Video & Transcript Research : 'master sergeant'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- founding the Minnesota House High School Page Program with the efforts of his staff and the Chief Sergeant
- Hedstrom, a young Assistant Sergeant at Arms, played a key role in launching and leading the program
- Whereas the Minnesota High School Page Program has been sustained by a succession of chief sergeants,
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving on to Item 4: Campus Master Plan. This item provides for a cyber off and run...
- Update on the progress of the Campus Master Plan Phase Three, which was funded through the supplemental
- Recommendations do not include the agency's exceptional item request of $35.3 million to fund Campus Master
- and we're needing some refurbishments based on expansion plans for the future associated with our master
- People that have mastered it with cochlear implants and things.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 104 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Air Force until honorably discharged in 1972 as a staff sergeant.
- Air Force until honorably discharged in 1972 as a staff sergeant.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. It adopted congratulatory resolutions for Fire Chief Michael Sullivan of Wakefield and Joan Smith of Abington, and approved an extension until December 7, 2025 for the Committee on Public Health to report on current House documents. The House also concurred with a Senate referral of a petition on assisted living billing practices to the Committee on Housing, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to send two additional petitions to committee: one on penalties for reckless or negligent vehicle operation and another designating May 2 as Veterinary Youth Day.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended six House bills for consideration, and the House suspended Rule 7A to take them up on second reading. Those bills concerned the Great Barrington Fire District, a technical change to the George L. Dairy Inland Fisheries and Game Fund, teacher strikes, an Arlington town manager act amendment, payment of an unpaid bill by the town of Ludlow, and additional liquor licenses for Scituate. The House ordered all six bills to a third reading.
The chamber also observed silent tributes to Anthony Dugnan of Hamilton and Boston police Detective Bruce Higgins. On third reading, the House passed to be engrossed Senate Bill 23 on alternate members for the Swampscott Conservation Commission, House Bill 2879 on continued employment of a Lancaster firefighter, House Bill 3977 on alternate members for the Beckett Conservation Commission, and House Bill 4529 designating the Wider Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts. The House then adopted an order to adjourn to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session and adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
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just banking on going into our masters just banking on going into our masters - <02:08:11.040>
So, undergrad right into our masters. - So, undergrad right into our masters.
- /c><02:12:02.639>
Visa <02:12:02.960>or <02:12:03.119>their <02:12:03.280>Master
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting access to child care center facilities discussed 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have sergeant-at-arms staff who are wearing gold-yellow ties.
- If you require any accommodation, please speak with our sergeant-at-arms staff.
- We have sergeant-at-arms staff who are wearing gold-yellow ties.
- If you require any accommodation, please speak with our sergeant-at-arms staff.
- We have sergeant-at-arms staff who are wearing gold-yellow ties.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3415, a bill aimed at limiting immigration enforcement activity at child care centers. House Research explained the DE1 amendment, which defined key terms and barred child care employees from consenting to civil immigration enforcement entry without a judicial warrant, while requiring officials to identify themselves and state their purpose; the amendment also clarified that it would not block officials administering child care programs. After brief debate, members adopted the DE1 amendment.
The bill author, Representative Sensor Mura, said the measure was intended to address fear and disruption in child care settings caused by recent immigration enforcement activity and to keep those spaces safe for children and families. Supporters, including a pastor, a Children’s Defense Fund representative, parents, child care workers, and an ACLU policy counsel, testified that immigration enforcement near daycares has caused fear, staff absences, lockdowns, and emotional harm to children. They argued the bill would not stop lawful enforcement but would require warrants and basic identification before entry, protecting children from witnessing raids or arrests and giving providers clear rules.
Several witnesses described specific incidents involving ICE activity near Spanish immersion daycares in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including staff members being detained, parents organizing safety watches, and children showing distress. Testimony emphasized that many affected children are U.S. citizens in immigrant families and that visible enforcement can create toxic stress and separation anxiety. No final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and continuation of testimony.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- has any cards you want to fill out, they can get them, fill them out here, and give them to the sergeant
- has any cards you want to fill out, they can get them, fill them out here, and give them to the sergeant
Summary:
The committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and first took up HCR 74 by Representative Beham, which would establish a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission. The author said the proposal would mirror the existing Louisiana-Ireland trade commission and serve as an umbrella group to promote exchanges in trade, academics, financial services, insurance, economic development, and the arts. Members asked about the commission’s purpose and whether members would be paid; the author said they would not be compensated. Representative Marcelle spoke in support, citing the benefits of the Ireland commission, and the committee reported HCR 74 favorably without objection.
The committee then considered SCR 38 by Senator Klein-Peter, which repeals Joint Rule No. 7 relating to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee. Technical amendments to the title were offered and adopted. The senator explained the measure was tied to a separate study commission he had created to address water quality and sediment issues in the Atchafalaya Basin, which he said were contributing to stagnant hypoxia and harming the fishing industry. Members discussed sediment, dredging, runoff, and possible ways to manage river silt, and Representative Marcelle expressed interest in the water-quality effort. The resolution was reported favorably with amendments.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 495 by Senator Klein-Peter on campaign finance disclosures. The bill would raise the threshold for unitemized contributions from $200, change the definition of participation in elections to focus on making expenditures, extend the annual report deadline from February 28 to March 15, allow leadership PACs to pay for replacing or cleaning items damaged in connection with public office, and treat the second party primary as an election for filing purposes. The author said the bill was shortened from a much larger draft after working with ethics staff and was intended to make reporting more practical for campaigns and PACs. The transcript cuts off before any final action on SB 495 is shown.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- has any cards you want to fill out, they can get them, fill them out here, and give them to the sergeant
- has any cards you want to fill out, they can get them, fill them out here, and give them to the sergeant
Bills:
HCR74, HCR95, HB705, HB1048, SCR23, SCR31, SCR38, SB49, SB233, SB307, SB326, SB387, SB401, SB435, SB495
Keywords:
trade commission, international relations, Louisiana, United Kingdom, economic exchange, cultural exchange, infrastructure investment, sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, contempt, legislature, disorderly conduct, bribery, arrest, legislative privilege
Summary:
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and took up several measures. It first heard HCR 74, which would establish a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission modeled after the existing Louisiana-Ireland commission. The author said the commission would serve as an umbrella group to promote exchanges in trade, academics, financial services, economic development, and the arts, with no compensation for members. After brief questions and supportive testimony from a member familiar with the Ireland commission, the committee reported HCR 74 favorably.
The committee then considered SCR 38, which repeals Joint Rule No. 7 related to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee. The author explained that the repeal was tied to a separate study commission on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, aimed at addressing sediment buildup, stagnant hypoxia, and harm to the fishing industry. Members discussed sediment management and water quality concerns, and the committee adopted a technical amendment to the title before reporting the resolution favorably, as amended.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 495 on campaign finance disclosures. The author described a series of changes, including raising the threshold for unitemized individual contributions to $200, adjusting when a PAC is considered to be participating in an election, extending the annual report deadline from February 28 to March 15, and allowing leadership PAC funds to cover replacement or repair of items damaged in connection with public office. The transcript cuts off during the bill presentation, so no final action on SB 495 is shown.
MN
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As you came into the hearing room today, the sergeants directed your attention to the rules for public
- The sergeants directed your attention to the rules for public attendance and participation, which were
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 15, 2026, for a regular order hearing on 38 bills. The chair announced that AB 2457 was pulled to a later hearing, reviewed public testimony rules, established a quorum, and approved the consent calendar in two motions. Bills on the consent calendar were moved either to the Assembly floor consent calendar or to the floor non-consent calendar, and the suspense calendar was deemed approved as read.
The committee then heard AB 1917 by Assemblymember Schultz, which would require prosecutors to file an 871.5 motion to reinstate felony charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing for lack of probable cause, rather than simply adding the charges back. The author and supporters, including the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Californians for Safety and Justice, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and several advocacy groups, argued the bill would improve due process, transparency, and court efficiency by reducing unnecessary litigation and costs. No opposition testimony was presented.
