Video & Transcript Research : 'will contest'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- That will be the order. Explain your bill as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senate Bill 1595...
- Will there be a second? Are there any questions? No, do pass and second. Will there be debate?
- Clerk will read. I'd like to take up... Mr. Chairman, there's an amendment? Clerk will read.
- Will there be questions or debate? Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Aye.
- Will there be any questions or debate? Seeing none, open the queue for a vote. Aye.
Bills:
SB137, SB372, SB1209, SB1226, SB1256, SB1303, SB1595, SB1636, SB1772, SB1827, SB1876, SB1944, SB2072, SB2104, SB2180
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB372, firearms, gun rights, lawful carry, concealed carry, open carry, handgun license, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, weapons policy, gun law, school safety, private school, public school, college campus, university campus
Summary:
The committee heard a series of Senate bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous do-pass recommendations. SB 1595, as amended, exempts commercial driver training schools administered by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections from provisions regulating state agency interactions with CDL schools; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 9-0. SB 1303 transferred property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, SB 2180 required certain foreign principals’ agents to register with the Secretary of State, SB 2072 expanded title-theft protections and allowed broader law-enforcement investigation and fee waivers, SB 1772 clarified when vehicle lights must be used, and SB 1209 excluded Sundays and federal holidays from eviction timelines; each passed without opposition or with overwhelming support.
Members also advanced SB 137, a mirror bill to a House measure dealing with a corrections-related issue, after discussion about retroactivity and possible amendments on the Senate side; it passed 9-1. SB 1944 adjusted an agriculture payroll threshold exemption and passed 10-0. SB 372 clarified that a person may carry a weapon from the front door to a room in a state-owned hotel or lodge and passed 9-1. SB 1636 allowed a victim’s family to request a cold case review from any law enforcement agency and passed 11-0. SB 1256 was amended to remove language requiring certain written judicial findings, then passed 11-0.
Additional bills approved included SB 1827, which updated definitions in the Government Tort Claims Act; SB 2104, a cleanup and integration measure following adoption of the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code; SB 1226, clarifying when a driver must stop after an accident involving property damage; and SB 1876, allowing a foreign insurer to be served through its registered agent rather than only the insurance commissioner. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures out favorably.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Katie, come on up and give us a brief description, if you will. >> Good morning.
- I'm not sure. >> Katie, come on up and give us a brief description, if you will. >> Good morning.
- The governor will pick one of those five and then send it back to be voted on and go to confirmations
- The governor will pick one of those five and then send it back to be voted on and go to confirmations
- This is under current law of state administrations and will contest cases sometime must remain in probate
Bills:
SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, HB132, HB37, HB13, HB54, HB126, HB7, SB30, HB188, HB189, HB26, HB264, HB288, HB248, HB249, HB227, HB228
Keywords:
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We will operate this hearing the same way we do for regular committee meetings, so conversation will
- So conversation will go meetings.
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- So, I will let Mr.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/14/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So I don't even know if killing contests need to be regulated directly, but they will be regulated through
- So I don't even know if killing contests need to be regulated directly, but they will be regulated through
- the fishing game I mean that contest the fishing game I mean that contest have<00:02:32.640>
- If anybody objects to consent, it will go on the floor. Okay, then this will go to the floor.
- So we will go consent with it then. Will you do a Minority Report anyway?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- it, or you will.
- When I think of contests, I think of fundraiser contests at schools, sports, dance, or art contests.
- contest I believe that killing contests contest I believe that killing contests where<03:17:39.000
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, we'll be hearing the oral presentations for the election contest.
- We will operate this hearing the same way we do for regular committee meetings, so conversation will
- Then we will move to questions for the petitioner.
- So I will let Mr.
- There was no objection made by a contestant.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1094 will be recommended for the local and contested calendar without objections.
- Sent to the local and contested calendar on the motion of Senator King.
- There will be 11 ayes and 0 nays.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- local contested calendar for House Bill 4211 and House Bill 4233.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation 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 session in SVC-217. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- And we need to recognize that contested logistics will be a battlefield in itself.
