Video & Transcript Research : 'war declaration'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare House Bill 1937 to have passed.
  • Having received nine ayes and one nay, I declare House Bill 3885 to have passed.
  • Having received 10 ayes and zero nays, I declare House Bill 3671 to have passed.
  • Having received 10 ayes and zero nays, I declare House Bill 3261 to have passed.
  • Having received nine ayes and one nay, I declare House Bill 3029 to have passed.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 2nd, 2025 at 01:00 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1140 is declared passed, and the emergency clause carries.
  • House Bill 1241 is declared passed. House Bill 1241 is declared passed.
  • House Bill 1024 is declared passed, and the emergency clause carries.
  • Final vote shows 76, yay, 13-A, House Bill 1088 is declared passed.
  • Final vote shows 53 yeas, 39 nays, and SCR 408 is declared passed. SCR 408 is declared passed.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The North Dakota House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial veto message on Senate Bill 2261. The governor vetoed the bill creating a prison industries workforce development tax credit, citing dormant Commerce Clause concerns and arguing the tax credit would create an unfair market advantage and not meaningfully help Rough Rider Industries. The House agreed to place SB 2261 on the next day’s calendar for a possible veto override. The chamber also re-referred Senate Bill 2159 to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and appointed a conference committee for Senate Bill 2133 after the Senate refused to concur with House amendments. The House then took up a series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on several bills. It concurred in amendments and passed House Bill 1140 naming the Specialist John P. Fettig, Iraq Bridge; House Bill 1241 allowing funeral home vehicles to display flashing purple lights and clarifying emergency vehicle lamp rules; House Bill 1316 imposing additional penalties for repeated violations of temporary restricted licenses; House Bill 1127 expanding Department of Financial Institutions authority and data security provisions; House Bill 1564 on Indian child welfare; House Bill 1167 requiring AI disclosure statements in political communications; House Bill 1170 on state employee annual leave; House Bill 1447 regulating virtual currency kiosks; House Bill 1278 creating a cash management board for state treasury funds; House Bill 1024, the deficiency appropriation bill; House Bill 1205 on newborn safety devices; House Bill 1204 expanding false-information rules for political ads to text messages and telephone calls; House Bill 1001, the governor’s budget; House Bill 1206 increasing penalties for DUI offenses involving a minor; House Bill 1088 on insurance penalties and restitution; and House Bill 1515 on motor vehicle warranty work compensation. Most passed with strong margins, though HB 1170 and HB 1024 drew notable opposition, and HB 1447 and HB 1204 also had several nays. The most extended debate came on Senate Concurrent Resolution 4008, which proposed a constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits from the current structure to four four-year terms and repeal a constitutional restriction on proposing such changes. Supporters argued the measure would preserve institutional knowledge, allow voters to reconsider the 2022 term-limit decision, and let the public decide on the ballot. Opponents said the people had already spoken, the measure was confusing or unnecessary, and it could distract from other ballot issues. After reconsideration was granted, the House passed SCR 4008 by a vote of 53 yeas to 39 nays. The session ended with announcements, committee meeting notices, and adjournment until April 3, 2025.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please close the vote and declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. What 60 nay, we'll declare your bill to pass and recommend it for the floor.
  • Declare. The vote. You're unable to declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Declare the vote with ixi 0 nay.
  • And not tell you to declare. Close the vote. Declare the vote. Turning it back.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • II 70 75 years ago is when World War II 70 75 years ago is when World War II 70 75 years ago is when
  • I which is the reason he's in Gulf War I which is the reason he's in Gulf War I which is the reason
  • II veteran who uh uh son of a World War II veteran who uh uh son of a World War II veteran who uh served
  • between um those who serve during war between um those who serve during war time and those who don't
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 03/11/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> If things like war and other things are hitting you?
  • and<00:41:51.680> other<00:41:51.880> things<00:41:52.200> are things like war
  • and other things are things like war and other things are hitting<00:41:52.720> you?
