Video & Transcript Research : 'faithless delegates'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 24th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you tried to take it through your delegation and it didn't move forward through the delegation,
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come <00:39:36.240>to <00:39:36.480>some< - forward, just get rid of the delegations forward, just get rid of the delegations altogether<00:
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- >> delegate, are you on the amendment? >> delegate, are you on the amendment?
- <00:14:34.639>
Howard >> Recognizing the delegate from Howard >> Recognizing the delegate - [applause] Delegation announcements. Any delegation announcements?
- [applause] [Applause] >> Recognizing the delegate from Baltimore, then the delegate from Prince George's
- Sydney<00:41:22.000>
delegates.
Summary:
The House took up House Bill 444, Public Safety, Immigration Enforcement Agreements Prohibition, which would end 287(g) agreements and related formal understandings with federal immigration authorities. The main debate centered on whether the bill would interfere with the transfer of detainees to ICE and whether counties should be required to give advance notice before release. The sponsor argued the bill should be amended to require 48-hour notice and transfer of convicted detainees, saying it would protect public safety while respecting detainee rights. Opponents said the amendment was unnecessary because notice is already given in practice and that the bill would not allow holding anyone beyond a court-ordered release time.
Members discussed a recent news story about a Prince George’s County detainee who was released after serving time and later picked up by ICE, using it as an example of why clearer procedures were needed. The floor leader and other opponents responded that the person had been released by court order and that the proposed amendment would not have changed that outcome. A delegate from Prince George’s County said the county followed standard correctional procedures, checked for detainers, notified ICE, and could not lawfully hold the person once the judge ordered release. A delegate from Baltimore County argued that formal agreements and MOUs with ICE are necessary because informal arrangements are inconsistent and detainers are often ignored; another member cited Baltimore County detainer statistics to support that point.
The first amendment to HB 444 was put to a roll call vote and failed, with 36 votes in the negative. After that, a second amendment was offered that would ban arrest quotas, drone use in law enforcement, warrantless unmanned aerial surveillance, and no-knock warrants. The sponsor described it as a civil-liberties measure aimed at preventing quota-driven policing and intrusive surveillance. The transcript ends while that second amendment is being introduced and explained, before any final action on it is shown.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Jun 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Delegate Price online, participating online.
- Delegate Krizek? Here. Delegate Price? Delegate Kalson? Here. Delegate Price? Delegate Kallsen?
- Delegate Cousins? Here. Delegate Morefield? Here. Delegate Fowler? Here. Senator Aird. Present.
- Let's start with you, Delegate Fowler. Hello. I'm Delegate Buddy Fowler from Hanover County.
- Thank you, Delegate Krizek. Are there...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Delegating. Okay, so use the wrong word. I'm about to fix that right now. A physician... Delegates.
- Yes, delegating positions.
- You had to put all the physicians that delegate me work, if I'm you, all the physicians. that delegate
- So if somebody delegated to me, if I have to listen. out every physician I delegate I am delegated to
- So, when they book a case that would delegate anesthesia required for that case, then that delegates.
Bills:
HB5141, HB4638, HB2264, HB2035, HB4813, HB4408, HB2684, HB1621, HB2300, HB216, HB3829, HB4466, HB1747, HB2284, HB3614, HB2587, HB3219, HB3318, HB5147, HB4014, HB216
Keywords:
lease, state property, public purpose, Travis County, Health and Human Services, pharmaceutical initiative, drug distribution, healthcare services, generic drugs, advanced pharmaceuticals, cost savings, mental health, patient discharge, medical records, health care professionals, substance use, family involvement, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to recognize next the delegate I'm going to recognize next the delegate from<00:03:00.600
- Thank you. any delegation announcements? any delegation announcements?
- Any other delegation >> All right. Any other delegation announcement?
- Permission to use delegates' with her. Permission to use delegates' names?
- Recognizing the delegate from Howard. Recognizing the delegate from Howard.
Summary:
The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports.
Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment.
The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the companion bill to House Bill 1444 from Delegate Lopez. It is identical.
- It is similar to House Bill 1004 from Delegate Carr. I have to report the bill.
- I think Delegate Tran had a bill.
- And we're going to move back to Senate Bill 224, Delegate Surville.
- I haven't been a delegate since I sat next to you 10 years ago.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- To be delegated the authority to administer what was effectively a state permit.
- And we did hear from one municipality that they were interested in pursuing partial delegation.
- And we did hear from one municipality that they were interested in pursuing partial delegation.
- <00:41:18.240>
And in pursuing partial delegation. And in pursuing partial delegation. - <00:45:27.920>
of full municip municipal delegation of full municip municipal delegation of
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, Mr.
- The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the legislation on pages 1 through 11 go by
- The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.
- The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the House adjourn.
- The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the House adjourn.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley.
- The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley.
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Cullison, The House appoints Delegate Cullison, The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair, Delegate chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley- Uh, any further delegations, >> All right. Uh, any further delegations, caucuses?
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work.
The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading.
