Video & Transcript Research : 'digital maps'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And as people have said over and over again, 76% of that map is baked into this map.
- , we don't like these maps.
- Who specifically drew these maps? So these are the legislators' maps. The legislature's maps.
- So I'm asking who drew these maps, not general groups. The legislature drew the maps.
- Last week, you saw the maps.
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 19, 2025, to consider ACA 8, SB 280, and an informational hearing on AB 604. The meeting began with several failed motions to adjourn, to read public comments into the record, and to recess so members could review the roughly 16,000 public comments submitted through the committee portal. The chair emphasized the hearing’s expedited format, transparency measures, and rules limiting witness testimony, and noted a letter from Speaker Rivas authorizing Assemblymember Berman to present ACA 8.
ACA 8, described by supporters as the “Election Rigging Response Act,” would place before voters a temporary congressional redistricting plan tied to AB 604 and triggered only if another state, especially Texas, adopts a partisan mid-decade redistricting. Supporters, including Assemblymember Berman, labor groups, CTA, Planned Parenthood affiliates, SEIU, and other allied organizations, argued the measure was a response to partisan gerrymandering elsewhere and a defense of democracy, with voters having the final say in a November 4, 2025 special election. Opponents, including current and former redistricting commissioners, good-government groups, business and taxpayer organizations, and many members of the public, argued the proposal undermines California’s independent redistricting model, was rushed without adequate public review, could cost roughly $200 million or more, and would invite litigation and partisan manipulation.
The committee also debated a proposed amendment that would bar legislators who voted for ACA 8 from later running for Congress in districts adopted under the measure. After extended procedural disputes, the committee voted to lay the amendment on the table. The hearing then continued with extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly divided between strong support and strong opposition, but the transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on ACA 8 or SB 280 before the excerpt ends.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- To rig congressional maps.
- , we don't like these maps.
- Who specifically drew these maps? So these are the legislator's maps. The legislator's maps.
- Bennett, so I'm asking, who drew these maps? The legislature drew the maps.
- Legislature drew the maps. This is transparency that we don't get to know who drew the maps.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- And any map that is drawn...
- That is why those maps, the 2021 maps, went to trial in El Paso for three weeks.
- And that's not what these maps have done. Do we need new maps? We do. Do we need better maps? Yes.
- We don't have a map. After people and experts get the map, please...
- , and propose alternative maps.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- asset service providers, companies that custody or transmit digital currencies and other digital assets
- The bill ensures that consumers are well informed about their digital assets.
- What is a Representative Schoolcraft: digital asset service provider?
- Marcus Adams: A digital asset service provider.
- an electronic platform that facilitates the trading of digital assets.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 28th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 21st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- maps.
- maps.
- And let us look at these maps. Let's look at what these maps do.
- maps.
- the Commission's map.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, recess, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into a highly procedural and contentious floor session centered on redistricting measures. Members debated a point of order raised by Assembly Member DeMaio challenging the constitutionality of SB 280, ACA 8, and AB 604; the Speaker ruled the point not well taken, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on appeal. The body also took up consent-calendar and procedural motions, including suspending rules to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 and to bring the measure up without reference to file. Several motions to re-refer or suspend rules on related measures failed, while the motion to adopt the late amendments on ACA 8 carried.
The main substantive item was ACA 8, the Assembly Constitutional Amendment related to redistricting, presented by Assembly Member Berman as a response to mid-decade redistricting efforts in other states, especially Texas. Supporters argued the measure was a temporary, voter-driven response to protect democracy, counter partisan gerrymandering, and address broader threats tied to the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement and health care cuts. Opponents argued ACA 8 would undermine California’s independent citizens redistricting commission, violate the state Constitution, and amount to partisan gerrymandering or a power grab. Members on both sides framed the issue as a defense of democracy, but disagreed sharply over whether the Legislature should act or leave redistricting to voters and the existing commission.
No final vote on ACA 8 is shown in the transcript excerpt, but the Assembly did vote on several procedural matters: the appeal of the Speaker’s ruling was sustained 58-18; the motion to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 passed 58-19; a motion to re-refer ACA 8 and SB 280 to Judiciary failed 19-58; and a motion to take up A.J.R. 21 without reference to file failed 19-58. The session remained focused on ACA 8 and related redistricting questions, with extensive floor speeches from both supporters and opponents.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 24th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , a new congressional map.