  • So that I wouldn't make any long-term forecasts on this myself. it's almost pre-war, pre-crisis it's
  • almost pre-war, pre-crisis uh uh uh numbers<00:44:14.240> that<00:44:15.080> and<00:44:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/12/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • like, 'I just thought you literally just sat around and drank beer all the time and had fun and told war
  • 16:30.519> told all the time time and had fun and told all the time time and had fun and told War
  • That came from World War I, and that is not the case today.
  • My name is Barry Henriksson, Department of Minnesota Veterans of War, as adjutant quartermaster.
  • <00:36:19.319> and Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars and Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (01/07/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair asks that all members please remain in your seats until a quorum is declared present. 323 motor
  • voters having voted, I declare that we have a quorum.
  • regulating under this ban could also include things like collapsible batons, wrist spikes, tactical war
  • <01:12:42.240> hammers, wrist spikes, tactical war hammers, wrist spikes, tactical war hammers
  • Speaker, on the previous votes, Representative Plants declared a conflict and recused himself on the
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-04 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • work of police officers, you know, firefighters, and specifically our soldiers that are right now in a war
  • Is there anything in this bill that is similar in terms of cultural... ...war issues that I'm missing
  • There was a legal challenge to the executive branch authority to make such a declaration, but that challenge
  • There is a cause of action to allow for an expedited and prompt declaration of that status and creates
  • This bill is an unnecessary attempt to pull us into a culture war.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and a moment of silence honoring service members killed in the conflict in Iran, including Florida native Captain Cody Cork. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar, taking up several bills on education, public safety, insurance, health, and local government policy. Many measures were accompanied by sponsor explanations and supportive remarks from members, often emphasizing constituent impacts, public safety, and administrative efficiency. The first major bill, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, was expanded through a delete-all amendment and passed 37-0 after extensive floor debate praising debate programs as a civic and educational tool. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office; an amendment clarified that criticism of Israel is not prohibited, and the bill passed 37-0. SB 1230/HB 1019 addressed PFAS “forever chemicals,” especially in firefighting foam, with phase-outs, testing, enforcement, and exceptions for certain federal, military, and emergency uses; it also passed 37-0 and was dedicated in memory of former firefighter Joe Casello. SB 1706 expanded the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program with tighter eligibility rules, and SB 186 required broader seizure-response training and seizure action plans in schools; both passed unanimously. The Senate also approved SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 modernizing nonprofit corporation law, SB 560 streamlining foster care medication and oversight procedures, SB 684 easing electronic signature requirements for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, and SB 778 revising forensic client services for certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 432, SB 928, and SB 620. Most of these measures passed by votes of 36-0 or 37-0 after brief debate or no debate. The most contentious item was SB 1134 on official actions of local governments related to DEI. The sponsor argued the bill would stop taxpayer funding and promotion of discriminatory or indoctrinating DEI practices, citing examples from several counties and cities. Multiple amendments sought to narrow penalties, protect good-faith officials, and preserve local proclamations and observances, including LGBTQ Pride Month and other cultural events, but those amendments were rejected. Debate centered on vagueness, local discretion, and whether the bill would chill legitimate government activity. The transcript cuts off during questioning on the underlying bill, before final disposition is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal Apr 29th, 2026

Municipal

Transcript Highlights:
  • But in any case, they will still be allowed to increase rent during a declared disaster.
  • You know, like Hurricane Katrina was a presidentially declared disaster.
  • So Hurricane Katrina was a presidentially declared disaster.
  • People just got out of town, but there was no disaster that was declared.
  • That's all inside the governor's... ...declaration.
Summary: The committee met on April 29 and heard a series of local bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, planning boards, and other local issues. Early actions included adopting a three-minute rule due to the late hour and deferring several bills that were not to be heard that day. House Bill 483 was voluntarily deferred, while House Bill 484 on the New Orleans Regional Business Park was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 78 on the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority was amended to correct a district reference and then reported favorably. House Bill 66, expanding Alexandria’s administrative adjudication authority for ordinance violations, was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief to reside in the village, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several Shreveport blight-related bills. House Bill 1051, dealing with demolition of dilapidated residential property, was amended to allow the city to rely on reports from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and was reported favorably. House Bill 1080, a similar measure for condemned commercial property, was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he would consult the city attorney before floor debate. Senate Bill 148, allowing Lake Charles to pay a modest per diem to planning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably. House Bill 208, which would let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members, drew opposition from the police jury and failed on a recorded vote, 3-10. The committee also considered House Bill 1215 on the disposition of historical statues and monuments, adopting an amendment to prevent transferred monuments from being placed back in the parish where they were removed, and then reporting the bill favorably as amended. House Bill 793, a contested bill addressing subdivision plats filed without parish approval and the running of prescription, generated extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, the McCormicks, and a former appellate judge; the committee ultimately reported it favorably, with the author saying he would keep working on the language and send it to the Law Institute. Finally, House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization measures during declared emergencies, was amended to limit any local ordinance to the duration of a governor-declared emergency, tie increases to CPI, and cap the measure at 365 days; the bill remained under discussion with questions about its relationship to existing price-gouging laws and whether the committee should wait for a broader study.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Mar 20, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • . declaration. declaration.
  • <00:29:22.560> So, declared, it's very hard to stop it.
  • So, declared, it's very hard to stop it.
  • I'm here to declare my strong opposition to this legislation.
  • declaration extension. declaration extension.
Bills: SB2109, SB2151
Summary: The committee on Public Safety met on March 20, 2026, and the chair opened by noting severe rain and flooding conditions in Hawaii and said the committee would proceed with the hearing but defer decision-making until the next meeting on March 25. The first measure discussed was SB 2109, an omnibus bill on emergency preparedness communications. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from state agencies and advocacy groups such as the Disability and Communications Access Board, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and others. Supporters emphasized the need for funding and planning for multilingual emergency materials and language access, citing current evacuation notices that were not available in languages such as Ilokano or Tongan. The chair stated that action on SB 2109 would be deferred until March 25. The committee then heard SB 2151, relating to emergency management and changes to the governor’s emergency authority. Testimony was mixed but heavily focused on concerns about executive power. Earthjustice supported the bill with amendments, saying it should narrow extraordinary emergency powers, add definitions for emergency and disaster, preserve transparency under the Uniform Information Practices Act, and lower the legislative threshold to terminate an emergency proclamation from two-thirds to a simple majority. Other supporters, including the League of Women Voters of Hawaii and some individuals, also backed reform. Opponents, including Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and numerous individuals, argued the bill still gave the governor too much power, used overly broad disaster definitions, and did not sufficiently protect constitutional rights; several urged major amendments or repeal of portions of Chapter 127A. Some opponents specifically objected to the two-thirds termination standard and to provisions they said could enable compulsory immunizations or other mandates. Members questioned Earthjustice about whether the bill would suspend constitutional rights. Earthjustice responded that the bill would not authorize constitutional violations, but would allow suspension of laws enacted by the legislature, and pointed to existing statutory procedures for individuals to challenge emergency proclamations. The witness described a Mauna Kea case in which a three-judge panel granted relief to an individual under the current statute, and explained that the process could potentially affect a broader proclamation if allowed to run to completion. The hearing continued with additional testimony and questions, but no final vote or committee action on SB 2151 was taken during this portion of the meeting.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • attacks on Palestinian settlements in the West Bank, and that this viewpoint perpetuates a cycle of war
  • At the summit here in Washington last year, NATO labeled China a decisive enabler of Russia's war in
  • As the intelligence community's failure to adapt to post-Cold War realities and the asymmetric threats
  • II, Japanese internment, and Cold War McCarthyism.
