Video & Transcript Research : 'contested adoption'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is adopted.
- The amendment is adopted. So with that, The amendment is adopted.
- the adoption is dissolved.
- the adoption or if the adoption is dissolved.
- did not finalize the adoption or if the adoption is dissolved.
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Sent to the local and contested calendar on the motion of Senator King.
- I'll motion to send Senator King's bill into the local and contested calendar.
- Senator King moves adoption of the committee's substitute as their objective.
- Senator Campbell moves adoption of the committee substitute to House Bill 14.
- The Chair, hearing none, the motion is adopted.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator King moves adoption of the committee substitute. Is there objection?
- Senator King moves adoption of the committee substitute. Is there objection?
- Recommended for the local and contested calendar without objection. 4211.
- but that the substitute adopted in lieu thereof do pass and be printed.
- The chair hearing none, the motion is adopted.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up a long list of House bills as pending business, voting to report many of them favorably to the full Senate. Bills reported favorably included HB 705, 1094, 2037, 3005, 3112, 3320, 3388, 3516, 3923, 4134, 4214, 4233, 4350, 4559, 4748, 4765, 5093, 5129, and 5196, with several also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Some measures were reported with committee substitutes, including HB 3516, HB 3848, HB 4211, and HB 14. HB 2488 and HB 3320 had some dissenting votes, while most other bills were approved unanimously or near-unanimously.
The committee spent the most time on HB 14, which Senator Schwertner explained would create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office in the governor’s office and the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund. The substitute would appropriate $350 million this biennium for reimbursement-based grants to support nuclear generation, supply chain development, pre-construction work, and construction-stage costs, with approval from the lieutenant governor, speaker, and governor. Senators Menendez and Nichols asked clarifying questions about whether the program involved grants rather than loans, how reimbursable grants would work, and who would evaluate applications; Schwertner said the program was modeled on the Enterprise Fund and that the grants would not be loans.
After the committee had recessed, Senator Zaffirini asked to change her no votes on HB 4211 and HB 4233 to ayes so those bills could be placed on the local and uncontested calendar, while still registering no votes there. Senator Kolkhorst similarly asked to change her vote on HB 2488 to an aye for calendar purposes, while preserving her no vote. The committee then recessed again after completing its actions on the bills before it.
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- There being none, the substitute is adopted.
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- Hearing none, the substitute is adopted.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending.
The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language.
The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- But the ground for the contest here is the emoluments in eligibility clause.
- No Oklahoma case adopts that rule.
- The Oklahoma case adopts that result.
- Is there any formal adoption? Of that policy in the board's regulations or anything?
- So it doesn't matter if someone's eligible unless they're actually contested.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there any objection to adopting the committee substitute for Senate Bill 614?
- Is there any objection to adopting the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1602?
- Is there any objection to adopting the committee's substitute for Senate Bill 1278?
- Is there any objection to adopting the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1704?
- Is there an objection to adopting the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1660?
Bills:
SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785
Keywords:
forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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powers corporation can adopt emergency powers corporation can adopt - . adoption. adoption.
- regarded, uh, contested case hearings. regarded, uh, contested case hearings.
- <01:53:54.080>
case operations to file a contested case operations to file a contested case - contested case. contested case.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Everyone should have the election contest rules in their packets that were adopted on March 27.
- packets that were adopted on March 27th. packets that were adopted on March 27th.
- And dismiss the contest.
- used in this case uh an election contest used in this case uh an election contest to<00:32:09.279
- made by contestant to any voter made by contestant to any voter testimony.<00:35:46.560>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
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- When I think of contests, I think of fundraiser contests at schools, sports, dance, or art contests.
- contest I believe that killing contests contest I believe that killing contests where<03:17:39.000
- <04:02:38.040>
would <04:02:38.199>be contest or hunting contest um would be contest
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- There being none, the substitute is adopted.
- There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
- Hearing none, the substitute is adopted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- There's sections for adoption 513 2025.
- <00:03:51.360>
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Senate Also, it ad proposes adopting Senate Also, it ad proposes adopting Senate - <00:14:55.040>
the and members, um, I'd move to adopt the and members, um, I'd move to adopt - <00:15:20.639>
the Aldenorf uh, moves to adopt the Aldenorf uh, moves to adopt the provisions
Summary:
The State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, to adopt agreed-upon provisions from the elections article. The chair noted they initially lacked a quorum on both sides, but later confirmed quorum was present. Members and staff walked through a grid of proposed sections, covering voter registration and student proof-of-residence rules, public voter information list deadlines, electronic rosters for combined polling places, absentee ballot procedures, candidate filing and ballot preparation notices, write-in candidate timelines, municipal boundary adjustments, emergency polling place signage, county election training, special election filing periods for legislative vacancies, school district election timing, voting system testing, town elections, hospital board elections, and repeal of the voting equipment grant account.
Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, including wording fixes, consistency edits, and updated effective dates, with many provisions set to take effect January 1, 2026. One item, line 15, involving a cannabis-related provision, was set aside because an amendment had not been posted and printed in time; members agreed to take it up later. The committee also discussed a mix of House-only and Senate-only provisions, including third-party presidential electors, phonetic spelling on affidavits of candidacy, notification of ballot preparers when candidate names change, emergency polling place procedures, training requirements, and rules for temporary polling places on tribal land.
