Video & Transcript Research : 'first amendment rights'
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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- all right secretary read and amendment all right secretary read and amendment all right secretary read
- in sure all right read the amendment in sure all right read the amendment in sure all right secretary
- Amendment all right any objection to Amendment all right any objection to Amendment all right any objection
- all right secretary uh have an amendment all right secretary uh have an amendment all right secretary
- all right secretary re receed amendment all right secretary re receed amendment all right secretary
Bills:
SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 45, SR 47, SR 63, SR 66, SR 70, SR 85, SCR 14, SB 10, SB 11, SB 10, SB 11
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We can add to the resolution if we could just get another amendment. Just continue. Just continue.
- That sound right?
- It was my choice straight out of first line Academy and Laredo.
- First, Mr. Keith Honey, who is TSTC's longest-serving regent.
- So we've got half of Cuero County, Cuero, Texas, right here, DeWitt County. Welcome...
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. Well, good morning, everyone.
- Semiconductors and the Fintech Wise right here in Austin.
- So these are the big 21st century challenges, and we're talking about them right here in Austin.
- It's apposite that we're doing it right here in the heart of Texan democracy.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- PLEASE READ THE BILLS FOR THE FIRST TIME BY NUMBER, INTRODUCER, AND TITLE, AND ANNOUNCE THE PRESIDENT'S
- I CONDEMN THESE VIOLENT THREATS AGAINST COMMISSIONER SIMPSON, OUR FORMER FIRST LADY KATHY SIMPSON, HIS
- THANK YOU SENATOR GRUTERS AND SENATOR FINE FOR YOUR TIRELESS WORK AND DEDICATION TO GETTING THIS RIGHT
- I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTION.
- WE WANT TO SERVE THOSE TO FILE AMENDMENTS TO SB 2C AND SB 4C.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records
TX
Keywords:
disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 14th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- care at the right time.
- All right. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- First, we need to re-educate hospitals and nurses about their rights and responsibilities under the nurse
- You're right, it's been several years.
- Happening, right?
Bills:
HB107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655, HB107
Keywords:
sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- care at the right time.
- care at the right time.
- care at the right time.
- That's right. For our optometrist. That's right. We're not gathered up by vision plans.
- First, re-educate hospitals and nurses about their rights and responsibilities under the nurse staffing
Bills:
HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655
Keywords:
sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State and Local Government Apr 4th, 2025 at 09:00 am
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, thank you.
- First I have to see the amendments and discuss the amendments. Sure.
- So I think you've seen the amendments from Senator Braunberger. Can you just give us first blush?
- So the amendment proposed...
- We have a 3-3 tie on the amendment. On the amendment. Okay.
Bills:
HCR3025
Summary:
The State and Local Government Committee first heard House Concurrent Resolution 3025, a resolution honoring the police and first responders of Fargo. Representative Hendricks presented it as a straightforward tribute tied to a tragic incident, and several members and a representative of the Chiefs of Police Association and North Dakota League of Cities spoke in support. There was no opposition, and the committee closed the hearing and later gave the resolution a 6-0 do pass recommendation, with Senator Braunberger volunteering to carry it.
The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 3010, which would direct Legislative Management to study legislative responsibility to review existing law before proposing new law. Representative Kempinock said the idea was to reduce repetitive or duplicative bills and improve legislative education, but also noted that current efforts by Legislative Council and leadership had made the resolution largely unnecessary. Members generally agreed with the premise but questioned whether a study was needed, and the committee ultimately gave it a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with Senator Lee volunteering to carry it.
Next, the committee heard House Concurrent Resolution 3003, which would raise the threshold for approving constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%. Speaker Wise argued constitutional changes should be difficult and cited other states’ higher thresholds, while Eric Spencer of the Greater North Dakota Chamber supported the measure and emphasized how often North Dakota’s Constitution has been amended. Members discussed the irony of asking voters to raise the threshold by a simple majority and the broader issue of an overused constitution, but the committee still recommended it do pass on a 6-0 vote.
The committee then spent considerable time on House Bill 1297 and related House Bill 1307 amendments dealing with approval voting, ranked-choice voting, and a Fargo-specific exemption. Members and witnesses from the Secretary of State’s office and the League of Cities debated whether Fargo should be exempted and how to avoid conflicts between the two bills. An amendment to strip approval voting from 1297 failed on a 3-3 tie, after which the committee gave 1297 a 4-2 do pass recommendation so the floor could decide the issue, with plans to reconcile 1307 afterward based on that outcome.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, and then obviously this doesn't take away anybody's First Amendment rights. of expression or any
- I'm a civil rights attorney here in Texas, focusing mostly on First and Second Amendment.
