Video & Transcript Research : 'appointment revocation'

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FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • If appointed to the University of North Florida, she will continue its upward trajectory, with one of
  • There's been some concern about some of the trustees that have been appointed to the UWF board, where
  • But I'm honored to be able to be considered to be appointed. I'm passionate about it.
  • But I'm honored to be able to be considered to be appointed. I'm passionate about it.
  • Yoner being appointed, I thought for sure this is a sensationalized overview of his comments.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 17, March 2, 2026-AM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Confirmation of appointments. We're at that order of business: Senate confirmation of appointments.
  • confirmation of appointments. confirmation of appointments.
  • c> Investment Funds Committee appointments, Investment Funds Committee appointments, roll<00:54:55.800
  • Message 232, conferees appointed.
  • conferees appointed. conferees appointed.
Keywords: 916, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commissioner Tatum has been appointed to trial court appointments for Maricopa County.
  • Commissioner Tatum has been appointed to trial court appointments for Maricopa County.
  • This on the president's desk, appointments by the president.
  • Commissioner Tatum has been appointed to trial court appointments for Maricopa County.
  • This on the president's desk, appointments by the president.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and a series of guest introductions recognizing groups at the Capitol for Environmental Day, Women’s and Reproductive Health Day, Arizona Nurses Day, Aerospace Day, and International Mother Language Day, along with a Doctor of the Day and a judicial proclamation honoring Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. The chamber also made temporary committee appointments and referred several bills between committees before moving into Committee of the Whole and later third reading votes. The main floor action centered on several SNAP-related bills. SB 1002, dealing with public assistance verification, passed the Committee of the Whole after a Kavanagh floor amendment and then passed third reading 17-9-13, with supporters saying it targets fraud and lowers error rates and opponents arguing it duplicates existing checks, adds bureaucracy, and could harm eligible families. SB 1331, on SNAP military employment and training, SB 1333, on SNAP error-rate audit and penalties, SB 1334, on SNAP work requirement waivers and exemptions, and SB 1368, on SNAP purchase restrictions, all advanced from Committee of the Whole and then passed third reading by the same 17-13 margin, with Democrats and some others warning they would increase hunger, burden rural and tribal communities, and restrict access, while supporters said they promote work, accountability, and healthier choices. The Senate also considered SB 1638, a tax conformity bill. A Sundareshan floor amendment to narrow the bill to standard deduction conformity was debated at length, with supporters saying it would protect most taxpayers from filing confusion and limit revenue loss, and opponents arguing it removed other agreed-upon tax provisions and still left uncertainty. The amendment failed 17-13, the Finance Committee amendment was adopted, and SB 1638 then passed as amended. Finally, SCR 1011, a concurrent resolution calling for a federal constitutional convention on congressional term limits, received a do pass recommendation and passed the Committee of the Whole.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 6th, 2026 at 11:27 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your committee recommends that the Senate confirm this appointment.
  • Your committee recommends the Senate confirm this appointment.
  • Your committee recommends the Senate confirm this appointment.
  • Are they not appointed by the governor? Mr.
  • Are they not appointed by the governor? Mr.
Keywords: 996, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The LNR and appointments without cause.
  • appoint appoint um um um nominees<00:14:55.199> or nominees or nominees or nominee<00:14:56.959
  • c><00:15:25.519> boards<00:15:25.920> or to appoint members to boards or to appoint members
  • /c><00:15:39.440> deadline, were appointed before the deadline, were appointed before the deadline
  • > to<00:18:06.799> burial Dne Maxwell being appointed to burial Dne Maxwell being appointed
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard multiple gubernatorial nominations to island burial councils, with testimony focused on the importance of filling vacancies so the councils can reach quorum and fulfill their kuleana to protect iwi kūpuna and burial sites. For GM 674, Kavuna Khalipi was introduced as OHA’s nominee for the Molokaʻi burial council, with OHA, SHPD, and several community members testifying in support and describing her cultural grounding, community service, and experience in mālama ʻāina. Testifiers also stressed that burial councils are essential for protecting ancestral remains and that prolonged vacancies have left sacred sites vulnerable. Khalipi herself said she was honored to serve but expressed concern about accepting the appointment without quorum, saying she did not want to waste a term if the council could not function effectively. The chair explained the Senate advice-and-consent process and the consequences of inaction, and after discussion Khalipi asked to pull her nomination from the committee. The chair then deferred decision-making on GM 674 until April 10 at 1 p.m. to clarify the process and avoid unintended rejection. The committee then heard testimony on GM 676, Dane Maxwell for the Maui and Lānaʻi burial council, GM 677, Noani Parisa, GM 678, Caroline Hartman, and GM 679, Benedict Duman. Supporters, including SHPD and OHA, highlighted each nominee’s cultural knowledge, preservation work, genealogy, and experience with burial or historic preservation matters. Testimony repeatedly linked the nominations to the need for functioning burial councils, especially in light of the 2023 Maui fires and long-standing vacancies. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/05/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that the appointment of the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services be withdrawn from
  • I was just receiving that knowledge from you today that the appointment has reached our committee, and
  • to lead the Governor Walz's appointment to lead the Department<00:09:51.280> of<00:09:51.360>
  • And in that time we have done zero commissioner appointment approvals. None.
