Video & Transcript Research : 'class action'

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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • requires, Determination of noncompliance or any corrective action requirement, so that if an agency
  • And more than that, Madam President, it requires the submission of a corrective action plan.
  • It requires the submission of a corrective action plan.
  • Require a corrective action plan to be submitted within 30 days.
  • So 30 days, Madam President, to be able to submit the plan for corrective action.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with recognitions of several young climate advocates visiting the State House and then adopted an adjournment in memory of Nancy Driscoll, with remarks honoring her long public service and family legacy. The chamber then took up Senate No. 2947, An Act Regarding Fair Housing Practices in the Commonwealth, after a Ways and Means redraft. Senators supporting the bill described housing discrimination against voucher holders and Black applicants, emphasized the need for stronger enforcement, transparency, and fair housing education, and noted the bill’s goal of increasing penalties and public reporting for discriminatory brokers. Several amendments were debated. Senator Tarr offered an amendment to require annual HUD-related compliance certifications from municipalities and public agencies, notification to the Attorney General of federal findings, corrective action plans, and possible enforcement consequences; it was defeated on a roll call, 6-30. Senator Kennedy’s gender-neutral language amendment changing “salesmen” to “salespersons” was adopted. Senator Payano’s amendment to require publication of license suspensions as well as revocations for discriminatory conduct was also adopted. Senator Edwards withdrew an amendment that would have expanded housing protections for returning citizens. Senator Keenan’s amendment to anonymize complaint summaries while preserving publication of revoked licensees’ names was adopted. After the Ways and Means amendment, as amended, was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll-call vote of 37-0, later clarified as 38-0. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of John Arizian and Nancy Driscoll.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 11:05 am

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House.
  • Clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House.
  • Clerk will communicate the action to the House.
  • Clerk to communicate the action of the Senate to the House.
  • Clerk will communicate the action of Senate to the House.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including students, coaches, visitors from West Virginia universities, and representatives of Hunger Free West Virginia and Mountaineer Food Bank. The chamber also recognized Hunger Free West Virginia Day and heard remarks highlighting food insecurity efforts and a company working on pharmaceutical manufacturing and sickle-cell treatments. Senate Resolution 60 honoring Hunger Free West Virginia Day was adopted, while Senate Resolution 61 urging reversal of Obergefell was held over and Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 on the Southern West Virginia water crisis was referred to the Rules Committee. The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed several measures, including Senate Bill 467 on enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces and Senate Bill 712 on cattle guards on certain public roads, with both made effective from passage. The body also passed Senate Bill 844, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Human Services, and Senate Bill 87, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Commerce, both with immediate effectiveness. In addition, the Senate advanced a large number of House bills and committee substitutes on first or second reading, including measures on government organization, judiciary, transportation, workforce, and health-related topics. On third reading, the Senate passed a series of bills covering a wide range of policy areas. These included the Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism, dementia, or developmental disabilities; coverage for scalp cooling systems during chemotherapy; expanded sex-offender registration for certain offenses; child welfare clothing allowances; school personnel misconduct reporting; age verification for online sexual content; free Gold Star license plates for parents; sanitarian training and licensure changes; sheriff hiring authority; organ donor registration through voter registration; a Cold Case Task Force; abandoned vehicle title procedures; continuing education in nutrition for physicians; special plate rules; gift card fraud crimes; protections for athletic officials; school personnel reassignment rules; Homeland Security administrative updates; pharmacy benefit manager regulation; the VAPE Safety Act after a strike-and-insert amendment; parole supervision fee increases; partial service credit for disabled troopers; state property valuation reporting changes; and quarterly Hope Scholarship payments. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, often 34-0, with a few narrower votes such as the organ donor bill passing 30-4 and the school personnel movement bill passing 33-1.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • , any sort of private right of action, any sort of private right of action, having<00:08:28.479><
  • What we're looking to do is restrict state actions, not restrict the actions of individuals or those
  • and another class.