- Produce a new map.
- I have not filed any map.
- How and why they drew the map.
- that map and file it.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Adam Kincaid and the fact that he drew the maps in 2021, and from what I understand, drew the map that
- On that map.
- the actual map and saying why did you do this and how did you do that I would want to look at the map
- I just don't see the harm in inviting somebody who drew a map and asking, How and why they do the map
- I might, if we get a good report on the map from council, then I might take that map and file it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , or no, it isn't on a map.
- on the map.
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- > would<00:48:19.240>
be updated map current map would would be updated map current map would
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 119 May 12th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, while Colorado already taxes digital goods under already taxes digital goods under current law, this
- As a result, digital games, downloadable a result, digital games, downloadable content, and other electronically
- House Bill 1418 and digital commerce.
- A tax that singles out a narrow category of digital transactions while leaving functionally similar digital
- similar targeted taxes to other forms of digital commerce in the future.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- content and learn about and understand a digital footprint while simultaneously banning the digital
- Banning digital media also bans these tools and forces school districts back to square.
- And my mission is to promote digital well-being for young people.
- And my mission is to promote digital wellbeing for in with young people.
- Let's commit to supporting the digital.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/6/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration met with a quorum present and began with member introductions, during which members identified their districts and, informally, their favorite restaurants. The committee then turned to a housekeeping resolution, 2025-P100, covering House policies and administrative procedures. The chair explained that the resolution consolidated routine rules updates prepared by House Research.
The committee adopted two amendments to the resolution. The A1 amendment gave members more flexibility in how they receive their postage and digital constituent communications allotment. The A2 amendment corrected titles in the resolution. Staff then reviewed the resolution’s contents, including service awards, donated leave, comp time and time cards, remote work, member business services payments, leadership compensation, expense reimbursement, stationery, postage and digital communications, member communication expenses, alcohol and drug policies, legal fee provisions, photographs and digital images, chaplain pay, the high school page program, and the undergraduate internship program.
Members asked several questions during discussion. Representative Long confirmed there were no changes to the legal-fee policy. Representative Hollins asked about the high school page stipend, and staff said it was proposed to increase from $10 to $15 per day. Representative Pursell asked about the 50-mile reimbursement threshold for members’ expenses; the chair said it is derived from IRS tax regulations. She also suggested reviewing how other states handle reimbursement. No members of the public testified.
After discussion, the committee renewed the motion and adopted the 2025 resolution as amended. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This would be the map under Plan C2333.
- So let's check off: You established a House map and that's what you filed when the House map stalled
- You established a house map and that's what you filed when the house map stalled in the house.
- Chairman, I find it awful, awful funny that you didn't draw a map; you just took the House map.
- I took the House map because it met the objectives that—that was the game that I had for a map, which
Summary:
The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met to lay out House Bill 4, the House companion to Senate Bill 4, and no public testimony was taken at this hearing. Senator King explained that HB 4 was based on the House’s revised congressional map, which he said made only minor changes from SB 4 while aiming to comply with law, improve Republican political performance, and keep districts compact. He noted changes affecting several districts, including moving Fort Bliss into CD 16, placing all of Navarro County into CD 6, and moving Liberty County into CD 9, and said counsel had reviewed the map and found it legally compliant.
Several senators criticized the process and the substance of the map. Senators Alvarado, Miles, and Hinojosa objected that the House substitute had not been subject to a public hearing and argued that communities in Houston, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, and South Texas were being split or paired with unrelated areas. They also questioned the compactness of the districts and raised concerns about racial effects, including changes in Black voting-age population in CD 9 and CD 18. Senator King responded that the committee had already heard extensive testimony on redistricting, that the Senate was following its usual companion-bill process, and that he had not relied on racial data but on historical voting patterns and legal review.
After debate, Senator Parker moved to report HB 4 favorably to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be ordered not printed. The committee approved the motion by a 5-3 vote, with one absent, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- There are several trillion dollars in digital assets currently being held in the state of Kentucky.
- Nearly half a million individuals own a digital asset of some kind.