- House is in concurrent resolution form, but you're right, it would not need to amend the Constitution
- Red flag laws violate both of those amendments. is important in protecting the rights of all Texans to
- I'm a civil rights attorney focused on the Second Amendment rights of Texans and I'm also lead counsel
Keywords:
business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. Moving on. Some good >> Have it. All right. Moving on.
- >> Yeah, that's right. There, Senator Duts. >> Yeah, that's right.
- All right.
- uh what that's your first mistake. uh what that's your first mistake.
- All right.
Keywords:
vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (6-17-25) - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- Right. Right. I'll be honest.
- All right.
- Right. Okay.
- All right.
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right. All right. All right.
Summary:
The commission first returned from executive session and noted that discussions there were preliminary only and no final agency action was taken. It then approved the budget report, which staff said was within year-to-date budget parameters.
Members discussed recommended changes to the code of ethics. Staff proposed four items: defining and prohibiting sexual harassment as ethical misconduct; two housekeeping changes related to lobbyist registration notice and campaign contribution language; and a possible reduction of the post-service waiting period for former legislators to become lobbyists from two years to one year. Members agreed the lobbying cooling-off period was a broader General Assembly issue and voted to recommend only the first three changes, leaving the fourth for later review. The chair noted the July 1 deadline for submitting ethics-code recommendations to the LRC.
The commission also approved renewal of a $100,000 contract with Casey Bailey and Mains for Robert Jenkins to continue serving as enforcement counsel, with hourly rates of $125 for the attorney and $40 for the paralegal. Finally, it approved a 3% cost-of-living pay increase for General Counsel Steven Pium, discussed possible conference attendance and informal opinions, and adjourned after no further business.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (3-17-25) - Part 2
Summary:
The meeting briefly returned to open session to clarify the record, with a statement that all discussions in closed session were limited to confidential complaints and that no final agency action was taken during that closed session. The body then considered a motion to enter closed/executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss personnel matters.
A motion was made and seconded to go into executive session for personnel issues, and the chair called for an aye vote. The transcript ends shortly after the motion was presented, with no further substantive discussion or final action captured in the excerpt.
TX
Bills:
HB 186, HB 201, HB 229, HB 796, HB 1506, HB 2702, HB 2885, HB 3225, HB 3909, HB 4285, HB 5138
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh, please go first. Do you want to go first? Please go first.
- The expression of hatred is one of our First Amendment rights, and the fact that this definition isn't
- This is dangerous, and I feel like it is the footstep of losing our First Amendment rights.
- All right.
- Amendment rights on their campus. funded by the people of Texas have been a place for all persons to
Bills:
SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As such, the bill is plainly overbroad and plainly unconstitutional. under the First Amendment, and I
- want to be clear that non-immigrant visa holders have largely the same First Amendment rights as everybody
- There are people here who can tell you about how this law violates our First Amendment rights. and how
- Amendment right that also protects them, that they can do... they can speak up for themselves and find
- The very views the First Amendment and the state of Texas espouses to protect.
Bills:
SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a similar amendment to the first one.
- This is a similar amendment to the first one.
- This is a similar amendment to the first one.
- This is a similar amendment to the first one.
- This is a similar amendment to the first one.
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan PatrickRegarding progress on Senate priorities for the 89th Legislative Session. Apr 3rd, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 27, SB 29, SB 241, SB 406, SB 414, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 609, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 785, SB 857, SB 879, SB 921, SB 922, SB 955, SB 985, SB 993, SB 996, SB 1008, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1098, SB 1120, SB 1122, SB 1147, SB 1188, SB 1197, SB 1209, SB 1227, SB 1245, SB 1267, SB 1307, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1386, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1537, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1664, SB 1741, SB 1814, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1948, SB 2065, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230, SB 2406, SB 2407
Keywords:
parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, public camping, homelessness, local governance, enforcement, state authority, local entity, complaints, housing, public safety, birth certificate
LA
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 28th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- All right.
- All right.
- Right.
- All right. And if no other questions, I close. OK. All right.
- All right, Mr.
Bills:
HCR 10
Keywords:
balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism