Video & Transcript Research : 'protected speech'
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- speech I've ever given. speech I've ever given.
- Intercept Ditch, which protects the city Intercept Ditch, which protects the city of<00:30:22.880>
- Because they do give, they get to see and restore and protect America and Minnesota.
Bills:
HF3879
Keywords:
outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house
Summary:
The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3879, the Legacy Finance Outdoor Heritage bill. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment, which incorporated the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s revised recommendations and made technical corrections, and staff explained that the bill appropriates about $191.081 million in Outdoor Heritage funding, plus carryforwards and an extension for a carp deterrent project at Lock and Dam. Staff also noted the bill makes no changes to the Clean Water Fund or Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Ways and Means.
A large portion of the meeting focused on the Roseau Lake rehabilitation/Roseau River restoration project and related concerns about landowner impacts, eminent domain, drainage, and whether Outdoor Heritage dollars are being used on private property. Landowners and their attorney testified that the project threatens private farmland, that they do not consent to easements or takings, and that funding should be paused until litigation and legal questions are resolved. They described flooding, drainage problems, financial burdens, and long-term harm to family farms, and asked the committee to suspend funding for the project.
Supporters of the project, including Roseau Mayor Dan Fabian and farmer/watershed district manager Jason Bratton, said the project is part of a broader flood-mitigation effort following the 2002 Roseau flood and would help control water, reduce flood damage, and improve conditions for downstream farmers. After testimony, the committee considered the A5 amendment, offered by Representative Heintzeman, which would delete the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project Phase 3 from the bill. Members debated the amendment, with some emphasizing landowner concerns and pending litigation and others defending the project and the council’s vetting process. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion, and no final vote on the A5 is shown in the provided text.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 01/12/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and who our colleagues across the aisle want to protect.
- , AND WHO OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE WANT TO PROTECT.
- our Elections, protect our civil servants, and I'm proud to vote in the affirmative.
- We all want to protect our election workers, but the one thing, even today, the one thing that voters
- You know, I wish I heard today about worrying about our -- protecting our government officials.
Summary:
The Senate met briefly, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report that advanced a large package of bills, mostly Election Law measures, along with several bills in other subject areas. The chamber then moved through a supplemental and controversial calendar focused primarily on election administration, campaign finance, and voter access. Senators also announced committee meetings and later filed majority committee assignments in the journal.
On the supplemental calendar, the Senate passed several Election Law bills. One measure by Senator Gianaris aimed to curb foreign influence in New York elections by restricting foreign-influenced corporations; Senator Walczyk argued it was too narrow and ignored dark money, while Senator Gianaris said it was needed to address foreign meddling. Senator May’s bill creating short-term early voting sites passed after debate over whether pop-up sites would confuse voters or improve access, especially in rural areas; supporters said it would help bring voting closer to where people are, while opponents called it costly and confusing. Senator Myrie’s bill establishing standardized training for elections commissioners also passed, with supporters citing the need for uniform training and opponents calling it an unfunded mandate.
On the controversial calendar, the Senate passed Senator Myrie’s bill allowing additional early voting locations and clarifying that a voter’s intent can determine residency for voting purposes, including in some cases a second or vacation home. The most debated measure was Senator Gonzalez’s bill creating civil remedies and confidentiality protections for election officers who are threatened or intimidated; supporters said it responds to rising threats against election workers, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate questioning at polling places and create vague liability. Several senators explained their votes on both sides, and the bill passed despite significant opposition. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the things that I always said in every speech, just resonated in every speech that I pulled
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just always said in every speech, just always said in every speech, just resonated - >> Absolutely. >> So, we're not protecting the policemen here as much as we're protecting those
- Thank you for what you do to protect and serve us.
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the to enforcing the law and protecting the to enforcing the law and protecting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the omnibus state government finance and elections bill, SF3045 5/1/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- businesses filing fraud protection. businesses filing fraud protection.
- Members, vote and protect our voters.
- They do a ton of consumer protection. They have lawyers working in consumer protection.
- They have war uh consumer protection.
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it would like us to continue to protect it would like us to continue to protect
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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goes <00:03:57.400>to concerns a 10-minute speech goes to concerns a - 10-minute speech goes to about<00:03:57.720>
30 <00:03:58.040>seconds <00:03:58.480> - So if you have a four-minute speech, just throw one page away and keep the other one.
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just so if you have a 4minute speech just so if you have a 4minute speech just - It's the adult child who's trying to protect an aging parent from a predatory caretaker.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/04/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
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for covers employment protections for covers employment protections for members - And I'm also a labor guy, and so I value job protection.
- [No audible speech; transcript contains only a filler/garbled character.]
- [No audible speech; transcript contains only a filler/garbled character.]
- [No audible speech; transcript contains only a filler/garbled character.]
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I do believe it created a very serious unintended consequence in that it treated speech differently and
- in<00:05:01.280>
that <00:05:01.479>it <00:05:01.639>treated <00:05:02.240>speech - <00:05:03.120>
differently <00:05:04.120>um in that it treated speech differently um - It does no longer prohibit someone from expressing free speech.
- . ...but it does no longer prohibit someone from expressing free speech.
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20
Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44
Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56
Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression.
The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup.
Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session B Jan 28th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have concerns about current privacy protections that exist.
- Thank you for the clarification that you are actually protecting them.
- In the same bill that protects SB 168, and I was The only Democrat who had an amendment that protected
- I remembered the speech that came forth.
- Not opt out because they don't want to protect our communities, to protect our communities, but opt out
Keywords:
accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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soldiers Please protect our country's soldiers Please protect our country's soldiers across< - <01:16:30.600>
its Guard from effectively protecting its Guard from effectively protecting - campus mentioned that speech campus mentioned that speech particularly.