The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Jefferson County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- The city wants no houses just... delegation that gets multiple delegation that gets multiple securityities
- to be able to function like the Mobile delegation, the Huntsville-Madison delegation.
- We are the only delegation don't use. We are the only delegation this<00:21:03.440>
large. - place the functions for our delegation place the functions for our delegation to<00:21:20.080>
- Huntsville Madison delegation, the Huntsville Madison delegation.<00:21:25.360>
We <00:21:25.760 - Huntsville Madison delegation, the Huntsville Madison delegation.<00:21:25.360>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The next bill was the faithful delegate one that talked about the processes. Because, Mr.
- Delegates to go even if we weren't, so that's why we did the faithful delegate bill.
- how many delegates from each state, etc.
- what we did with that faithful delegate bill.
- You had valid concerns about delegate behavior.
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, Delegate Austin.
- Delegate Glass. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- And Delegate, yes, Madam Chair.
- I see Delegate Austin, you have your...
- I see Delegate Austin, you have your...
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Concurrent House Standing Comm on Elec, Const Amnd & Intergovernmental Affairs & State Gov (2-18-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when you send delegates, Kentucky sends delegates.
- So, when you send delegates, Kentucky sends delegates.
- > delegates.
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if delegates, Kentucky sends delegates. if delegates, Kentucky sends delegates - who selects the delegates. who selects the delegates.
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Concurrent meeting of the House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs and the House Standing Committee on State Government.
Title of video has been shortened due to YouTube length restrictions.
Discussion of HCR 45: 00:04:14, 958, all
Summary:
The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own.
Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws.
Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 74, Delegate S.
- House Bill 1096, Delegate J.
- Delegations? Prince George's County delegation? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Delegations? <01:31:51.320>Prince Delegations? - Delegations? Prince Delegations? Delegations?
Summary:
The Senate convened, received an invocation from Pastor Shannon Watkins of Souls One Outreach Cathedral in Cumberland, and welcomed several guests and student pages. The chamber also announced the week’s schedule for the final days of session, including likely double sessions later in the week and a possible Saturday hold. Administrative items included the reading of House messages, a favorable executive nominations report that was special ordered for Tuesday, and the introduction of several House bills and Senate bills on the calendar.
The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 841, the Utility Relief Reducing Energy Load Information for Every Family Act. Senators discussed energy affordability, ratepayer relief, utility costs, data center growth, in-state generation, and the role of programs such as RGGI, EmPower, and the RPS. Supporters said the bill provides a comprehensive short- and long-term response, including consumer transparency and low-income relief, while critics argued it did not go far enough and should have included stronger relief or pauses on renewable energy mandates. After debate and several explanations of vote, the Senate passed SB 841 by a constitutional majority, 38-affirmative votes.
Earlier in the session, Senate Bill 213 on state procurement transparency and procedures also passed with 40 affirmative votes. After SB 841 passed, the Senate took up House Bill 1532, a conforming companion to the utility relief measure. The committee offered an amendment to align HB 1532 with SB 841, the amendment was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed on third reading. Senators who explained their votes largely echoed the same themes from the SB 841 debate, with some emphasizing the need for more relief and others stressing the bill’s broader policy changes and regional energy-market constraints.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Delegate Wright. Thank you so much. Okay. Delegate Wright. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Delegate Joshua Cole. Delegate Joshua Cole. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- And Delegate Mike Cherry.
- One of them was HJ 87, patroned by Delegate McQuinn.
- and Delegate Thornton.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- The House appoints Delegate Smith chair, Delegate Forbes, and Delegate Ibracell [questionable].
- The House has appointed Delegate Rogers, Delegate Shuty, and Delegate Adams.
- Delegate Tivera.
- The House has appointed Delegate Wells, chair, Delegate Barnes, Delegate Solomon.
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delegate appointed Delegate Wells chair, delegate appointed Delegate Wells
Summary:
The Senate reconvened with a quorum and first honored Nancy Crawford with a resolution recognizing her 46 years of state service, including 20 years as Senator Pam Beidle’s chief of staff. Senator Beidle then spoke at length about her own retirement plans and public service, reflecting on her career in the House and Senate, her work on the Finance Committee, and thanking her staff and colleagues. The chamber unanimously journalized the remarks.
The Senate then moved into business on House and Senate messages, including House Bill 139 and Senate Bill 311, and adopted a conference committee report on House Bill 1532, the Utility Relief/Reducing Energy Load for Inflation measure. The report was described as a broad energy and utility package that had already passed the Senate 38-4 and was said to address short-, medium-, and long-term issues, including rate relief, in-state generation, data center policy, consumer transparency, and low-income utility assistance.
During debate on the conference report, the majority leader explained several changes from prior versions: no legislative ban on forecast test years, instead deferring to the Public Service Commission; removal of gas programs from Empower to avoid inequities across service territories; modest opening of the retail supply market with guardrails; and rejection of some floor amendments, including a gas line extension provision and a study amendment. The minority leader argued the bill offered only limited relief, focused too much on talking points and short-term savings, and said many bipartisan amendments were not retained. The majority leader responded that the bill would save ratepayers real dollars through provisions on utility adders, executive bonuses, FERC-related returns, and new generation, and urged adoption of the conference report.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Delegate from people who stood up. Delegate from Western<00:29:00.440>
Maryland. - Delegate from Baltimore City. Delegate from Baltimore City.