  • and another class >> one class and another class >> keep<01:05:46.640> these<01:05
  • <01:12:19.199> for in this section may bring action for in this section may bring action for
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The continued conference on House Bill 609 focused on reconciling House and Senate drafts dealing with firearms and other personal defense tools, local government preemption, and agency rulemaking. Representative Leyon walked through amendment 21107H, explaining that it narrows undefined terms, clarifies that the General Court has supremacy over local regulation, allows damages actions for violations of preemption law, and adds language limiting agency rules unless specifically authorized by statute. She also described a three-year sunset and a delayed effective date for new rules so existing rules could continue temporarily while the legislature considers any needed statutory carveouts. Members then debated the practical effect of the language, especially whether it would bar agencies from adopting internal employment rules or instead require those rules to come through JCAR and be tied to express statutory authority. Several examples were discussed, including state plow drivers, corrections employees, and other workers who may need to carry personal defense tools in the field. The committee also discussed a provision making a plaintiff a prevailing party if a municipality changes a challenged policy after suit is filed, and a clause stating that good faith or advice of counsel is not a defense, though it may be considered in mitigation. The discussion narrowed to the difference between the House approach, which some members read as an absolute prohibition on agency rules in these areas, and the Senate approach, which some members said would allow rules only when an agency can point to express enabling authority and JCAR can review them. Members agreed that the goal was to prevent agencies from adopting rules that conflict with the statute while still allowing legitimate safety-related regulations where the legislature has authorized them. The conference took a recess and later resumed with the chair stating the parties had reached an agreement in principle based on the latest Senate language, and Representative Leyon was asked to continue reviewing the draft line by line for remaining concerns.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 29, 2026 - 09:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Jody James, Florida Cannabis Action Network, as a proponent of the bill.
  • Florida Cannabis Action Network asked for your favorable support. Thank you for being here.
  • And by giving class action lawyers access to those records, mandating access, actually, it will open
  • action lawsuits.
  • action lawsuits.
Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills. HB 887, reducing medical marijuana registry card fees to $15 for honorably discharged veterans, drew support from veterans’ advocates and cannabis groups as a way to lower a financial barrier to care; it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. HB 733, a Department of Health bill covering medical marijuana treatment center setbacks, physician certification renewals, low-THC/cannabis definitions, emergency license suspension for certain murder-related arrests, dental loan repayment area definitions, Early Steps policy cleanup, and autism microcredential eligibility, received mixed testimony from cannabis advocates who objected to some marijuana-related changes and zoning impacts; it also passed 18-0. HB 259, removing the $1,500 cap on pre-treatment funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, was described as a free-market change supported by chiropractic groups and passed 18-0. The committee also approved PCS for HB 1443, creating a statewide Parkinson’s Disease Registry within the existing Parkinson’s Disease Research Institute and adding appointments to the consortium board, with USF support and no opposition; it passed 18-0. HB 1445, the related public records exemption for the registry, adopted an amendment adding the required public necessity statement and sunset date of October 2, 2031, then passed 18-0. HB 1309, which would standardize and speed patient access to medical records and align nursing home timelines with federal requirements, drew opposition from an information systems group concerned about data mining and portal access, while supporters argued it would improve patient access and care coordination; it passed 17-1 and was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance and Taxation Apr 16th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Finance and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're not going to take any further action on the gas tax for now.
  • To take any further action on the gas tax for now. So we're going to let that sit.
  • Commercial, centrally assessed, and even now a fifth class, because if you recall in this bill, we are
  • And so I think the intent of that is to say we need to consider all classes of property in the future
  • You know, we need to consider all classes of property in the future.
Bills: SB2397
Summary: The Senate Finance and Tax Committee met and first took up House Bill 1382, the gas tax bill. Members explained an amendment to ensure that the proposed three-cent gas tax distribution would include all counties and townships in oil-producing counties, rather than excluding non-oil-producing counties as in the original draft. The committee adopted the amendment unanimously, but then held the bill for the time being because of related work on the Department of Transportation budget in the House. The committee then turned to House Bill 1168, a large hoghouse amendment that combined the bill with the contents of House Bill 1176 and added technical corrections. The proposal would raise the primary residence property tax credit maximum from $1,250 to $1,650, keep the 75% cap with a $500 floor, and extend the credit to voter-approved levies while excluding special assessments. Other changes discussed included aligning the disabled veterans property tax credit with the $200,000 exemption level, adjusting budget and distribution dates so taxing districts are made whole sooner, exempting townships from a general-election vote requirement for levy increases, and modifying school funding formulas so schools are not shortchanged if mill levies are reduced under the cap. Testimony from the Association of Counties and the State Supervisor of Assessments was generally supportive of the technical cleanup and implementation changes, but they raised concerns about the June 1 distribution date, application timing, and the practicality of some programming and administrative changes. Committee members also discussed the policy and messaging implications of the 75%/floor structure and the difficulty of applying the credit to certain voter-approved levies. No final action was taken on House Bill 1168; the committee agreed to continue working on amendments and recessed until later in the day.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , in class, in some instances, and throughout the day.