- Senator Hirono will be next.
- to operate in a contested environment with the assumption that they will be targeted in various ways
- Yes, I will. Thank you.
- Those rates will be more in line with the constructed costs. So therefore, it will be a.
Keywords:
Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska
Summary:
During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will call the roll.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- The clerk will call the roll.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up a long list of House bills as pending business, voting to report many of them favorably to the full Senate. Bills reported favorably included HB 705, 1094, 2037, 3005, 3112, 3320, 3388, 3516, 3923, 4134, 4214, 4233, 4350, 4559, 4748, 4765, 5093, 5129, and 5196, with several also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Some measures were reported with committee substitutes, including HB 3516, HB 3848, HB 4211, and HB 14. HB 2488 and HB 3320 had some dissenting votes, while most other bills were approved unanimously or near-unanimously.
The committee spent the most time on HB 14, which Senator Schwertner explained would create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office in the governor’s office and the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund. The substitute would appropriate $350 million this biennium for reimbursement-based grants to support nuclear generation, supply chain development, pre-construction work, and construction-stage costs, with approval from the lieutenant governor, speaker, and governor. Senators Menendez and Nichols asked clarifying questions about whether the program involved grants rather than loans, how reimbursable grants would work, and who would evaluate applications; Schwertner said the program was modeled on the Enterprise Fund and that the grants would not be loans.
After the committee had recessed, Senator Zaffirini asked to change her no votes on HB 4211 and HB 4233 to ayes so those bills could be placed on the local and uncontested calendar, while still registering no votes there. Senator Kolkhorst similarly asked to change her vote on HB 2488 to an aye for calendar purposes, while preserving her no vote. The committee then recessed again after completing its actions on the bills before it.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee will come to order. The clerk will call the roll.
- All right, the clerk will call. ...it, the clerk will call the roll, unless there are any questions.
- However, if it does change, Texas will be prepared to decide how we will address emissions.
- At this time, I will withdraw the committee substitute to HB 5057, and HB 5057 will be left pending at
- Seeing none, I will close on the bill.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending.
The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language.
The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- your appearance, and then I will call the contested matters up to discuss how long you think you need
- Then the board will decide in what order we will take the causes that need to be heard.
- Costs will be assessed to the petitioner, and an order will be prepared by this board.
- If you will just provide that at the conclusion. I can provide a list. If you will do that.
- In that order, it will show that the petitioner pays the costs of this contest.
Summary:
The Oklahoma State Election Board held a special meeting to address several candidate contests and related procedural matters. After roll call and opening remarks, counsel explained the hearing procedures, burden of proof, and possible outcomes. Several cases were noted as resolved or withdrawn, including Timmons v. Jones, Banning v. Sutterfield, and Roberts v. Gaw. In Ranson v. Riley, the board accepted constructive service after the respondent did not appear, heard that Riley was not a registered voter in the required district for the required period, and voted 3-0 to sustain the petition and strike him from the ballot, with costs assessed to the petitioner.
The board then heard Hasenbach v. Pugh, a contest challenging Senator Adam Pugh’s candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction under the Oklahoma Constitution’s emoluments ineligibility clause. The petitioner argued that Pugh was a sitting legislator whose office’s salary and benefits had increased during his term, relying on stipulated facts, a compensation commission order, and prior case law. The respondent argued the salary increase came from an independent commission that expressly excluded current legislators and that benefit changes were automatic under a preexisting statute, so no qualifying increase applied to Pugh. The board resolved several procedural issues first, including striking a reply brief as beyond the original petition and admitting joint stipulations into the record.
After a recess and executive session, the board returned to open session and voted 3-0 to deny the petition in Hasenbach v. Pugh, retaining Pugh as a candidate on the ballot and assessing costs to the petitioner. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the secretary and a unanimous vote to adjourn.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Legal counsel will assist the board in drafting the final agency order, which will be submitted to the
- , and then the board will decide in what order we will take the causes that need to be heard.
