Video & Transcript Research : 'voting integrity'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • just unusual for us to have something in front of us that's different than the version that we're voting
  • That's different than the version that we're voting on.
  • If we have, if we feel it would make sure that it's clear what we're voting on.
  • there are obvious things that some people should not have access to, and with that, I ask for a yes vote
  • The motion was put to a vote. All in favor said aye; the motion carried.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-02-03 - 9:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The ayes voting 23, the nays voting seven.
  • <00:28:22.720> nays<00:28:23.360> voting The eyes voting 23, the nays voting The eyes
  • or down vote? Senator, I would remind or down vote?
  • there would either be a yes or no vote. there would either be a yes or no vote.
  • or down vote uh to the Senate. or down vote uh to the Senate.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/24/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:20.360> By integrity and their effectiveness.
  • By integrity and their effectiveness.
  • There being three yes votes and five no votes, the motion does not prevail, and Senate File 4604 as amended
  • and five no There being three yes votes and five no votes,<00:20:59.160> the<00:20:59.440>
  • For these reasons, I respectfully urge you to vote no on Senate File 513. Thank you.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seven members are voting, two are non-voting.
  • The commissioner of DHS is one of the voting members in the process.
  • So that’s the seven voting members.
  • members the two that's the seven voting members the two non-<00:26:39.960> voting<00:26:40.279
  • The board will be integral in understanding what the electronic health record is in those pieces.
Keywords: 1183, house
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Recorded vote in a hearing aid for you. >> A recorded vote is requested.
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.
  • This is a 15-minute vote. On this vote, the yeas are 420, the nays are zero.
  • We vote on this thing.
  • We have 60 votes."
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • of voting age are in compliance with the federal voting rights when drawing the maps.
  • The Voting Rights Act was passed.
  • of the party, and I don't vote for a party.
  • In many states, he wouldn't be able to vote.
  • It appears designed to dilute the voting power.
Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met virtually for its West Texas regional hearing, established a quorum, and explained that the hearing was part of a series of statewide information-gathering sessions before any map was filed. The chair outlined the Zoom procedures, the two-minute testimony limit, and the availability of written comments through the committee’s public portal. Senators also discussed the logistics and transparency of the process, including the expectation that any proposed map or amendment would be made public once filed and that additional hearings would follow. Senator Blanco, whose district includes West Texas and the border region, said the area’s communities of interest should be kept together and warned against repeating the loss of representation that followed the last redistricting cycle. Senators Alvarado, Hinojosa, Miles, and others debated the value of virtual hearings versus in-person hearings, the number of people who had testified, and whether the committee could subpoena witnesses after the regional hearings ended. The chair said he was awaiting legal guidance and would consider a subpoena motion at a formal meeting the next day. A lengthy exchange also occurred over the tone of public testimony and the chair’s view that some comments directed at Republicans and the president had been offensive or historically inaccurate. Invited witnesses and public commenters largely opposed mid-decade redistricting and argued that any new map should reflect population growth, especially among Latino and other minority communities, and comply with the Voting Rights Act. Nina Perales of MALDEF said the hearings were not meaningful without a draft map and testified that Texas has a long history of discriminatory redistricting; senators questioned her about litigation, DOJ’s July 7 letter, and the 2021 congressional map. Tania Chavez Camacho, Luis Figueroa, and several El Paso residents emphasized that maps should preserve communities of interest, avoid cracking and packing, and be transparent and participatory. A smaller number of witnesses supported redistricting, including one El Paso resident who said the current districting leaves the area underrepresented and another who argued that some communities want to return to a map closer to the earlier District 16 configuration. Several witnesses also criticized the DOJ letter as inconsistent with the state’s position that the 2021 maps were drawn race-blind, while others said the current process was too rushed and lacked sufficient public input.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/19/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh to vote no on it.
  • uh to vote no on it.
  • uh to vote no on it.
  • uh to vote no on it.
  • uh to vote no on it.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay due to lack of quorum, then proceeded through a long House of Origin deadline session focused mainly on floor votes for dozens of bills. The day opened with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated shooting at an Islamic Center in San Diego, and a warning to visitors about disrupting proceedings. Leadership repeatedly urged members to be on time and at their desks as the chamber worked through a large daily file. The bills considered covered a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, community college trustee compensation, transit camera enforcement and privacy, taxation and excess proceeds claims, HOA rules, hepatitis C treatment access, child care planning, greenhouse energy standards, consumer lending, housing and homelessness, pet spay/neuter access, local financing for workforce housing, student financial aid, DUI penalties, senior housing, foster youth, behavioral health licensing, transit stop data, disaster response for child welfare, elections notices, safe surrender for infants, college enrollment and leave policies, insurance regulation, fair funding, school safety, environmental labeling, cash rounding, park passes through libraries, grocery access, pregnancy protections in education, swatting, domestic violence protective orders, farmworker housing, juvenile justice, cervical cancer screening, Medi-Cal transitions, disability certification, and home protection products. Most authors described their bills as cleanup measures, consumer protections, access expansions, or targeted fixes to existing law. Testimony from authors and supporters emphasized access, safety, affordability, and administrative simplification, while a few bills drew policy concerns or opposition, especially AB 1751 on townhome development and labor standards. That bill prompted extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, and stakeholder engagement, but it ultimately passed. Other notable discussion included AB 1628 to extend California’s safe surrender window for infants, AB 1902 on juvenile detention extension hearings, and AB 1925 on permanent disability certification, each framed as addressing difficult real-world gaps in current systems. The chamber took many roll-call votes, with most measures passing overwhelmingly and several by unanimous or near-unanimous margins. A few bills were temporarily passed, retained on file, or moved to the inactive file, and AB 1534 required the call to be lifted and then passed on a 54-8 vote. Overall, the session was dominated by floor action on the daily file rather than committee reports or gubernatorial messages, and the Assembly advanced a large number of bills on a deadline day.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/03/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I vote no. Representative Gutierrez votes no. Have you all voted? Could record the vote.
  • I vote aye. Mr. President, I think votes aye. Have you all voted? Members, please vote.
  • Members, please vote. Please vote. Representative Kupper, how do you vote? How do you vote?
  • So, Sandoval votes no. Have you all voted? Members, please vote. Members, please vote.
  • I vote no. Representative Aguilar votes no. Have you all voted? Have you all voted?
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and recognition of Arizona School Board Association members and local school board representatives visiting the Capitol for Advocacy Day. Members also honored the House Doctor of the Day, Dr. Heather Serran, and approved the journal and attendance. The chamber then moved through a large number of Senate messages and House calendar items, including committee assignments and first and second readings of many bills. A major floor action was the unanimous adoption of SCR 1054 honoring former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, followed by remarks remembering his public service and consumer-protection work. The House also agreed to return SB 1278 to the Senate for reconsideration and referred several House bills to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment. In Committee of the Whole, members considered and advanced numerous bills, including HB 2055, 2150, 2426, 2456, 2457, 2728, 2755, 2918, and 2923, with several floor amendments adopted. HB 2728 drew the most debate over Department of Economic Security continuation and added policy changes affecting SNAP, unemployment, and eligibility verification; after a divided question and recorded vote, it received a do-pass recommendation by 32-25. The House also advanced HB 2134, 2142, 2289, 2290, 2331, 2379, 2397, 4026, and 4033 in later Committee of the Whole sessions, with discussion focused on school safety funding and governance, school board training, HOA disclosure reforms, tax sourcing clarity, and bond disclosure language. Several bills were retained on the calendar, including HB 4041, HB 2444, HB 4018, and HB 4070. In final third-reading votes, HB 2053, HB 2327, and HB 2416 passed; HB 2175 and HB 2492 failed; and HB 2805, which would make school board races partisan, was under debate at the end of the transcript amid strong arguments both for and against increasing partisanship in school board elections.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a voting member on consolidation on corrections.
  • way of just making sure that as we are regrouping and re-envisioning moving forward, that we're in vote
  • And this group is a wonderful way to integrate the micro in the clinical settings, in the one-to-ones
  • And if there's a way we could get a seat at this table, that would be a fantastic integration with what
  • echoing what Jane was saying earlier, I really appreciate what you're saying, Jane, like just really integrating
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission met to reopen its work for the year, with roll call and attendance confirmations followed by remarks from the co-chairs and members. Senator Liz Miranda stepped down as co-chair, citing multiple responsibilities and personal losses, and Senator Adam Gomez was welcomed as the new Senate co-chair. Gomez said he would listen and learn from commissioners and advocates, and both outgoing and incoming leaders emphasized continuing the commission’s work on maternal health, postpartum depression, and equity. Members discussed several current policy and implementation issues. The Department of Public Health reported a new regulation to implement the 2024 midwifery access law, including temporary licenses for licensed certified professional midwives. Commissioners also raised concerns about birthing hospital and inpatient obstetric unit closures, OB-GYN workforce shortages, reimbursement changes, and the need to expand midwifery, doula, and birth center capacity. Other topics included substance use and perinatal mental health supports, the limited $220,000 appropriation for community-based perinatal mental health organizations, and the need for stronger funding in the budget to implement the maternal health law. The commission also focused on future priorities and information sharing. Members suggested more presentations from clinicians, regulators, infant and early childhood mental health experts, and PSI of Massachusetts; greater attention to parent-child relational health and postpartum screening in pediatric settings; and possible commission action such as a letter to the governor on workforce and access issues. The group agreed that there was not enough time to plan a May event and instead would use the commission to publicize related events, including Black Maternal Health Week activities. Commissioners voted to create a biweekly digest for sharing updates, with urgent items to be sent by email, and then adjourned the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Minnesota House passes agriculture finance bill, HF2446 4/24/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:34.240> green to encourage our members to vote green to encourage our members to vote
  • there, and I would urge members to vote there, and I would urge members to vote green<00:24:43.760
  • I recognize members, please vote green.
  • I ask for your vote today to does that.
  • More fitting to vote green on the egg bill today.
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, often integrate with members of primarily the Army,
  • They are unlikely to be aware of these two invisible corps and the integration of highly specialized
  • and... ...cause and the integration of highly specialized and critical support functions each brings
  • Integrated uniformed services training is conducted both domestically and internationally. The U.S.
  • So it turned out that they wanted to vote from Mike.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-26 session on recognitions, definitions, and designations related to veterans. Chairs John Velis and Joseph McGonagle opened the hybrid hearing with housekeeping rules and noted the committee’s reporting deadlines. The hearing focused on several bills honoring veterans and military-related service, including H. 3825 to include reserve components in flag half-staff recognition for service members killed in action, S. 2499 to place a State House marker honoring three Medal of Honor recipients from the war on terror, S. 2498 to add Merchant Marine recognition at veterans cemeteries and the State House and create a Massachusetts merchant mariner medal, and H. 2500/S. 2500 to have Massachusetts fly the Honor and Remember flag for Gold Star families and fallen service members. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 3871 and S. 2467, which would update the Commonwealth’s definition of “veteran.” Testimony came from the Office of Veterans Services, veterans organizations, Public Health Service and NOAA representatives, National Guard and Reserve veterans, and Gold Star advocates. Witnesses argued the current state definition is inconsistent with federal law and excludes some service members who should be recognized, especially members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, reservists, and some National Guard members. Supporters said the bills would improve fairness, consistency, and access to benefits and services, while several speakers emphasized that service in uniform should be honored regardless of branch. Some testimony also urged a broader moral recognition of all who raised their right hand, while others focused on aligning state law with federal definitions and closing gaps in eligibility. Committee members asked questions about the practical and fiscal effects of broadening the definition, including how the proposed language would interact with existing federal standards and state benefit programs. Witnesses explained that the bills would remove the current 180-day and 90-day active-service calculations and instead recognize certain active service and six-year reserve or Guard commitments, though some members noted that this could create a broader state standard than the federal one. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the committee concluded after hearing from the final witness and adjourning.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • If confirmed, those values of initiative, enterprise, and integrity will remain constant in my pursuit
  • of all for the panel and for the audience people are coming and going because number one we got a vote
  • number two we got a number of committee meetings going on where they're actually doing markups and voting
  • You talked about how we could find positive ways to further integrate supply chains, further partner
  • The accomplishments of the first Trump administration, the integration of our economies, Canada, US,
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on critical discussions concerning U.S. foreign policy, particularly relationships with Mexico and Japan. Notable attention was given to border security, trade agreements, and implications of drug trafficking. Ambassadorial nominees discussed their strategies to strengthen ties with these nations, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in addressing mutual challenges, particularly concerning security and trade. The committee engaged in extensive dialogue, highlighting the urgency of improving intergovernmental communications to deter drug trafficking and support democratic governance.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee May 20th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • voted.
  • But the bottom line is you're known by your vote. Your vote is what matters.
  • But the bottom line is you're known by your vote. Your vote is what matters.
  • to have these public votes made public, these votes made public or not.
  • Those votes are made public. Those votes are made public.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, committee referrals, and a budget rule waiver. The committee approved Jim Cervantes and Martin Motto to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors unanimously, and also approved Larry Schingold to the State Mining and Geology Board unanimously. Preston Prince and Stephanie Landergan were approved on 3-2 votes. The committee also approved a Budget and Fiscal Committee request to suspend JR61B10 so budget subcommittees 1 through 5 could meet during the blackout period on May 28. The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. Senators focused heavily on recent controversial parole decisions involving child sexual abuse cases, asking how commissioners weigh current risk, what discretion they have, how they use risk assessments and coping plans, and whether parole-board votes in en banc review should be made public. The commissioners repeatedly said they must follow the law, rely on structured, evidence-based assessments, and evaluate current unreasonable risk rather than the original offense alone. They also discussed recidivism data, reconsideration hearings, use of medical-assisted treatment records, and the role of age, time served, institutional behavior, parole plans, and community support. A major portion of the hearing centered on respect for victims and public confidence in the parole process. Commissioners described training and practices for handling victim participation, protecting privacy, and conducting hearings professionally. Senators expressed concern that some commissioners were too deferential to process and not sufficiently accountable in their own judgment, while others emphasized the need for transparency and the importance of the board’s quasi-judicial deliberations. Public commenters largely supported the confirmations, though one witness raised concerns about professionalism and questioning style, particularly regarding Commissioner Weiss. The hearing concluded with public testimony in support of the appointees.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tragedy happens every single day in Florida on our waterways and voting is is is integral to our state
  • And by your vote CS for SB 872, is reported favorably. All right.
  • And senators by your vote Senate Bill 662, is reported favorably.
  • I would like to vote in the affirmative on Tab.
  • One SB 266, as well as Tab. 4 SB 650, both voting in affirmative.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • System to support Contracts Integration System to support grants<00:25:54.360> through<00:25:
  • Absolutely, doing the work correctly with integrity is the expectation, and if people are not living
  • doing the work correctly with integrity doing the work correctly with integrity is<00:43:24.520>
  • <01:02:33.520> director, O'Malley, uh program integrity director, O'Malley, uh program integrity
  • <01:40:59.760> work,<01:41:00.800> um, integrity work, um, integrity work, um, you<01:41
Keywords: 1183, house
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine the VA's Community Care Program. Jan 28th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Despite some opposition and clear data, veterans are voting with their feet to seek care outside the
  • We think about VHA as the largest integrated health network.
  • We think about VHA as the largest integrated health network across the board.
  • A vote was expected at noon.
  • There are five minutes left in the vote, but I still have questions. So we're about done. Mr.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • We can voice our dissent with a vote to divest.
  • I ask that the committee vote this bill out favorably.
  • I ask that the committee vote out H. 2984 favorably.
  • , to vote it out favorably.
  • I urge you to vote favorably on H. 2984.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing focused first on teacher retirement legislation, especially H. 2932 and S. 1884, which would give long-serving educators a one-time opportunity to enroll in Retirement Plus after the program’s 2001 rollout was described as confusing and inconsistently communicated. Legislators, union leaders, and many teachers testified that some educators missed the opt-in window because of faulty notices, leave status, transfers, or misinformation about payroll deductions, and that many have had to work several extra years as a result. Supporters said the bills would correct an unfair administrative error, provide a buyback option with interest, and could also save local school districts money by allowing earlier retirements. Representative Mark Sylvia also testified for H. 4234, a Fairhaven-specific bill to raise the age limit for special police officers from 65 to 70 and clarify appointing authority, citing experience and budget needs. The committee then heard testimony on several pension investment and divestment bills. Supporters of H. 2811 and related climate-risk measures argued that PRIM should assess, disclose, and address climate-related financial risk in the state pension fund, warning that fossil fuel investments could threaten long-term returns and public finances. Environmental advocates and financial experts said climate risk is systemic and urged transparency, divestment planning, and alignment with the Commonwealth’s climate goals. Another set of speakers supported H. 2984, which would divest pension investments from companies selling weapons to Israel; they argued the state should not be complicit in violence in Gaza and cited humanitarian and human rights concerns. Additional testimony supported H. 2900 and S. 1869 to divest from the firearm industry, with speakers saying pension investments should not undermine Massachusetts gun laws. No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs repeatedly thanked speakers, limited testimony time, and noted that written testimony could be submitted later. The hearing concluded with the committee moving through the sign-up list and hearing extensive public testimony on the teacher retirement and divestment proposals.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-24-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , integrity, integrity, professionalism,<00:08:21.120> and<00:08:21.280> an<00:08:21.440
  • Any no votes? >> [snorts] >> 24 eyes. Thank you.
  • <00:20:10.360> Any<00:20:10.560> no<00:20:10.760> votes? Any reservations?
  • Any no votes? Any reservations? Any no votes? >> [snorts] >> 24<00:20:14.440> eyes.
  • Any no votes? No votes, Senators Awana, the court, and Favela. 21 eyes, three noes. Thank you.