- Section two deals with an individual's right to hold digital assets and transact using those digital
- are several trillion dollars in digital are several trillion dollars in digital assets<00:04:24.600
- assets and transact using hold digital assets and transact using those<00:05:05.880>
digital <
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first introduced a guest before taking up House Bill 701, sponsored by Representative Adam Bowling. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Bowling explained that the substitute removed the bill’s mining-related language and added clarification that the bill does not require anyone to accept digital assets as payment. The bill was described as a measure to modernize Kentucky’s approach to digital assets and blockchain technology, protect the right to hold and transact in digital assets, and clarify that certain crypto activities are not securities; it also preserves authority for the Attorney General to pursue fraud under existing consumer protection laws.
Members asked questions about why Kentucky should act before federal regulators fully resolve whether digital assets are securities or commodities, whether the bill affected local zoning authority, and how the measure addresses consumer protection and money laundering concerns. Bowling and a Coinbase representative said the bill is intended to provide clarity, align Kentucky with emerging federal developments, and avoid stifling innovation. They noted that Coinbase remains subject to federal AML/KYC rules and that recent federal litigation over staking and securities issues had been dismissed. Several members said they supported the bill as a way to put Kentucky in a leading position, while others expressed uncertainty about the security-versus-commodity question.
The committee then voted on House Bill 701 as amended by the substitute. The bill passed on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes. Representative Camuel passed, saying she wanted more time to understand the issue, and Representative Grossberg voted yes with reservations. Representative Hancock and others said the bill’s regulatory clarity and consumer protection aspects were important, and Representative Lockett said the measure would help Kentucky be ready once federal regulators decide how crypto should be classified.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Special Session 2026 May 6th, 2026
Alabama House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the bill passed by the legislature will take us to what map? >> But the 2023 map?
- Um when you were developing the map, when you were developing the map, and when the map was being developed
- So you agreed with this map? >> I didn't. I said I carried the map. The >> I didn't.
- The map that, if this bill passed, which map will we go back to?
- What about the map now?
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Special Session 2026 Part 2 May 8th, 2026
Alabama House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and our state senate map, especially for the congressional map, things that we agreed to.
- map that you're trying to go back to.
- , and our state senate map, especially for the congressional map, things that we agreed to.
- >> The Livingston map is the congressional map. >> So, what is the state Senate map?
- >> The Livingston map is the congressional map. >> So, what is the state Senate map?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that or is it anything digital? that or is it anything digital?
- So physical to digital. So I'm I space. So physical to digital.
- platforms to do the transfer, the digital currency, we'll call it digital assets.
- platforms to do the transfer, the digital currency, we'll call it digital assets.
- what I would call it or digital asset. what I would call it or digital asset.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Here you will also be able to view the map in an interactive viewer as well as download the map files
- That is, they're housed there when you draw maps.
- this map drawing application, including the geography.
- By staff to draw maps is in this map drawing application, including the geography, which is how we construct
- You'll see there are no maps in Chapter 8.
Summary:
The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting, established a quorum, and opened with remarks from the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and scope. The chair said the committee will focus only on congressional redistricting, will not take public comment at this introductory meeting, and may consider whether to propose a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 session. He emphasized that the work would rely on the 2020 census data, the current congressional map, and the House’s map-drawing software, and he stressed transparency, record retention, and compliance with constitutional prohibitions on drawing districts to favor or disfavor a party or incumbent.
House outside counsel Andy Bartos then gave an educational presentation on redistricting basics and legal standards. He distinguished reapportionment from redistricting, explained that Florida was apportioned 28 congressional seats after the 2020 census, and reviewed the one-person, one-vote rule, noting that congressional districts must be drawn with near-exact population equality. He also described census geography and how counties, tracts, block groups, and blocks are used to build districts, and explained that congressional redistricting follows the ordinary legislative process rather than the special process used for state legislative districts.
Bartos also covered contiguity, explaining that districts must be one connected piece and that mere point-touching is not enough, while bodies of water within a district do not necessarily break contiguity. No questions were asked after the presentation, no votes were taken, and no public testimony was heard. The meeting ended after the chair thanked attendees and said the committee would meet again the following week.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We didn't talk in detail about the map. OK.
- The district does not change with this new map.
- If you look at the existing congressional map or the House and Senate map, in trying to...
- drawn the map for more Republicans.
- Chairman, I find it awfully funny that you didn't draw a map; you just took that House map.