that are doing real work with fewer and fewer resources.
- , and lawmakers. ...engaged and motivated to talk to their legislators, senators, and lawmakers.
- But the truth is, we cannot be legislated out of existence.
Keywords:
student advocacy, SB12, SB13, public education policy, youth engagement, marginalized communities, legislative representation
Summary:
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy event at the Texas Capitol focused on youth participation in policymaking and opposition to recent education-related legislation. Speakers, including student organizers and SEAT leaders, argued that students should have a direct voice in decisions affecting public schools, curriculum, and school governance. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended to support the group, praised their advocacy, and referenced the idea that if young people are not given a seat at the table, they should “bring your own chair.”
Several student speakers criticized the newly passed school vouchers bill as a threat to public education and said it would divert resources from public schools. Others opposed bills such as Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 13, describing them as harmful to LGBTQ+ students and inclusive education. One speaker also condemned book bans and library censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and truthful, inclusive curricula. The speakers framed these issues as matters of student rights, belonging, and free expression.
SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the organization’s history of student-led activism against book bans and exclusion from school policymaking. Samuels said the group had distributed challenged books, pursued legal action over blocked internet resources, and delivered a Student Bill of Rights to superintendents and legislators. The event ended without any formal legislative vote or committee action, serving instead as a press conference and advocacy rally urging lawmakers to listen to students.