  • commissioner appointment approvals. commissioner appointment approvals.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I've been nominated for an appointment to the Brazos River Authority.
  • Then Governor Bush... ...appointed Mr.
  • I was appointed to the TRS board in June of last year, subject to your approval.
  • I'd also like to thank his appointments team for having the confidence in me and for appointing me to
  • I respectfully ask for your favorable support. consideration of his appointment.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 24th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was appointed by Governor Scott to be sheriff from Marion County when they had a problem down there
  • In 2023, Governor DeSantis appointed me to be sheriff there to fix some problems at that organization
  • I was unanimously approved by the board again as vice chair after the gubernatorial appointments.
  • Is this an appointment or a reappointment? This would be an appointment. An appointment first time.
  • I was appointed to the Valencia College Board of Trustees in June of last year, and in my nine months
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education first took up a block of confirmation hearings for trustees and board members at several public universities and state colleges. Appointees from Florida A&M University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College, Valencia College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Florida described their backgrounds and emphasized themes such as governance, student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, research growth, and institutional reputation. Members asked a few questions, but most nominees received no substantive opposition. The committee then voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of the group of appointees on tabs 3 through 18 and forwarded them to Ethics and Elections. The committee next heard Senate Bill 114 by Senator Trumbull, which would create the Florida Center of Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at Florida State University, move the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide funding for the effort. Trumbull said the bill is intended to strengthen the state’s insurance research capacity and broaden study of insurance lines beyond wind risk. Senators asked about the impact on FIU and the distinction between the new center and existing FIU work; Trumbull said FIU’s Wall of Wind would remain and that the state-owned model would simply be contracted to FSU instead of FIU. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1624 by Senator Calatayud, a wide-ranging higher education bill addressing tuition, workforce programs, institutional operations, and naming changes. Amendments were adopted to create state college regional consortium service organizations for rural colleges, remove a proposed out-of-state fee change for nonresident online students, extend university master plan update cycles from five to 10 years, and rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough College. The bill also changed several references from specific minority categories to “underrepresented,” revised aid and waiver provisions, adjusted adult education and career program rules, and made other technical changes. Senators Smith and Davis questioned the shift away from enumerated categories, arguing it could obscure disparities affecting groups such as Black students, women in STEM, and students with disabilities; Calatayud said the intent was to focus on socioeconomic access and flexibility for institutions. After debate, the committee voted 6-2 to report the bill favorably, with Senators Davis and Smith voting no, and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Elections panel considers redistricting commission bill, HF550 2/24/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, House File 550 proposes that commissioners be appointed by elected officials, which allows for
  • We advocate for an appointing authority that is not affiliated with any political party.
  • on it um and then current appointed on it um and then current appointed officials<00:37:28.960><
  • So we could, for example, see former Representatives Ryan Winkler or Eric Mortenson appointed.