  • Final action at least on those two bills. Sorry.
  • Final action, whether it's roll calls or not, on those two bills. We'll see.
  • Final action, at least on those two bills. Sorry.
  • Due to his actions, the ambush was destroyed and many lives were saved.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2. The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted. In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have some of the issues with, like, CTE classes, so they have to be open.
  • About the safety of our children because I have seen you in action, and Rep.
  • So this is certainly a distraction that they don't need during class time.
  • So this is certainly a distraction that they don't need during class time.
  • Having a cell phone in class is way too distracting to try to be where they need to be.
Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on school safety, student health, and classroom environment. HB 1403, Safety of Students, would expand Guardian program participation to child care facilities, require substitute teachers to receive campus safety protocols, and allow limited exceptions for certain CTE classrooms; it drew supportive testimony from school safety and education groups and passed 16-0. PCS for HB 907, the Sunshine Genetics Act, would create the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and launch an opt-in newborn whole-genome screening program funded with $20 million; supporters said it could speed diagnosis, save lives, and reduce health care costs, and it passed 17-0. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during the full school day, while allowing districts flexibility in implementation and medical exceptions; supporters cited distraction and bullying data, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee also approved HB 723, the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program, which requires the Department of Health to provide school-based informational materials to parents and guardians about early warning signs, risk factors, and screening for type 1 diabetes. An amendment broadened the notification to include voluntary pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade and shifted the annual notice to September 30. Testimony in support came from diabetes advocates and pediatric groups, and members spoke about personal experiences with diabetes and the value of earlier education. The bill passed 17-0 after the amendment was adopted. Across the meeting, members from both parties generally praised the bills as bipartisan efforts to improve student safety, health, and learning conditions. Several members raised questions or concerns about implementation details, including school guardian tracking, cell phone pouches and emergency access, and how the diabetes notice would be distributed, but no bill faced opposition in committee. All four measures were reported favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Why do we continue to study and not take action?
  • It means that we can take action against the renter, or what does it mean?
  • We need actions now. We cannot afford to kick the can down the road.
  • If anybody ever files a class-action lawsuit against us, you can't be a member.
  • What other store sells products that they make you sign an agreement that you won't join any class-action
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/03/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She can give you another example of 30 kids that were to go to their 20-year class reunion that couldn't
  • against one of the largest graduating classes of Native students in the school's history. hinley um
  • against one of the largest graduating classes of Native students in the school's history.
  • These kids attended classes, they spent hours on their homework, they passed their exams, they had pep
  • , not only for our membership but for others that want to take the class.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Elections Mar 27th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • appointment of an individual as a volunteer deputy registrar when they have been indicted for an action
  • I would also note that while the bill does discuss a mandamus action brought by a Citizen of the city
  • With uh representing eternal vigilance action in inc and self. Welcome, sir.
  • So Eternal Vigilance Action is made up of a group of former state lawmakers.
  • C misdemeanor to Class A misdemeanor, for obstructing the distribution of election supplies from a Class
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 12th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a department, ECECD is committed to the ongoing work of building and improving a world-class system
  • One of the ways that we track is through the iStation and CLASS scores.
  • And so we are introducing a measure called the CLASS.
  • We partner very closely with Community Action Agency. They actually fund our communications team.
  • Others can come, and we have social capital by them coming to workout, yoga classes, dance fitness classes
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • then lies to try to justify its actions. then lies to try to justify its actions.
  • billionaire class. billionaire class.
  • pushed back against executive action? pushed back against executive action?
  • are railing about executive actions. are railing about executive actions.
  • mind you, but it's executive actions. mind you, but it's executive actions.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • That dominated the class that day.
  • So one three-credit class I know from Experience is totally inadequate.
  • to a nine credit class didn't change anything for students.
  • I mean, my son was supposed to be kept in a special class by himself.
  • The Martinez Yazi Action Plan has a lot in there for our educator prep programs a lot.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • . versus 200 kids versus 2,000 kids in your graduating class for your entire district.
  • It was over $3,600 a student in action.
  • might be a wildly different temperature than your second period class.
  • gloves. was around my backpack just for that class because of how cold it is.
  • Freshman year, I had to start my biology class without a teacher. I'm one of the students.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Education Committee, June 2, 2026 - AM

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:17:11.039> Um, student to come back into class. Um, student to come back into class.
  • But the them out of those classes.
  • . class. class.
  • two classes.
  • classes in a day, they'll be a 75 ADM. classes in a day, they'll be a 75 ADM.