  • negotiations around the war in Ukraine?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House repasses HF4492, READ Act modifications 5/17/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the READ Act in Minnesota, and provide high school diplomas to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars
  • diplomas to veterans of the Korean<00:04:12.760> and<00:04:13.040> Vietnam<00:04:13.520> wars
  • Korean and Vietnam wars Korean and Vietnam wars who<00:04:15.160> did<00:04:15.320> not
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House received a message from the Senate returning House File 4492, an act relating to veterans, with amendments and requesting concurrence. Representative Bliss moved to concur, and members discussed the bill as a combination of veterans-related provisions and changes to Minnesota’s READ Act and literacy law. Representative Mueller and Representative Clardy explained that the bill includes technical READ Act changes, expanded disability access language to better serve deaf and hard-of-hearing students, revisions involving dyslexia-related language, transparency in ongoing literacy material review, and a timeline adjustment after the Department of Education did not complete phase two work on time. Clardy described the literacy provisions as requiring universities to develop programs to better prepare teacher candidates to teach reading using science-based methods. Representative Jordan added that the bill also provides high school diplomas to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars who did not previously receive one because of their service. The House approved concurrence, then took up third reading of the bill as amended by the Senate. After further brief remarks urging a green vote, the roll was called and the bill passed unanimously, 134 ayes and 0 nays. The bill was repassed as amended by the Senate, its title was agreed to, and the House then adopted a recess motion to the call of the speaker.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We, as a state, have been at war with the federal government trying to crown values down our throat.
  • Um, this actually probably started this conversation with the military at World War II when they would
  • use their planes and the means necessary to change the weather in order to control the war.
  • Operation Popeye, were conducted in secret using cloud seeding to alter weather patterns in the Vietnam War
Bills: HB248, HB311
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-EIG Public Hearing 04-20-2026

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this resolution, if the Department of War and the federal government take the recommendations of
  • So, this resolution, if the Department of War and the federal government take the recommendations of
  • But although they admitted, the Department of War, previously the Department of Defense, said to Congress
  • ><00:05:27.120> the<00:05:27.240> Department<00:05:27.720> of<00:05:27.840> War
  • , they admitted the Department of War, they admitted the Department of War, previously<00:05:29.160
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing of the Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs considered two resolutions related to Red Hill and PFAS contamination. HCR 186 urged the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend the renewal period for secretarial designee health care authorization for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis and to improve access to care. Testimony from Moira Flanary and Board of Water Supply’s Ernie Lau supported the measure, emphasizing lasting health impacts, the need for continuity of care, and National Academies recommendations for continued eligibility and access to treatment. The second measure, HCR 200, urged the U.S. Department of Defense to reassess prior determinations and closure decisions under CERCLA in light of evolving scientific understanding of PFAS and recent federal hazardous substance designations. Mr. Lau testified in support, arguing that military investigations should not rely only on old records or AFFF documentation and should instead use current testing methods to identify contamination. He said PFAS is persistent, mobile in groundwater, and likely to require long-term remediation, and he also answered questions about cleanup challenges and the Board of Water Supply’s ongoing litigation against the Navy over Red Hill-related costs. At the end of the hearing, the committees voted to pass both HCR 186 and HCR 200 unamended. The Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on both measures. The Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee did not have quorum, so its votes were deferred until April 21 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room 225.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • That was close to where it was in 2022 with the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
  • They're up a lot, but not close to that initial spike during the outbreak of war. ...but not close to
  • that initial spike during the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
  • These particular forecasts were generated before war broke out with Iran, but I don't think they would
  • First of all, war in the Middle East is back on the radar.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: At the April meeting of the Finance Advisory Committee, staff presented an updated state revenue forecast that was more cautious than January’s because of heightened economic uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict and broader national risks. The general fund’s available resources were revised down from $577 million in January to $378 million in the April forecast, with the lower estimate driven by reduced revenue projections while spending assumptions were unchanged. Staff said the outlook depends heavily on how long the Middle East conflict lasts and noted that a prolonged disruption could weaken the forecast further, while a quick resolution could improve conditions. George Hammond of the University of Arizona gave a broad economic overview, highlighting geopolitical risk, elevated oil and gasoline prices, sticky inflation, weak Arizona job growth, and uncertainty around federal policy, tariffs, immigration, and AI-related investment. He said Arizona’s recent job growth has been very weak and concentrated mainly in health services, while most other sectors lost jobs, and he attributed much of the slowdown to low hiring rather than layoffs. He also discussed population growth, noting that Arizona remains above the national average but is increasingly dependent on net migration as natural increase slows, and he warned that housing affordability remains strained even as Phoenix inflation has moderated. Panelists generally echoed the cautious outlook but pointed to some offsets. Liz St. Clair said Arizona’s near-term revenues could benefit from tourism tied to spring training and the Final Four, though higher fuel costs could dampen discretionary spending. Other panelists noted that the federal policy environment, tariffs, and immigration changes are likely to restrain growth, while productivity gains, especially from technology and AI, may help businesses maintain output. Several members also discussed housing, saying single-family permits have fallen while rental supply has improved affordability, and they raised concerns about labor-force growth, wage disparities, and the reliability of recent employment data revisions. No formal votes or actions were taken.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/30/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, Father, where we are with the war, we just pray for our soldiers.
  • And, Father, where we are with the war, we just pray for our soldiers and our military staff that is
  • And whereas the regime unleashed weapons of war against civilians, hunting them down through streets,
  • They have left pieces of them on battlefields, as we will see in this upcoming war. Thank you.
  • As we will see in this upcoming war. So men and women have a right to have something like this.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, heard the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed several guests and a Doctor of the Day. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring the people of Iran and heard a brief disturbance in the gallery that led to the sergeant-at-arms escorting a person out. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, SB 1166 received a do pass recommendation without debate. SB 1184, a bill concerning flags that homeowners and condominium associations may not prohibit, drew debate over a proposed floor amendment by Rep. Villegas to add the pride flag to the protected list; the amendment was defeated 21-32 after division, and the bill then received a do pass recommendation. SB 1252 also received a do pass recommendation. The House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report, placing SB 1166, SB 1184, and SB 1252 on third reading. An additional Committee of the Whole was then used to amend SB 1092, which was reported out as amended and deferred to engrossing. On third reading, SB 1020, a special license plate bill supporting the Arizona Space Commission and space-related education/workforce efforts, passed 35-21 with several members explaining votes in favor and against, including objections that a community college scholarship plate had not been heard. SB 1247, an emergency measure relating to health care institutions, passed 55-1 and met the two-thirds threshold. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2307, and later passed HB 2307 on final reading with the required emergency vote. The chamber also passed HB 2072 on final reading by a two-thirds margin after extensive debate over repealing Cesar Chavez Day in light of allegations of abuse and whether the day should instead be replaced with a farm worker recognition day. The House adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • indirect ownership, do you believe that a terrorist, first off, a terrorist organization, we're at war
  • We just entered into a war with the worst terrorist country in the United States, and I can tell you
  • But there are multiple problems with the bill, so In war, when you are at war with a country where you
  • That's what a conventional war is. A nonconventional war is when you cowardly commit terrorism.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. Nine aye, zero nay. ...Declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. Any members wish to change their vote? Close the vote. Declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. 8 aye, 1 nay.
  • Declare the vote. Representative Williams. Declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. Representative Chairman Caldwell, with six...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight REVISION 2: HB3127 - Added Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hilli Declare the vote: 11 nay, with 11 eye, 3 nay. We would declare your bill out of committee.
  • Declare the vote with 13 aye, 1 nay. We would declare your bill out of committee to the floor.
  • Chairman Manning, declare the vote. I Nay with 10 aye and 3 nay.
  • Sneed, Hill, I, Townley, I, Welli, Adam's, I declared the vote.
  • I, 14, I, no, nay, we will declare your bill to the floor team.