  • The appointed groups are appointed by the Republican and Democratic caucuses within the House and the
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/20/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I understand, we're required to maintain a list of neutral mediators who can then be appointed or
  • mediators who can a list of me neutral mediators who can then<01:22:07.199> be<01:22:07.280> appointed
  • or<01:22:07.920> utilized<01:22:08.639> to<01:22:08.960> provide then be appointed
  • or utilized to provide then be appointed or utilized to provide this<01:22:09.520> type<01:22
  • because you've given them schedules, you're wearing a nice suit and tie, you showed up for this appointment
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee began with procedural announcements about report turnaround, amendment submission methods during split operations, a possible January 29 session, the governor’s State of the State on February 5, parking, cafeteria opening, and the plan to finish work by February 10. It then moved into executive session on HB 1123, which would require certain companies to post salary ranges on public job listings. Representative Granger moved ITL, arguing the bill would interfere with negotiations, especially for higher-level jobs, and raise compelled-speech concerns. Supporters, including Representatives Schultz, Sullivan, Cahill, Staub, and others, said salary ranges help applicants avoid wasted time and travel, improve transparency, and are already a common workplace disclosure. The committee voted 10-9 to ITL HB 1123. The committee next took up HB 177, concerning a definition of remote work in labor law. Representative Murphy moved ITL, saying the bill could burden employers, create vague obligations, duplicate existing protections, and potentially require intrusive compliance measures. Representative Sullivan described a proposed amendment that would narrow the bill to a definition of remote work and remove broader requirements, but the committee ultimately voted 11-9 to ITL HB 177. Members also noted that the amendment had not been fully circulated in time and that the issue might merit further review. Finally, the committee opened HB 1352, a workers’ compensation bill focused on repricing and payment practices. The sponsor withdrew an initial ITL motion and moved OTP after amendment review. Members discussed concerns raised at the hearing about delayed payments, third-party administrators, and the need for better accountability. Representative McKenzie’s amendment would define good faith, create a voluntary three-year dispute-resolution pilot, restore fines to prior levels, and add reporting/accountability requirements for carriers that miss the 30-day payment deadline. Several members supported the amendment as a way to help small businesses and providers, while others said repricing needed broader study through the workers’ compensation advisory council. The Department of Labor explained that the amendment would require carriers and related payers to report missed determinations to the department and would increase oversight of payment timeliness.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Ian Ward, appointed by the House Minority Leader.
  • Ian, Ian Ward, appointed by the House Minority Leader. Ian Ward, how do you vote? Yes.
  • Ann Gobi, appointed by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.
  • Karen Schwalby, appointed by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation. How do you vote?
  • Karen Swalby, appointed by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation. How do you vote?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The meeting was the final session of the Special Commission on Agriculture in the 21st Century, convened to adopt its final report. The chairs described the report as the product of extensive public engagement, research, and collaboration, focused on challenges and opportunities for Massachusetts agriculture, including climate resilience, farmland access, workforce development, food security, and farm viability. Several members and stakeholders thanked the chairs and staff for the multi-year process and emphasized the value of hearing directly from farmers and industry participants. Senator Barrett offered a detailed set of draft corrections and concerns for the record, including the report title, outdated references, repeated definitions of MDAR, the need to better reflect suburban communities, and a possible tension between recommendations supporting anaerobic digestion and a governor’s proposal affecting the alternative portfolio standard. The chairs noted that comments had been circulated for written review and said substantive feedback would be considered, while also indicating the document was nearing finalization. The commission then held a roll call vote and unanimously voted to adopt the final report, with all members present voting yes. The chairs said the final report would be formatted, published online, and distributed to stakeholders and the public, with a public rollout and media briefing planned for the fall. They also noted that the report was intended to support related legislation already filed or expected to be filed in the Legislature.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Speaker appoints the following conferees to House Bill 1252 by Rep.
  • The Speaker appoints the following Conference Committee members to Senate Bill 479 by Senator Morris:
  • Speaker appoints following conferees...
  • The President appoints the following conference committee members to House Bill 1220 by Representative
  • I ask the Speaker to appoint to fix his signature to the same, respectfully submitted, Yolanda Dixon,
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 1/22/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Appointments. The clerk will read the appointments. January 22nd, 2026.
  • Resolve that the speaker makes the following joint statutory committee appointments.
  • Spigel by order, Sylvia Siger, Chief Clerk. >> No objection, the appointments are adopted.
  • Joint audit and evaluation appointments.
  • No objection, the appointments are >> here. No objection, the appointments are adopted.
Summary: The House met in session with 127 members initially present, opened with prayer and the journal reading, and then took up introductory business. House Bills 394 through 444 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, and Introductory House Bond Initiatives Number Two was referred to Appropriations. The Speaker also announced and the House adopted appointments to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee. Most of the meeting consisted of committee and delegation announcements. Appropriations, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, and Ways and Means all announced briefings later that day, while several other committees said they would not meet. Delegations from Frederick, Anne Arundel, the Eastern Shore, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Charles, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Southern Maryland announced upcoming meetings, many by Zoom. A Montgomery County delegate also announced a Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee briefing on the Department of Social and Economic Mobility. The floor included multiple guest and caucus recognitions. The Women’s Caucus promoted a service drive for hygiene, baby, and women’s products for the YMCA Druid Hill pantry, and the Legislative Black Caucus announced new leadership, with Chair N. Scott Phillips and Senate Vice Chair Shaneka Henson. The House welcomed visitors for Maryland Bankers Association Day, Transportation Association of Maryland advocacy day, the Maryland chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies, CPA Day, and sportsmen and sportswomen day, along with student visitors and a guest of a Prince George’s County delegate. No substantive debate or recorded votes occurred beyond the adoption of committee appointments, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-01-07 - 3:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the clerk please read the governor's letter of appointment?
