Video & Transcript Research : 'Alabama constitutional amendment'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Mobile County Legislation Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- Students can attend and gain the skills needed through Coastal Alabama.
- And I don't think $30 million is a lot to ask for $150 million, but a lot of them went up to North Alabama
- We know that the Alabama State Department is in control of these funds, but we know with your pull and
- And so us coming together and you guys coming in as one unit and one voice, we're up against North Alabama
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- An amendment ensures the dual credit eligibility starts with the upcoming school year.
- Amendment.
- It's a fiscal responsibility amendment.
- Programs like Clemson Life in South Carolina and the Auburn Eagles program in Alabama have programs that
- You talked about South Carolina and Alabama.
Keywords:
tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:16 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB145, HB279, HB292, SB35, HJM1, HM7, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM32, HM51, HM1, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM30, HM52, HM64, HM65, HM66, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HM17, HM46, HM13, HM20, HM54, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM59, HM2, HM16, HM47, HM53
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Then we'll vote the bill, but we'll walk on an amendment together that I can bring to the floor.
- Uphold the Constitution. Protect all Texans.
- These districts have taken proactive steps to address this issue in a constitutional manner.
- , the Senate have—that the— It's the babies, board, Alabama, the Senate have.
- Oh, we're going to have to amend there.
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues.
Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters.
Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- . bill and the amendment are two totally bill and the amendment are two totally separate<00:30:59.559
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are amend bills the bill the amendments are amend bills the bill the amendments - The amendment says amend the bill page one, line six, amend the bill by replacing all after section one
- The amendment says amend the bill page one, line six, amend the bill by replacing all after section one
Summary:
The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process.
Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund.
Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Committee on Public Accounts Apr 17th, 2025
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I told you the 18 amendments we've made are good amendments. Uh, we've only had to. Amendments.
- Uh, we've only had to strip one amendment and they're good amendments.
- I expect it to pass, including Alabama.
- Do you want to offer an amendment? I would like to. All right. You like to explain your amendment?
- All those in favor of tabling the amendment say "Aye." ...table amendment say "Aye."
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 71% of his amendments have been blocked. 71% of his amendments have been blocked.
- Following the Constitution, respecting the First, Fourth, and 14th Amendment should not be optional.
- No funds if DHS violates the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment.
- And there is agreement on our... fifth amendment. No funds for dep fifth amendment.
- Yeah, the whole amendment. I just let her start reading. Start reading the amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand we are going to have an amendment from Senator Rust, which is a tax jurisdiction amendment
- The amendment, which is the A7 amendment, addresses members.
- The the um amendment amendment amendment uh<00:02:23.080>
addresses <00:02:24.319>um <00 - The amendment is adopted.
- Madam Chair, I move adoption of the A1 amendment as an author's amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes HF3023, a bill to extend unemployment insurance for Iron Range miners 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Article 4, Section 19 of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, I, Go and Johnson P.
- There are no amendments at the desk. The chief clerk will give the bill its third reading.
- Uh, ultimately that amendment failed. lot of different areas including my side lot of different areas
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that um we decided to offer an amendment that um we decided to offer an amendment - Uh ultimately<00:02:59.519>
that <00:02:59.680>amendment <00:03:00.080>failed.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 16th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The primary issue here is consent, and I really urge you to pass SB1406, which is a simple Amendation
- Victoria, an active duty service member stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, was contacted by Medical City
- A veteran of our nation took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.
- I'm here to speak on Amendment 2721. And what's your position? Against it.
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 16th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As amended by the Senate.
- The Senate amendments.
- The amendment is now passed. There is an amendment at the desk.
- The amendment is adopted to amend Senate File 1740. There is an amendment at the desk.
- The amendment is not adopted. There is an amendment at the desk.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (8-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The second lease is an amendment. All the terms and conditions remain the same.
- lease and the other one is an amendment. lease and the other one is an amendment.
- <00:03:23.519>
This The second lease is an amendment. - This The second lease is an amendment.
- So, I guess we're now becoming Alabama fans.
Keywords:
0:00:08 Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:38 Approval of Minutes
0:01:02 Information Items
0:02:17 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions
0:06:42 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
0:15:03 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
0:24:00 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority
0:42:55 Economic Development Fund Grants
0:53:38 Rpt from OFM – New Debt Issues
1:16:33 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates
1:16:45 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled routine business, including roll call, approval of the July minutes, and several informational reports. Those reports included a University of Kentucky restricted-fund medical equipment purchase for Chandler Hospital, debt issues for five school districts, Eastern Kentucky University’s planned model laboratory school using construction management risk delivery, a Division of Real Properties lease advertisement, Kentucky Communications Network Authority quarterly project reports, and EKU asset preservation revisions.
Members then heard and approved a new UK St. Clair Urgent Care Clinic lease in Morehead and an amendment expanding space for the UK Family and Community Medicine Clinic at Turflin Clinic. Testimony explained that both properties are privately owned, the Morehead lease predated the UK/St. Clair arrangement, and the Turflin Clinic is tight on space. The committee also approved three new projects and an appropriation increase: two Department of Military Affairs projects, a Window Ford Training Center underground electric project and a Williamsburg Readiness Center interior repair project, a Fish and Wildlife property acquisition adjoining Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area, and an $8.113 million increase for the Department of Revenue integrated tax system (DORIS). The DORIS increase was described as needed for change orders tied to legislation and to complete the unified tax system.
The committee next reviewed no-action items, including a $3 million emergency flood-damage repair project for the Bush Building and Vest-Lindsay House in Frankfort, and three pool projects over $1 million: a Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women window replacement phase 2 project, a Department of Criminal Justice Training interior refurbishment at Thompson Hall, and the Muddy Gut Branch stream mitigation project in Johnson County. The flood project was confirmed to be fully reimbursed by insurance proceeds.
Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented six loans and nine grants. Action items included water and sewer financing for Cumberland County, Lebanon, Northern Kentucky Water District, Lewisport, and Providence, plus a major Taylor Mill treatment plant project and several cleaner water grants and reallocations. Members asked about loan rates, local rate increases needed to repay debt, and the Providence emergency water interconnect; staff explained that Lewisport had begun a rate increase process, and that the Providence project would connect Webster County Water District and the city of Providence to stabilize pressure after a systemwide failure. All action items were approved.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (05/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- you'll see, Senate Bill 154 just amends you'll see, Senate Bill 154 just amends the<00:05:30.080
- We're not going to get the amendment We're not going to get the amendment first.
- amendment? Represent Ses. No. amendment? Represent Ses. No.
- Anybody else on the amendment?
- <04:35:43.320>
amendment that that the constitutional amendment that that the constitutional
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals.
SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed.
SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 1st, 2026 at 01:15 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there any arguments or anything in the courts now regarding the Sixth Amendment for some of those
- We also know that Senate Bill 41 preserves all constitutional safeguards.
- You can see that patients have traveled from as far as Florida and Alabama.
- I guaranteed it's constitutional, but it's fiction, so it's not. So with that, I'll yield.
- I get that, and I also agree with you there's a constitutional argument.
Keywords:
sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/20/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- thoughts are on the uh amendment. Rep. thoughts are on the uh amendment. Rep.
- will not be supporting this amendment. will not be supporting this amendment.
- HP 1352 as amended? HP 1352 as amended? Rep.<01:25:25.600>
Granger. - . amendment. amendment.
- amendment? Thank you for the question. amendment? Thank you for the question.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 10 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment, Senator. amendment, Senator.
- President, I have an additional amendment. amendment. amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, received the invocation and pledge, and then dispensed with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests and pages were introduced, including junior pages, a doctor of the day, Farm Bureau representatives, and other visitors in the galleries. The chamber also recognized a birthday and welcomed a House member to the Senate.
On the calendar, the Senate took up several bills and mostly adopted strike-all amendments before passing them, often by morning roll call. These included HB 1646, which increased disaster trust fund transfer limits for declared and non-declared disasters; HB 1649, which authorized additional state fund transfers for Main Street revitalization projects and increased the total authorized expenditure; HB 1653, which kept a local improvements project fund bill alive for possible repurposing of funds, including a Mississippi Valley State residence hall project; and HB 669, which allowed patrons to bring wine into licensed premises with a corkage fee and changed wine shipment reporting from quarterly to semiannual. HB 1620 created an economic zone around the Chevron refinery in Jackson County, and HB 2787 changed school district gas-piping inspection requirements from annual testing to a two-year cycle, with funding support from gas companies.
The Senate also handled several concurrence and conference motions on House and Senate bills, including SB 2263 on probable-cause requirements for Marine Resources officers boarding or stopping vessels, SB 2524 establishing the Postsecondary Attainment Council, and SB 2597 involving the ABC warehouse transfer in Madison County, with the chamber choosing not to concur and to invite conference on those items. SB 2368 made technical changes to the higher education legislative plan grant program, and SB 2526 on the Rural Water Oversight Committee returned with changes removing a reverse repealer and shifting administration of some duties to a nonprofit using rural water revolving loan funds. The Senate also tabled motions to reconsider on some items, and one nomination-related motion drew extended remarks about the role of the capital post-conviction counsel office and respect for crime victims.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you believe that the Constitution excludes the grand jury, or you should have that constitutional
- Jack Rohde: The Constitution does grant rights, yes. Ms.
- constitutional rights?
- We've got to make the government follow the Constitution.
- I'm just struggling with putting something that's not a constitutional right more important than a constitutional
Bills:
HB200
Keywords:
HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And we do have a late filed amendment.
- on the amendment, seeing no questions on the amendment.
- All those in favor of the amendment say I and those opposed nay.
- The amendment is adopted and now we're back on the bill as amended.
- Are there any questions on the bill as amended seeing no questions.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 19th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- So maybe we can make an amendment to the amendment.
- So maybe we can make an amendment to the amendment.
- We're on the amendment.
- Are we talking about the amendment? We're talking about the amendment.
- The vote yes is for the amendment. A vote no is against the amendment. No.