Keywords: 916, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • But anyway, starting on the left of the table here, we will see the description of the asset classes
  • were as of February 28th in all these asset classes, we were well within the range.
  • asset class had been a drag on the health insurance trust and that year it was not in favor.
  • that asset class was not.
  • that asset class was not.
Summary: The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, followed by a roll call confirming a quorum and approval of the prior minutes. A special guest, Dave Eager, was welcomed before the committee moved to presentations from retirement system officials. Bo Craycraft, executive director of the Judicial Form Retirement System, gave a quarterly update on investment performance, asset allocation, and cash flow. He said the plans had held up well amid market volatility, with fiscal year-to-date returns above benchmark and long-term returns remaining strong. He explained that the plans are targeted to a 70% equity/30% fixed-income allocation, that some cash is being held for cash-flow management, and that negative cash flow is expected because of funding and contribution levels. He also said Senate Bill 183, dealing with proxy voting and economic analysis for certain votes, was not expected to materially affect the plans because of their small number of holdings and Bear Trust’s long-term investment approach. Ryan Barrow and Erin Surrod then presented for the Kentucky Pension Authority. They reported positive quarterly performance across the retirement and insurance funds, though results varied by period and remained tied to broader market conditions. They said recent asset-allocation changes had been completed and the funds were now within target ranges. On cash flow, they noted some plans remained negative or near zero, with one plan benefiting from a large appropriation. In the legislative update, they described House Bill 30 as codifying an exclusion from pension-spiking calculations for across-the-board raises, and Senate Bill 10 as increasing retiree health insurance subsidies and changing employee health insurance contribution rules for certain CERS members beginning in 2026. They also said Senate Bill 183 would likely have limited impact, though the agency would review voting policies and incorporate any required economic-analysis procedures.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is to accomplish a lot, both in the civil actions as well as the criminal actions.
  • As to the criminal actions, we do ask that, in order to be consistent with the special classes that are
  • > items<00:06:02.960> uh recommend several action items uh recommend several action items
  • as well as the in the civil actions as well as the criminal<00:06:23.280> actions.
  • It has allowed me to in class.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2185, which would add protections for sports officials. The Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HSTA, HGA, school administrators, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, the Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association, and several individuals testified in support. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments and recommended amendments, especially on the bill’s civil-action provisions and criminal language, saying the measure should be made more consistent and narrowed to clarify who is covered. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the increased criminal penalties but said its concerns were limited to that portion of the bill. The chair repeatedly noted the committee’s education-policy focus and limited discussion of legal issues. The committee then took up HB 2621 on student misconduct. The Department of Education testified and answered questions about its student discipline data, explaining that much of the information is kept in the department’s internal Infinite Campus system and is not public, but that some additional information could be added to the annual report while still protecting student privacy. Members discussed whether the department tracks incidents consistently across schools and whether more public reporting would help identify where violence or discipline issues are occurring. The department said it was not seeing an increase in suspensions in the data it had, though it acknowledged internal data showed more detail than the annual report. HB 2179, concerning DOE and e-pipes, drew comments from the Department of Education, support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Bicycling League, and other individuals. The committee then heard HB 2534, which would recognize robotics in schools as an interscholastic sport. The Department of Education offered comments, the State Public Charter School Commission supported the bill, and multiple students and robotics participants testified in strong support, arguing that robotics provides STEM opportunities, competition, and career pathways, and that formal recognition and funding would help sustain teams and compensate mentors. No votes or final actions were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

JBC-PEER REVIEW Apr 15th, 2026

JBC-PEER REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • auditing costs, and training, three vehicles for CDL coordinators, audit travel, a semi truck for Class
  • Almost all cite the salary adjustments that came from implementation of the pay plan within the class
  • There's no action. All right. These are no action items.
  • There's no action. All right. These are no action items. So without any questions on that.
  • There's no action items. All right. These are no action items.
Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a time of remembrance, of education, and most importantly, a time of continued action.
  • We honor it through our actions, our advocacy, and our commitment to justice.
  • who have just started: Aliyah Arney, who is president of the inaugural class, and this is the first
  • class where we brought people in. from out-of-state: Eileen Zeya, who is the vice president, and Joshua
  • Providing protections against adverse employment actions and requirements for determining impairment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The class I benefited the most from was the communication class.
  • I started out as a cashier. classes the class I benefited the most classes the class I benefited the
  • <00:26:27.080> it from was the communication class it from was the communication class it
  • Additionally, classes like U.S.
  • c> L the top of my class class speaker suum L the top of my class class speaker suum L Al<01:03:49.839