Video & Transcript Research : 'state ethics'

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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, going over state lines?
  • State Route 64. Horrible state of disrepair. And, you know, we're 85%...
  • Horrible state of disrepair.
  • Why does the state have to do it? And then why does the state have to pay for it?
  • Does the state of Arizona give them a state ID, whether they pay for it or not, or is the state ID their
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Mar 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've had four Miss Americas in our state.
  • that Miss Alabama was the state that Miss Alabama was the state ambassador.<00:07:46.560> I'll
  • <00:08:31.440> This four Miss Americas in our state.
  • This four Miss Americas in our state.
  • <00:08:37.599> ambassador make them officially a state ambassador make them officially a state
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • which charities are registered and are required to register to solicit donations with the Secretary of state
  • There are no other states. I searched and worked through this that offer these types of protection.
  • That was a really long-winded answer, just to say, no, there's no other states.
  • So on page three, where you're striking that ability to transfer to another state agency.
  • I mean, I'm thinking even not even US to state but sometimes there are states giving to counties.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was out of… >> State. >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Houses. >> Oh, really?
  • Uh, this bill simply says that the state agencies cannot self-declare emergencies at the governor. >>
  • <00:07:30.720> agencies bill simply says that the state agencies bill simply says that the
  • state agencies cannot<00:07:31.599> self-declare<00:07:32.240> emergencies<00:07:32.800
  • The chair then stated that the amendment had been adopted and moved to the bill as amended.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've seen this work in other states and urge Adoption and yield for questions.
  • So we are a notice state, and this should be part of that notice.
  • We've seen this successful in other states.
  • Page two, line 21 says any state retirement system may invest in digital assets.
  • Should that say any state retirement system may invest in digital assets?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:49.120> can as an example of what a great state can as an example of what a great state
  • Every state needs a great be.
  • a better understanding of what the state a better understanding of what the state is<00:07:06.960
  • <00:07:52.479> a where whenever there is a a state a where whenever there is a a state a state
  • for this Hawaii area or state statewide. for this Hawaii area or state statewide.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you very much, and please state your position.
  • Everyone in the state that touches the 811 system has an impact by using the 811 system.
  • Just out of curiosity, how are we doing as a state versus other states when it comes to scrap metal thefts
  • to obtain licensure in other compact states via a compact privilege.
  • Is there a list of these 20 states somewhere? There is, Madam Chair, Senator Payne.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:42 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • That will be done by the state fair board.
  • If the state fair stays, there's at least one where the state fair goes, so that will be something decided
  • dollars across the state in affordable housing.
  • Each year, the Legislature and state and local government invest millions of dollars across the state
  • And so this became part of the United States, a territory of the United States. A bloodless battle.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • State prisons should at least meet those standards.
  • We're a convention of over 5,000 churches across the state of Texas.
  • And that's why we need this legislation to promote a culture of life in our state.
  • After four state prisons, I got transferred to a private prison with air conditioning.
  • State climatologist Dr.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the state of the United States and the state of the United States and the state of Alabama.
  • And I'm glad on a state level we see that when these state level we see that when these state level we
  • in of the respiratory care in the state in of the respiratory care in the state in the state.
  • . nation and our state. nation and our state.
  • And state to why it's the great state. And state to why it's the great state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a unique fact that both his father and son were Texas State Reps, his father being a Texas State
  • state prosecutors.
  • However, if a state prosecutor's total annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the maximum
  • combined base salary set in state law, state funding for the state prosecutor's salary is automatically
  • Members, this bill does not increase state funding towards the salary of state prosecutors.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think you stated it right.
  • Of state of freight in this entire state.
  • other states.
  • I am an expert in state and federal courts, and by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
  • It happens all over the state.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The State Government Committee will come to order.
  • Okay, welcome to the State Government Committee today.
  • last year there was a situation that occurred in the... ...situation that occurred in the Washington state
  • The state is trying to move to a one-stop website and... to move to a one-stop website and not have 50
  • I got to know Secretary Kart, who heads up the Office of Information Technology for the State.
Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Capitol for having achieved the honor of the 2026 Lassoa state wrestling champions and dual state tournament
  • And so down here on the floor today, we have our state placers and three state champs.
  • throughout the state of Oklahoma.
  • throughout the state of Oklahoma.
  • House Bill 3016 requires the state department of Education and the state department of Health to create
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Capitol for having achieved the honor of the 2026 Class 4A state wrestling champions and dual state
  • the state of Oklahoma.
  • the state of Oklahoma.
  • Providing education and upholding ethical standards among auctioneers throughout the state of Oklahoma
  • The state doesn't own those hospitals. The state doesn't own those hospitals.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized several guests and groups, including the nurse of the day, Donna Reynolds; the Tuttle High School wrestling team; auctioneer and ringman honorees; the Bristow Chamber of Commerce; Deer Creek cross country; Guthrie High School AP U.S. government students; and family members of Senator Reinhardt. The chamber also held a live auction demonstration on the floor, with Brandon Mendoza and Logan Snyder participating, and the winning bid was announced as $675. The Senate later recognized Millwood High School boys basketball and Isaiah Wilkes, the Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The body then considered and passed several House bills. HB 3016 created a two-year pilot vision screening program for kindergarten through third grade to identify convergence insufficiency disorders; it passed 34-10 and was declared an emergency. HB 2979 authorized the Department of Transportation to establish school zones on portions of state highways at local request and passed 41-0. HB 2288, a teacher return-to-work bill removing the earnings cap and allowing return after six months, passed 45-0 as an emergency. HB 2988 expanded the definition of harmful woody species and broadened the Terry Peach Water Restoration Act statewide; it passed 43-1. HB 362, defining retired municipal judges for firearm-carry authority, passed 40-4. HB 3315 directed the state regents to study whether some graduate programs could be 90 credit hours and report to the governor; it passed 38-6 as an emergency. Additional bills passed included HB 3372, creating a $5 million revolving loan fund for charter school capital expenditures, after extended debate over public funds being used for improvements to privately owned facilities; it passed 39-6. HB 3530 required ABLE Commission records to be provided within 10 days when requested and passed 44-0. HB 3622 created a U.S. decennial census revolving fund in the Department of Commerce and passed 32-11. HB 3755 established a financial mechanism for juvenile detention centers to provide medication to youth in their care and passed 43-0. HB 4266, the omnibus specialty license plate bill, passed 25-19 after questions about out-of-state university plates. The Senate then made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, birthdays, and schedule changes, and adjourned until Monday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the burden of proof for mental illness commitment in a state hospital is?