- Uh, this speech is one minute long, so I challenge all of you to make your speech short.
- The First Amendment protects free speech, but it has never required the government to place every form
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , and it really protects the health and safety of our community.
- Their first go-to was, we're going to protect the kids.
- Now is the time to protect our communities and put our.
- It's adults who need to protect the community, not kids.
- I mean, a lot of people were for protecting and are for protecting women or stopping men from invading
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have the United States in His holy protection, that He
- , natural rights, including without limitation defense of self, community, and nation, freedom of speech
- America's people have historically turned to God, the giver of their rights, to give thanks and seek protection
- endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that it is with firm reliance on the protection
Summary:
The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then postponed approval of the prior day’s journal. The main business was remarks by Representative Borowitz on House Resolution 579, marking America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating the nation’s founding principles. Her remarks emphasized the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, religious faith in American history, and a long list of historical examples she said reflected divine providence and the role of religion in public life.
No debate or vote on the resolution itself is shown in the transcript. After the remarks, the chair reminded members of the five-minute rule for speeches under House Rule 17. Representative Dockery then moved that the House adjourn until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker.
The motion to adjourn was put to a voice vote and adopted, and the House adjourned accordingly.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- This compact preserves the regulatory authority of the state to protect public health and safety through
- Senate Bill 1937 is the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers' Act.
- that Oklahoma's use of economic development incentives promotes responsible labor practices that protect
- It preserves a secret ballot in union representation decisions, protects employee privacy, and it protects
- So, I think there's a way we can position this in a way that protects Oklahoma's workers and companies
Keywords:
Athletic Trainer, Compact, interstate practice, licensure, public health, workforce development, military spouses, telehealth, self-service storage, storage facility lien, storage unit, abandoned property, electronic signature, e-signature, rental agreement, lienholder, default, late fees, towing, vehicle storage
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- afforded that sort of equal protection afforded that sort of equal protection to<00:27:49.840>
- equal protection. equal protection.
- In support of any speech to zero.
- speech to legislate on House Bill 1081. speech to legislate on House Bill 1081.
- speech to legislate on House Bill 1163. speech to legislate on House Bill 1163.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 6th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We protect the murderers, and we forget to protect those victims and their families.
- It also applies in commercial, consumer protection claims and really protects, in many ways, the most
- One of the outcomes is for the future protection of our kids. Absolutely.
- I respect the right of people to express their free speech with some limitations.
- But I had a very hard time allowing the free speech to go.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We think it's a common-sense taxpayer protection for Arizona's two largest cities.
- SB 1745 arguably doesn't go far enough in protecting local taxpayers, because...
- And that'll lead to a runaway censorship situation and it'll create a chilling effect on speech.
- important part of protecting our children.
- Education is an incredibly important part of protecting our children. Question? Thank you.
Bills:
SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044
Keywords:
county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- It is easy, and I enjoy doing it every year, celebrating the dreamer, reading from his most famous speech
- In a speech delivered one year to the day before his death, he offered these words, and I invite you
- famous speech, all of those<00:05:35.680>
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or candidate's appearance, speech, or candidate's appearance, speech, or conduct
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The big question that I had initially in looking at this is why would we want to protect some of these
- We want to protect some of these records.
- The public record exemptions protect information received by the department. item of the day.
- The public record exemptions protect information received by the department. ...October 2, 2013.
- The public record exemptions protect information received by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law
Summary:
The Government and Operations Committee met and first heard C.S. for HB 4003, relating to the City of Marco Island in Collier County. Representative Benaroch said the bill addresses how city council vacancies are filled: if a vacancy occurs more than one year before a general election, the council must call a special election within 130 days or the governor must do so; if the vacancy occurs within one year of a general election, the council has 60 days to appoint a qualified replacement or the governor must appoint. The bill was reported favorably with a roll-call vote.
The committee then considered HB 91 on candidate qualification, sponsored by Representative Tant. The bill requires candidates to swear they have been registered in the relevant party for 365 consecutive days before qualifying, and clarifies who may challenge that oath and where such challenges must be filed. An amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law was adopted. Representative Tant and others argued the bill would clarify election law and prevent abuse of the challenge process; a county clerk waived in support. HB 91, as a committee substitute, was reported favorably.
The committee next took up three proposed committee bills extending public-record exemptions. PCB GOS 26-06 preserves exemptions for certain aquaculture records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, with Representative Gentry citing theft concerns involving harvest locations and production records; it was reported favorably. PCB GOS 26-07 preserves exemptions for information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles related to potential violations involving title certificates, licenses, and inspection providers; it also passed favorably. PCB GOS 26-08 extends exemptions tied to investigations involving social media platforms and antitrust or speech-restriction issues, with Representative Greco noting the underlying law has been enjoined by the courts; it too was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And most importantly, protect the health of our families.
- Audiologists and speech therapists, physician assistants, dentists, and emergency medical personnel.
- We're in a critical shortage of dentists, physical therapists, audiologists, speech therapists, and occupational
- I think the reason it's important is because we would all agree we want to protect New Mexicans.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 16th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's evolved into a broader celebration, black culture, resilience, feature, prayer, speeches, educational
- Despite strong laws in California protecting and uplifting our communities of color, the federal administration
- Our freedom must continue to be protected. It is our civil right. It is also our human right.
- Lackey assemblymember of Hawaii you're recognized how can I follow that incredible speech I I think I
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- At its core, the bill protects the transparency and accountability of our republic by affirming. ...a
- trustee's First Amendment freedom of speech.
- This bill empowers voters by protecting their access to the full range of perspectives of those whom
- Middleton, I agree with the intent of the bill; I don't think we should be limiting people's free speech
Bills:
SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008
Keywords:
steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators