Video & Transcript Research : 'measuring device'

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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (03/04/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • up the executive session on House Bill 411-FN, relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device
  • in my mind, a slippery slope that we have fallen into, and I think that we should take corrective measures
  • and I think that we should take into and I think that we should take corrective<00:35:53.040> measures
  • It still does allow devices to use and aid in people with hearing or seeing the English language or seeing
  • to use and Aid in people allow devices to use and Aid in people with<01:36:55.480> hearing<01
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session on several House bills. HB 212, allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a vehicle fails an emissions test, was retained at the sponsor’s request for possible modifications. HB 249, which would have let bicyclists treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as stop signs, was recommended inexpedient to legislate (ITL) by a 9-7 vote, with a minority report expected. The committee then retained HB 298, creating an exception for removing VIN tags from pre-1981 vehicles when needed for repair or restoration, by a 15-1 vote. HB 411-FN, making handheld device use while driving a secondary offense, was recommended ITL by consent after members argued the current primary-offense law is more effective for enforcement and safety. On HB 414, which would have barred DMV license suspensions based on debts owed to private towing or storage companies, the committee rejected ITL and instead retained the bill 16-0 after members split over whether the current law unfairly ties driving privileges to private debt collection. HB 441, addressing visible diesel emissions and “rolling coal,” was recommended ITL 16-0 because members said the conduct is already illegal under existing state and federal law. The committee then took up HB 461, concerning Department of Safety and DMV training and testing materials, where members debated whether driver testing should be limited to English and whether multilingual materials are a safety necessity or discriminatory; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So many of the professionalization and formalization measures that we need to do in the legislature..
  • . ...of the professionalization and formalization measures that we need to do in the legislature should
  • The bill last year on the Senate side was to improve safety measures for patients and reporting requirements
  • These are the highest-risk medical laser devices, and they are capable of permanently damaging non-regenerating
  • residents live within one hour of an ophthalmologist, and the wait times for these procedures are measured
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Education Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Education Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the first picture you see there is as if this is from a real school district on a student device on
  • A lot of times in the business world, there's the saying that you get what you measure.
  • And we don't measure durable skills at all when you talk...
  • And we don't measure durable skills at all when you're talking about an academic-only grade.
  • There's been some pushback over that, like an academic grade should only measure academics.
Keywords: 985, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Nov 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • fraud historically, so it was surprising and disappointing to have our federal funds for anti-fraud measures
  • is specifically to get to the projects that the federal funds were cut for, such as the anti-fraud measure
  • . and the other measures that are designed to reduce call times and claim processing wait times.
  • as legislators was that we were given very specific priorities with targets and accountability measurements
  • we need to engage the professional services of that equipment provider to come and configure the devices
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Apr 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please, a reminder to silence your electronic devices.
  • Anyone wishing to speak before the Should please, a reminder to silence your electronic devices.
  • governments within 100 miles of the track of a hurricane or tropical storm have to activate certain measures
  • program are not also enrolled in public school, are there any other safeguards or accountability measures
  • Are there any other safeguards or accountability measures to make sure that the funds that we're sending
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House has passed the following— Measures. HCR 20, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the St.
  • Is this rhetorical device in the war for political power worth regarding women and their families, their
  • Committee substitute House Bill 20 relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations
  • Committee substitute House Bill 20, relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable
  • I'm going to briefly give a quick rundown of what this is because I do think it's an important measure
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 1st, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Nevada Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • improvement plan; establishes a procedure for the waiver of certain reporting requirements; establishes measures
  • adequate progress toward meeting certain goals or benchmarks, including implementing corrective measures
  • The Committee on Finance reported on numerous Assembly bills, recommending do pass on several measures
  • and Human Services to seek to establish certain rates of reimbursement under Medicaid for certain devices
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, revises provisions governing fiscal information for legislative measures
Keywords: 909, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • . $205 for licensing fees, life saving measures like CPR and AEDs. AEDs increased chance of life.
  • As a measure to prevent and save the lives of our teenagers and young adults. Under the age of 21.
  • Making electronic readable scanning devices mandatory for convenience stores.
  • It would strengthen security measures by requiring couriers to partner with an existing Texas retailer
  • It's about creating a safe, regulated environment with anti-fraud security measures like ID verification
Bills: SB 28
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to remind everyone to silence their electronic devices.
  • actually representative of billions of points, laser points, scanned by the laser to give us accurate measurements
  • And we help users effectively measure, analyze, and understand our world, and beyond.
  • And we help users effectively measure, analyze, and understand our world, and beyond.
  • So with Newview, you can measure, analyze, and understand to make more informed decisions, and we're
Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state. The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation. Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • This is unprecedented numbers, even for us, as affluent as we are with our flood control measures and
  • Moving on to slide 9, we're going to talk about measurable data and metrics.
  • provides supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal and emergency protective measures
  • Under the emergency protective measures, we have to do our diligence to make sure that the work is, in
Summary: The committee received a program review from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and FEMA reimbursement process. Deputy Director Keith Pruitt described the impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including major storm surge, flooding, tornadoes, debris removal, power restoration, flood-control deployments, sheltering, and logistics missions. He emphasized that Florida’s approach is “federally funded, state managed, locally executed,” and said the division has already obligated large amounts of public assistance funding and mitigation dollars while continuing to work on remaining missions and reimbursements. A major focus of the discussion was how local governments can better document and vet debris-removal and other disaster costs so they are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Chair DiCeglie and other senators raised concerns about local planning, commercial debris collection, and whether counties and municipalities that spend money up front will be reimbursed. Pruitt explained that eligibility depends on documentation, scope of work, insurance, and FEMA rules, and that the state’s FROC process is intended to help counties identify eligible work before costs are incurred. He also said commercial debris may be eligible in some cases but is not guaranteed, and that counties should coordinate early with FDEM and FEMA. Senators also asked about possible FEMA reforms, the age of outstanding reimbursement claims, and a proposed state fund to advance money to fiscally constrained counties while they wait for FEMA payments. Pruitt said Florida’s system is a national best practice, but that more county-level training and clearer coordination would help reduce de-obligations and audit problems. He said the reimbursement-advance idea is still being developed, and that the state continues to look at ways to streamline mitigation through programs like Elevate Florida. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after closing comments from senators praising FDEM’s work.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 5th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices. Senators Brodeur, Fine, and Grohl are excused.
  • Other preventive measures that we have taken include the establishment of a vessel turn-in program, or
  • So here we've got some additional statistics, performance measures, if you will, about how long it takes
  • So in 2020 and 2021, we implemented some additional energy conservation measures and achieved a 2021,
  • we implemented some additional energy conservation measures and achieved a 9% reduction in utility usage
Summary: The committee heard three informational presentations. First, Lieutenant Rob Rowe of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed derelict vessel removal, explaining the legal definition of derelict and at-risk vessels, the causes of vessel abandonment, and the impact of recent hurricanes on the number of cases. He said FWC has nearly 1,000 active derelict vessel cases, with 576 ready for removal, and described the agency’s use of ARPA funds, grants to local governments, contractor lists, and the V-TIP vessel turn-in program to speed removals and prevent vessels from becoming derelict. Senators asked about how to expedite removals, insurance coverage, due process timelines, and storage challenges; Rowe said the 21-day process is constrained by constitutional due process and that more staffing and prevention funding would help. Next, Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services presented on the My Safe Florida Home program, which provides grants for homeowners to harden homes before storms. He reviewed program eligibility, grant types, reimbursement averages, and performance data, and said the program has received $633 million in appropriations overall. He noted that the program is outsourced to private vendors, has low administrative overhead, and has processed large numbers of inspections and reimbursements. Senators questioned contractor requirements, permits, overhead costs, and whether the program should be brought in-house; Fielder said permits are required before reimbursement, contractor licensing is verified, and the department is considering several administrative clarifications, including townhome roof work, inspection expiration, and whether grants should be limited per person or per home. A retired educator also testified in support of more assistance for homeowners facing insurance problems. Finally, Tom Berger of the Department of Management Services outlined the Florida Facilities Pool and the state’s real estate development and management work. He described the bonded facility program, the state’s 112 managed facilities, lease administration, parking contracts, maintenance operations, and more than $1 billion in active construction projects. He highlighted major projects such as the Emergency Operations Center, Capitol complex upgrades, a new visitor screening center, and facilities for other agencies including veterans’ services, juvenile justice, and the courts. Senators asked about lease terms, appropriation language, vacancy in leased space, and whether the state uses a uniform lease form; Berger said the lease document is standardized and that agencies determine their space needs. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment by motion.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just as an administrator reminder, please silence all electronic devices and anybody wishing to speak
  • Trail system related features program expenditures as well as trail operational and performance measures
  • We're really encouraged by FDOT and proactive measures we've seen from the state so far and something
  • recently held the end of a 2020 a tabletop exercise with the FAA to plan and proposed proactive measures
  • to standardize the zoning and permitting of EV tall infrastructure within the state is a proactive measure
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • ONE OF THE WAYS WE MEASURE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE IS NOT JUST ABOUT ENROLLMENTS OR COMPLETIONS
  • INDICATIONS ON THERE BUT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, ALL OF OUR CAREER CERTIFICATE AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEASURE
  • THEREFORE, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE WOULD BE 22 PROGRAMS BUT IF WE HAD THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE IN
  • IT'S A COMPOSITE WHEN YOU LOOK AT VARIOUS METRICS THAT ARE MEASURED AGAINST IT.
  • SIMILARLY THE HEALTHCARE TRAINING LABS NOW FEATURE ADVANCED MEDICAL DEVICES FURTHER IMPROVING THE WORK
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We should measure progress through training completed, drills practiced, and both communication systems
  • We should measure progress through training completed, drills practiced, and both communication systems
  • We should measure progress through training completed, drills practiced, and both communication systems
  • We should measure progress through training completed, drills practiced, and both communication systems
  • Then we'll go to member questions. safety measures and preserving the safety measures and preserving
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 11th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House members have refused to concur with Senate amendments to the following House measures: House Bill
  • House Chairman have refused to concur with Senate amendments to the following House House Measures.
  • as read and that a committee of three be appointed to serve with a like the House measures as read and
  • But I was unaware that any of the tools, the devices that I use, causes ease.
  • So it's almost impossible to measure this accurately. For that reason, we voted no, 12-0.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34. The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Congress put in place some measures to repeal and increase FEMA.
  • And then with our homeland security secretary, Noem, she put in place measures, cost-cutting measures
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Prote Moore, you're recognized for up to 10 minutes speaking for the measure.
  • Members of the debate will commence speaking in favor of the measure.
  • Representative Timmons spoke against the measure for up to 10 minutes. You, Mr.
  • You're recognized for Up to 10 minutes speaking against the measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Leader Runson, you were recognized for up to 10 minutes speaking against the measure.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Care Committee Jul 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This slide shows the rural composite measure of the 10 rural acute stroke measures.
  • Inter-facility transfer quality measures. Inter-facility transfer quality measures.
  • Inter-cerebral hemorrhage quality measures.
  • New ICH measures have been implemented to collect data on hemorrhagic stroke care.
  • And is that going to be in jeopardy if this initiated measure, constitutional measure, passes for free
Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 19th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know I'm out of time, but I want to thank you and the bill author for considering this measure. and
  • We're not getting into changing any of the accounts. accountability measures, we're just changing what
  • Is there going to be any accountability measure?
  • . that are operational technology and traditional IT devices.
  • CMS oversees the quality, measures the quality, and measures it on a scale of one to five.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She also said that 21 states have enacted laws permitting the use of infant safety devices as a legal
  • Minnesota's law to include the most effective tool in ending infant abandonment: an infant safety device
  • as a legal form of infant safety devices as a legal form of surrender<00:06:48.919> South<00:
  • have saved 57 infant safely devices have saved 57 infant safely legally<00:07:00.879> and<00:
  • um we still the boxes or the devices um we still need<00:12:23.720> to<00:12:23.839> clean
Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794