- The delegate from Western Maryland. The delegate from Western Maryland.
- Delegate from Western Maryland. Delegate from Western Maryland.
- Delegate from Carroll County. Delegate from Carroll County.
Summary:
The House convened with 113 members present and took up House Bill 774, a local enabling bill on residential landlord-tenant good-cause termination and eviction standards. The sponsor and floor leader described the bill as intended to create stability for families and communities by limiting nonrenewal of leases without good cause, while emphasizing that it would only take effect if adopted by local counties. The bill’s stated good-cause grounds include repeated late rent payment, lease violations, and other specified reasons.
Several amendments were offered and debated. One amendment sought to require tenants to keep paying rent, late fees, and other lease obligations during any legal challenge to a nonrenewal; the floor leader argued this was redundant because existing law already requires payment during holdover proceedings, and the House rejected the amendment by roll call, 79 in the negative. Another amendment added a good-cause ground where housing is tied to employment on the property and the employment ends; the floor leader accepted it as a friendly amendment, and it was adopted. A further amendment exempted short-term rentals such as VRBOs from the bill; it was also accepted as friendly and adopted.
The House then rejected another amendment that would have changed the late-rent good-cause standard from four notices in a 12-month period to three. The sponsor argued the change would reduce the time and financial burden on small landlords, while the floor leader responded that the bill did not alter existing eviction timelines for nonpayment and that the current four-instance standard was appropriate. Finally, an amendment to extend access to the state’s eviction counsel fund to low-income landlords was offered, with the sponsor arguing for fairness to small property owners; the floor leader opposed it, saying the fund was created to represent low-income tenants and that most landlords are already represented. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on that amendment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Delegates to go even if we weren't, so that's why we did the faithful delegate bill.
- what we did with that faithful delegate bill.
- You had valid concerns about delegate behavior.
- In reality, Congress would likely set the rules regarding delegate selection.
- You expressed concern about the faithfulness of Texas delegates.
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Freedom of Information Advisory Council May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, Delegate Adams. Good afternoon.
- We also had HB 1489 from Delegate Tran.
- First off, I'm the delegate of the 83rd District.
- Any other comments or questions for Delegate Wachsmann?
- Reed, Delegate Roem didn't come back to us this year.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Ampry chair, Delegate Charkoudian, and Delegate Alice.
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Delegate Delegate Charkoudian, and Delegate Delegate Charkoudian, and Delegate Alice - The House appoints Delegate Cardin chair, Delegate Valentine, and Delegate Moon.
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- Rogers chair, Delegate Delegate Rogers chair, Delegate Delegate Charkoudian,<00:07:24.600>
and
Summary:
The House met in session, opened with a prayer, confirmed a quorum, and then moved through a long series of concurrence items and committee reports. Early on, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bills 14 and 573 and sent messages asking the Senate to recede or appoint conference committees. It also entered conference on House Bill 907 (third degree assault) and on several other measures where the chambers disagreed, including Senate Bill 233 (cemeteries) and Senate Bill 626 (sex designation on birth certificates and IDs). House Bill 501, dealing with sexual offenses by a person in a position of authority, was concurred in and passed unanimously.
The House then took up a large concurrence calendar and passed a number of bills with Senate amendments, including House Bill 613 on living shoreline waivers, House Bill 315 on income-based housing subsidies, House Bill 548 on development rights and the Maryland Housing Certainty Act, House Bill 571 on nonprofit housing corporation tax exemptions, House Bill 895 on predatory pricing and protected class data, House Bill 1430 on charter school facilities funding, House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting, House Bill 624 on hospital staffing committees and plans, House Bill 811 on aging-in-place and multi-generational third places, House Bill 939 on birth certificate filing time periods, House Bill 1151 on a Medicaid hospice reimbursement study, House Bill 1367 on the Commission on Reimagining Healthcare in Maryland, House Bill 828 on State Board of Education membership, House Bill 130 on deed fraud, House Bill 281 on child care provider background checks, House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives, House Bill 1326 on child abuse and neglect records, and House Bill 525 on phone-free schools. Several of these were briefly explained on the floor, including changes to shoreline waiver timing, housing and tax provisions, contraceptive access concerns, hospital staffing protections, and the school phone policy’s exemptions.
The chamber also received committee reports that advanced additional bills for third reading, including House Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 654 on the State Police Retirement System mandatory retirement age, Senate Bill 877 on Baltimore City stop sign monitoring systems, Senate Bill 940 on water quality testing, House Bill 44 on plain-language ballot questions, Senate Bill 215 on the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund, Senate Bill 627 designating Korean American Day, and Senate Bill 634 on county discrimination complaints. No final votes were taken on those reported bills in the portion provided; the report simply adopted favorable reports and ordered the bills printed for third reading.