  • , Alaska was actually the very first state that says you own your DNA.
  • If you would, state your name, who you represent, and position on the bill.
  • The screenings are mandatory and the states presume parental consent.
  • Let's go next to, I guess, State your name for the record and who you're with.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please bless the state, bless these members, and we ask all these things in your son's holy name.
  • We have 53 people here from across the state and related to ALS.
  • It succeeded; the bases were all reestablished, and the state did not suffer any loss of bases because
  • impact to the state.
  • Well, say the same thing again and within the state. With that, I Yield for questions, Mr. Speaker.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Bills: HR84, HR85, HR86, HR87, HR88, HR89, HR90, HCR42, HCR43, HB1087, HB1088, HB1089, HB1090, HB1091, HB1092, HB1093, HB1094, HB1095, HB1096, HB1097, HB1098, HB1099, HB1100, HB1101, HB1102, HB1103, HB1104, HB1105, HB1106, HB1107, HB1108, HB1109, HB1110, HB1111, HB1112, HB1113, HB1114, HB1115, HB1116, HB1117, HB1118, HB1119, HB1120, HB1121, HB1122, HB1123, HB1124, HB1125, HB1126, HB1127, HB1128, HB1129, HB1130, HB1131, HB1132, HB1133, HB1134, HB1135, HB1136, HB1137, HB1138, HB1139, HB1140, HB1141, HB1142, HB1143, HB1144, HB1145, HB1146, HB1147, HB1148, HB1149, HB1150, HB1151, HB1153, HB1154, HB1155, HB1156, HB1157, HB1158, HB1159, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1163, HB1164, HB1165, HB1166, HB1167, HB1169, HB1170, HB1171, HB1172, HB1173, HB1174, HB1175, HB1176, HB1177, HB1178, HB1179, HB1180, HB1181, HB1182, HB1183, HB1184, HB1185, HB1186, HB1187, HB1188, HB1189, HB1190, HB1192, HB1193, HB1194, HB1195, HB1196, HB1197, HB1198, HB1199, HB1200, HB1201, HB1202, HB1203, HB1204, HB1205, HB1206, HB1207, HB1208, HB1209, HB1210, HB1211, HB1212, HB1213, HB1214, HB1215, HB1216, HB1217, HB1218, HB1219, HB1220, HB1221, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1225, HB1226, HB1227, HB1228, HB1229, HB1230, HB1231, HR73, HR74, HR75, HR77, HR78, HR79, HR80, HR81, HR83, HCR36, HCR37, HCR38, HCR39, HCR40, HCR41, HB368, HB433, HB1017, HB1018, HB1019, HB1020, HB1021, HB1022, HB1023, HB1024, HB1025, HB1026, HB1027, HB1028, HB1029, HB1030, HB1031, HB1032, HB1033, HB1034, HB1035, HB1036, HB1037, HB1038, HB1039, HB1040, HB1041, HB1042, HB1043, HB1044, HB1045, HB1046, HB1047, HB1048, HB1049, HB1050, HB1051, HB1052, HB1053, HB1054, HB1055, HB1056, HB1057, HB1058, HB1059, HB1060, HB1061, HB1062, HB1063, HB1064, HB1065, HB1066, HB1067, HB1068, HB1069, HB1070, HB1071, HB1072, HB1073, HB1074, HB1075, HB1076, HB1077, HB1078, HB1079, HB1080, HB1081, HB1082, HB1083, HB1084, SB111, SB122, SB195, SB221, SB404, HR1, HCR6, HCR19, HB27, HB81, HB134, HB154, HB163, HB170, HB194, HB214, HB217, HB220, HB254, HB259, HB290, HB308, HB311, HB360, HB382, HB401, HB410, HB417, HB463, HB514, HB575, HB592, HB718, HB723, HB750, HB755, HB776, HB812, HB830, HB838, HB844, HB882, HB885, HB888, HB950, HB961, HB966, HB980, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HB58, HB69, HB93, HB166, HB199, HB201, HB202, HB218, HB223, HB224, HB231, HB235, HB246, HB338, HB349, HB352, HB379, HB405, HB429, HB535, HB547, HB577, HB588, HB626, HB636, HB652, HB653, HB669, HB688, HB691, HB721, HB738, HB806, HB851, HB857, HB861, HB889, HB904, HB907, HB908, HB929, HB1009, HB13, HB23, HB25, HB32, HB41, HB90, HB120, HB121, HB122, HB127, HB138, HB139, HB141, HB179, HB187, HB213, HB247, HB286, HB332, HB344, HB357