After questions and a motion, the committee took a roll call vote on AB 1917. Members voting were recorded as aye, and the bill passed out of committee. The hearing then concluded and the committee adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 2nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- 1468, a measure that would authorize municipalities to include flood resilience planning in their master
- It signals that flood resilience is a master plan function and that the adoption of the bill would mean
- planning in order to give this master planning in order to give this instrument<01:35:41.120>
and - <01:35:53.679>
plan that flood resilience is a master plan that flood resilience is a master - And it doesn't do any unintentional damage to master planning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Caitlin Tarantino, Massachusetts Coalition of Police in-house counsel; Tim King, a Boston police sergeant
- Denise Gannon, mother of Sergeant Sean Gannon, writes that the Blue Star license plate provides an opportunity
- Mimi Chesna, mother of Sergeant Michael Chesna, said, 'I have given the biggest gift to the Commonwealth
- I'm currently a sergeant with the Boston Police Department, a proud FOP member, as well as the founder
- On a personal note, I am proud to say that Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon was my friend and police
Summary:
The hearing focused on a broad package of traffic and roadway safety bills, with repeated emphasis on work zone safety, the Move Over law, automated enforcement, and protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and roadside workers. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver strongly supported a bill allowing MassDOT vehicles to use blue flashing lights in limited work-zone settings, arguing that blue lights reliably slow drivers and could help address a rise in work-zone crashes and fatalities. District Attorney Marion Ryan, State Police representatives, and police association leaders supported a separate Move Over bill that would raise penalties for repeat violations and add an education component, citing officers and workers killed or injured roadside and saying the goal is deterrence and safer driver behavior rather than revenue.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to automated enforcement bills for speed and red-light violations, including proposals for school zones, work zones, and broader local options. Senator Brownsberger and Senator Jalen argued that automated enforcement is needed because speeding and red-light running remain common while police traffic enforcement has declined, and they described the bills as civil, opt-in tools that issue tickets to vehicles rather than drivers. Supporters from WalkMass, T4MA, Safe Roads Alliance, MassBike, Medford officials, and other advocates cited fatal pedestrian crashes, neighborhood speeding, and the need to protect vulnerable road users, while also pointing to privacy and equity safeguards in the bills such as limits on photographs, data retention rules, public reporting, and local approval processes.
Several local and advocacy witnesses backed targeted camera programs. Senator Lovely and Representative Cruz supported a Salem school-zone camera bill, describing repeated violations around schools and buses. Medford officials and school-safety advocates supported a similar statewide camera bill, citing recent pedestrian deaths and dangerous cut-through traffic. AAA Northeast and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported targeted enforcement in work zones and school zones, while urging public education and warning periods. Some witnesses raised concerns about the color of lights for highway workers, with State Police representatives preferring green over blue to avoid confusion with law enforcement, and committee members asked about constitutional issues, surchargeability, and possible targeting concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- you wish to give testimony, please fill out a witness card completely, sign it, and hand it to the Sergeant-at-Arms
- you wish to give testimony, please fill out a witness card completely, sign it, and hand it to the Sergeant-at-Arms
- Sergeant-at-Arms, could you please ask Senator Seabaugh to step in for a quorum, please? Mr.
- Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please ask Senator Seabaugh to step in for a quorum, please?
- Sergeant-at-Arms. Oh, we have Senator Edmonds here. Okay. Before we get started on Rep.
Keywords:
family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- you wish to give testimony, please fill out a witness card completely, sign it, and hand it to the Sergeant-at-Arms
- you wish to give testimony, please fill out a witness card, completely sign it, and hand it to the Sergeant-at-Arms
- Sergeant-at-Arms, could you please ask Senator Seabaugh to step in for a quorum, please? Mr.
- Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please ask Senator Seabaugh to step in for a quorum, please?
- Sergeant at Arms. Oh, we have Senator Edmonds here. Okay.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Insurance met on May 6, 2026, and first reported HB 1241 favorably. That bill, by Chairman Furman, requires insurers to check with DCFS before paying certain insurance settlements to determine whether the recipient owes delinquent child support, and to withhold and remit arrears if found. DCFS explained that Louisiana already has intercepts and other collection tools, but no current mechanism for insurance settlements. Senators raised concerns about notice to obligors and about liability if insurers fail to withhold, but the bill was advanced without objection.