  • to inform you that I have appointed to inform you that I have appointed Valerie<00:03:10.879>
  • The chair has another appointment to make at this time.
  • The member from Lyndon, Representative Feltus, is appointed to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
  • appointed to the joint fiscal committee. appointed to the joint fiscal committee.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Tony Miklas, who used the Aesop fable about “belling the cat” to emphasize practical wisdom and the need to consider how legislation will actually be implemented by agencies, towns, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and courts. The chamber then welcomed Representative Valerie Taylor of Mendon, who had been appointed to represent Rutland 11 and took the oath of office; she was escorted to her seat and appointed to the House Health Care Committee. Representative Feltus of Lyndon was also appointed to the Joint Fiscal Committee. Members suspended the rules to introduce 19 House bills by number only, with several referrals announced, including multiple bills sent to Judiciary, Health Care, Government Operations and Military Affairs, Human Services, Energy and Digital Infrastructure, and Environment. The House also referred a petition concerning school security to the Education Committee. In addition, the chamber adopted two joint Senate resolutions in concurrence: JRS 29, setting the weekend adjournment schedule for January 9, 2026, and JRS 31, setting the town meeting adjournment schedule for late February and early March 2026. The House also concurred in moving H.541, relating to interference with voters and election officials, from Government Operations and Military Affairs to Judiciary. The main action item was House Resolution 10, which amended House rules on bill draft request and approval deadlines in the second year of the biennium. The Rules Committee explained that the resolution would move the bill drafting request deadline to December 5, the draft-change deadline to January 15, and the bill approval deadline for introduction to January 31, citing the need for more time for legal review, better coordination between members and Legislative Council, and reduced staff burnout during the holiday and early-session period. The House adopted the resolution. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming Appropriations budget workshops, a new Creative Sector Caucus, and a Climate Solutions Caucus meeting, followed by adjournment until January 8, 2026 at 3 p.m.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And nobody appointed me the king of this group, and nor do I want to be.
  • And nobody appointed me the king of this group, and nor do I want to be.
  • And nobody appointed me the king of this group, and nor do I want to be.
  • And nobody appointed me the king of this group, and nor do I want to be.
  • And nobody appointed me the king of this group, and nor do I want to be.
Summary: The meeting began with a procedural motion to have the record reflect that the Government Contracts Review Committee had met earlier that morning, that the chairman had attended in person, and that the committee approved a retroactive contract for enforcement counsel in the case under consideration. The motion was seconded, clarified to include any future ratification or approval if needed, and then approved unanimously. The commission then took up a motion to deny a motion to dismiss in matters 24 LEC3 and 24 LEC6; after clarifying that it was denying the motion made on August 18 and not considering a new filing, the motion passed unanimously. Staff then reported that the commission office was busy with required forms and that the budget remained in good standing and within parameters. The commission approved the financial report by motion. It was also noted that informal advisory opinions issued since the last meeting were included in the materials for review, with any questions to be handled in closed session if needed. The chairman updated members on the search for a new executive director, saying Denita would serve as acting executive director in the interim. He reported that several strong applications had been received, that a committee was reviewing and ranking candidates, and that the formal application period had closed on August 15. Members were told they could forward recommendations to the personnel committee, but that the full commission would make the final hiring decision. In new business, a member offered a remembrance of Representative Jeff Greer, and the commission observed a moment of silence in his honor before adjourning.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to take up tab 2 0st, the appointment to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • So there was a vote cast 3 days after my appointment to back to the commission.
  • to appoint wherever he would like to any of these commissions.
  • It is also the prerogative of this committee to approve those appointments.
  • I unfortunately can't support your appointment or your recommendation for confirmation today.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Confirmations Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Confirmations

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this is a slot, y'all, that's been vacant since y'all appointed someone in 2018.
  • The person that was appointed at the time never came to any meetings. Let me explain why.
  • <00:04:31.360> The<00:04:31.440> person appointed someone in 2018.
  • The person appointed someone in 2018.
  • The person that<00:04:31.840> was<00:04:31.960> appointed<00:04:32.240> at<00:04
Keywords: 923, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Higher Education and Workforce Development Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Higher Education and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't see it as who's clear that's going to appoint that, because it's clear that the university, in
  • my opinion, appoints from the School of Medicine, the MURR, the Cancer Center, and the NextGen.
  • And it's clear that the President Pro Tem and the Speaker appoint the House and Senate members.
  • I just am not sure who appoints that family member and the next one. Can I ask?
  • Many times we see chairmanships, appointments, and so on.
Keywords: 959, house, all