- Costs will be assessed to the petitioner, and an order will be prepared by this board.
- Costs will be assessed to the petitioner, and an order will be prepared by this board.
- this. contest.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- No objection, sent to local and contested calendar.
- There will be nine ayes and zero nays.
- I will be happy to answer any questions.
- There will be a contested case at the PUC to evaluate need, and so if people have concerns about the
- will begin issuing multistate licenses in 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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help That's another big one that will help That's another big one that will - regarded, uh, contested case hearings. regarded, uh, contested case hearings.
- contested case. contested case.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 2 3 will come to order, the clerk will call the roll. Chair Landgraf. Here. Vice Chair Dawes. Rep.
- and give you my word that we will.
- The public participation will stand.
- And just if interested, the programs that will be eliminated and consolidated into what is what will
- However, if it does change, Texas will be prepared to decide how we will address a mission.
Keywords:
solid waste management, exclusive contracts, public agency, contract amendment, notification requirements, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, TERP, air quality, emissions reduction, clean fleet, alternative fuel, natural gas vehicles, hydrogen fuel, hydrogen infrastructure, diesel replacement, fleet grants, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, clean school buses
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There will be six ayes, zero nays.
- There will be six ayes, zero nays.
- There will be six ayes, no nays.
- There will be six ayes and zero nays, and Senate Bill 2009 will be reported to the full Senate with a
- There will be six ayes. Zero nays.
Bills:
SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785
Keywords:
forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Regulation will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Chair Landgraf here by Chaz.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- The clerk will call the roll.
- However, if it does change, Texas will be prepared to decide how we will address emissions.
- At this time, I will withdraw the committee's substitute to HB 5057, and HB 5057 will be left pending
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Natural Resources Committee will come to order. The clerk will please call the roll.
- The committee substitute will further specify that the authority to declare the emergency will be given
- The manufacturing facility will produce advanced chips in the United States and will significantly reduce
- Is that something you'd be willing to do?
- So if they're willing to... ...conduct activities, are you willing to actually monitor their activities
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- We will call folks in the order that they've signed up to testify.
- I will pass it to our other partners. Good afternoon. My name is Mark Lindemann.
- I have long experience with risk-limiting audits, which I will briefly discuss today.
- So you will always have it random.
- I think the idea of this is to include the midterm elections, if you will.
Summary:
The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on election security bills, focusing first on S. 517 and H. 876, which would strengthen Massachusetts’ post-election audit process. Testimony from the Brennan Center, Common Cause Massachusetts, Verified Voting, and the League of Women Voters supported expanding audits to include all ballot types, increasing audit frequency from every four years to every two years, requiring statewide audit reports to be posted within 30 days and kept online for six years, and allowing municipalities to conduct audits under state standards. Witnesses also praised the bill’s creation of a work group to study risk-limiting audits and other improvements, emphasizing public confidence, transparency, and the ability of audits to detect errors or deter fraud.
Committee members asked detailed questions about how Massachusetts compares with other states, how risk-limiting audits differ from current tabulation audits, how audits are selected and expanded if discrepancies appear, and what the costs and mechanics of different audit methods would be. Witnesses explained that current audits are typically random, hand-count-based checks of selected contests and batches of ballots, that risk-limiting audits use statistical sampling and can escalate to a full recount if needed, and that Massachusetts’ local-control structure makes a collaborative work group useful. They also noted that audits generally confirm results but can uncover errors that do not change outcomes, and occasionally more serious problems.
The committee then heard testimony on H. 832, which would authorize the Secretary of the Commonwealth to take emergency actions affecting elections during declared emergencies. Supporters said the bill would create a clear statutory process for rescheduling or adjusting elections during severe weather or other crises, including allowing emergency absentee ballot accommodations for civilian responders, and would reduce the need for court intervention. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing, and the meeting ended with adjournment after no additional testimony was offered.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/24/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
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- replacement process and contest. replacement process and contest.
- will will be out of our jurisdiction. will will be out of our jurisdiction.