The committee then heard HB 870, which would require health insurers and PBMs to cover lower-cost generic or biosimilar drugs when available and to use utilization management no more restrictively on those drugs. Supporters said the bill would improve access and lower patient costs by using wholesale acquisition cost as the comparison point. Opponents, including Louisiana Blue and the AFL-CIO, argued that WAC ignores rebates and net cost, could force plans to cover higher-cost biosimilars first, and could increase premiums and disrupt ERISA and fully insured plan design. The committee adopted a technical amendment set and then a second amendment set that added notice and reporting requirements tied to net cost calculations, and HB 870 was reported favorably as amended.
Several other bills were moved with little or no opposition. HB 1176, concerning Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative cancer treatments such as cold cap therapy, cryotherapy, and acupuncture, was amended to change the effective date and then reported favorably. HB 1196, dealing with colorectal cancer screening follow-up colonoscopies, was also amended and reported favorably. HB 1162, a consumer protection bill requiring DOI to verify that a contractor named on a first-party property damage check is licensed in Louisiana, was amended and reported favorably. HB 826, which modernizes insurance referral rules to allow referrals by email or website address, was reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 1151 on insurer investment limits and solvency protections, and HB 1236 on pharmacy reimbursement and copay maximizer programs; both drew substantial testimony and concern, especially over retroactivity, PBM cost allocation, and whether copay maximizers shift costs to patients, but the transcript cuts off before final action on HB 1236.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So I actually invited the current gambling sergeant of the Honolulu Police Department.
- >> I have a question. >> Go ahead. >> Director Sergeant, how often are these game room establishments
- 00:22:11.760>
ahead >> go ahead >> go ahead >> director<00:22:13.039>Sergeant - Yeah, I think what Sergeant Kuresishi is trying to say is not necessarily that it is the game room, but
- Um, and from our informance, from the great work that Sergeant Kurishi is doing, the game room operators
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing no objections, Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort our expert witness into the chamber.
- Seeing no objection, Sergeant Arso will escort our expert witness into the chamber. Mr.
- Sergeant Oz, please escort the expert witness in. Mr.
- Our Sergeant at Arms have done a great job this session, including floor committee, hall attendance day
- For our Sergeant at Arms, all of our attendees who have been there to provide whatever need that we may
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Shri, Representative Sergeant Shear, Representative Self, Representative Selig, Representative Marjorie
- Chair recognizes the Sergeant at Arms.
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at counsel chair recognizes the Sergeant at counsel chair recognizes the Sergeant
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- revenues from the to National Master revenues from the to National Master tobacco<00:30:28.080><
- Master settlement agreement a tobacco Master settlement agreement a portion<00:30:30.519>
of < - And then at Mānoa for the mini master plan, which will include Kik and Doll Hall, for $5 million.
- And then at Mānoa for the mini master plan, which will include Kik and Doll Hall, for $5 million.
- And then at Mānoa for the mini master plan, which will include Kik and Doll Hall, for $5 million.
Summary:
The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center.
Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu.
A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current law, a deed issued by a master commissioner must be recorded by the grantee within 5 days
- Under current law, a deed issued by a master commissioner must be recorded by the grantee within 5 days
- Under current law, a deed issued by<00:47:26.160>
master <00:47:26.600>commissioner <00: - 47:27.040>
must <00:47:27.280>be <00:47:27.400>recorded by master commissioner must - be recorded by master commissioner must be recorded by<00:47:28.080>
the <00:47:28.200>grantee
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to have master insurance policies in place.
- We need to have master insurance policies in place.
- to carry HO-6 and townhouse owners to carry HO-3 policies with an amount sufficient to cover the master
- Sufficient to cover the master policy's deductible, and then make it possible for us to collect the deductible
- you can do to help us reduce our burden, but if somehow some well-meaning board had canceled the master
Bills:
AB6, AB102, AB131, AB212, AB213, AB220, AB259, AB282, AB376, AB396, AB479, AB503, AB570, AB572, AB574, AB576, AB593, SB185, SB207, SB507, AB6
Keywords:
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, prenatal alcohol exposure, children's health, developmental disability, early intervention, treatment assistance, Aging and Disability Services Division, Department of Health and Human Services, Autism Treatment Assistance Program, public health, parent education, evidence-based treatment, Nevada NRS 427A, disability services, behavioral health, emergency medical services, ambulance, licensing, health district