After the staff walkthrough and brief questions, Vice Chair Aldenorf moved to adopt the provisions in the document titled “Elections Provisions Proposed Sections for Adoptions, May 13, 2025,” excluding line 15, and include them in the conference committee report. The motion passed on a voice vote with no opposition recorded. The committee then adjourned, with members noting that work on remaining elections provisions could continue afterward.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- >> All in favor of adopting that amendment, please say I. I. It is adopted. Okay.
- Seeing none, all in favor of the adopted, please say I. >> It's adopted. Okay.
- of no contest.
- >> I move to adopt the amendment. >> I move to adopt the amendment.
- >> The amendment is adopted. >> The amendment is adopted.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 9.1 relating to election contest.
- received relating to an election contest received relating to an election contest from<00:06:42.440
- V Brad taby Aaron Paul contestant V Brad taby conteste<00:06:54.919>
pursuant <00:06:55.479>- rule 9.1 relating to election contest rule 9.1 relating to election contest the<00:07:03.360>
- If there is no objection, the reports will be adopted.
- rule 9.1 relating to election contest rule 9.1 relating to election contest the<00:07:03.360>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The contests and the location of the contests are determined, you know, years in advance, so closing
- Or 2024 contest?
- I think that is really the day of the contest itself and one or two days prior to the contests, so we're
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on university would play its contests on university would play its contests - chair your recommendation is adopted chair your recommendation is adopted okay<01:14:14.600>
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard several measures focused on health, environment, and research. HB 970 would allow chiropractic students to participate in clinical practice under direct supervision; the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic offered comments and asked for a delayed implementation date until July 2027 to allow time to adopt rules, while the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the bill. Members also discussed that there are currently no chiropractic schools in the state.
The committee then heard HB 1185, which creates a plant-based building materials working group, and HB 1337, which establishes an endemic plant seed bank pilot program. Supporters of HB 1185 said the bill could help create green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing materials such as bamboo, hempcrete, and bio-cements, with questions raised about in-state processing. For HB 1337, witnesses supported the goal of preserving endemic species but said a large-scale refrigerated storage and seed-production facility would be needed; one witness estimated startup costs of about $6 million for one island and noted existing seed banks are small-scale and not designed for reforestation.
HB 1300 would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center multi-ethnic cohort study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Asians, including environmental and social factors such as proximity to landfills. The Cancer Center, ACS CAN, and labor representatives supported the bill, emphasizing health disparities and concerns about landfill exposure; committee members asked about federal funding, and the Cancer Center said it would pursue NIH, private, and foundation support, with the state share described as $500,000 per year for two years. HB 736 would create a wastewater technology testing pilot program at the Water Resources Research Center; supporters said it could help certify cheaper alternatives to costly cesspool and septic upgrades, and the Department of Health supported the measure. The committee also heard HB 531, which authorizes special license plates for the Cancer Center; supporters said it would raise visibility and funds, and the Cancer Center estimated revenue would likely be under $100,000. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee substitutes adopted.
- Senator Parker now moves to House Bill 1875 be recommended for low contested.
- Motions adopted. The chair lays out.
- Motion is adopted. There's one more.
- Hearing none, the motion is adopted.
Keywords:
veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 431 has several reported objections and is sent to local contest calendar.
- Hearing none, we're going to adopt it.
- House Bill 1522 is reported with objections to the local and contested calendar.
- Great, we're reporting with objections, sent to the local non-contested calendar.
- You want to adopt that or you want me to just go ahead? Please.
Bills:
HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252
Keywords:
HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the air-permitting contested cases process, impacting project regulatory timelines.
- Senator Hancock moves adoption of the committee substitute. Is there any objection?
- Hearing and seeing none, the committee substitute is adopted. Senator...
- Senator Birdwell moves that Senate Bill 1147 be recommended for the local contested calendar.
- So, currently where we are is pending the contested case hearing process.
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When a county elects to adopt an LPPF, it's necessary for the...
- Senator Gutierrez moves to adopt the committee substitute to Senate Bill 3051.
- The city has adopted a resolution in support of this legislation.
- Senator Nichols moves to adopt the committee substitute to Senate Bill 2251.
- Senator Middleton moves to adopt the committee substitute to House Bill 3307.
Bills:
HB9, HJR1, SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723
Keywords:
HB 9, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, truth in taxation, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, sales tax revenue, tax rate calculation, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, unused increment rate, disaster relief rate, taxing unit
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there any objection to adopting the committee substitute for House Bill 4263?
- There are no objections to adopting the committee's substitute for House Bill 3464.
- Is there any objection to the adoption of the committee substitute for House Bill 449?
- The committee substitute adopts a broader definition of deepfake video.
- Recommended for local non-contested calendar. Any objection? Hearing none, so ordered.
Bills:
HB47, HB171, HB285, HB305, HB449, HB908, HB1024, HB1306, HB1443, HB1445, HB1741, HB1866, HB1902, HB2001, HB2282, HB2355, HB2492, HB2637, HB2697, HB3464, HB4263, HB4996, HB5667, HB47, HB171, HB285, HB305
Keywords:
sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination, medical care, trauma-informed care, crime victims compensation, evidence retention, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, pretrial hearings