Video & Transcript Research : 'legislators'

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NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • through the legislative process. ...of implementing legislation for constitutional amendments that come
  • And we would essentially need to write legislation and implement it during the legislative session.
  • So while, for example, some of the changes in this legislation and other legislation may change where
  • So this piece of legislation, in tandem with other pieces of legislation, I think, are going to speed
  • About what legislation will be passed and signed this legislative session, which will, in turn, turn
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Jun 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • If this is a legislative directive, we want information given to Legislative Management, it should come
  • from Legislative Council and not from OMB.
  • So that's a legislator, but then it's...
  • Of legislation.
  • None of them have been part of the legislative process before.
Keywords: 908, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 19 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in that spirit, I rise to ...transparent and deliberate legislative body.
  • As legislators, we are elected to craft laws that serve the people, As legislators, we are elected to
  • We are debating the House rules package for the 2025-2026 legislative session.
  • delays clouded our legislative accomplishments.
  • Executive and legislative powers be united, mischiefs the most terrible would follow.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House first took up House Bill 58, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The chamber adopted a further amendment offered by Rep. Michael Witts of Boston, then concurred with the Senate as amended after a roll call vote of 128-23. The House then moved to the orders of the day and considered the proposed permanent joint rules for the 2025-2026 session (House No. 2026 / Senate No. 18), with Rep. Moran of Brighton presenting the package as a set of transparency and process reforms, including joint committee procedures, a 60-day reporting deadline, public posting of summaries and testimony, and revised formal session timing. A series of minority amendments offered largely by Rep. Jones of North Reading and others were debated and repeatedly rejected, including proposals to require roll call votes for post-July 31 formal business, require two weeks’ notice for such sessions, publish State Auditor audits on the legislative website, require SJC advisory opinions on constitutional disputes, extend poll windows to two hours, require advance notice of electronic polls, and lengthen amendment filing deadlines. Supporters argued these changes would improve transparency, accountability, and member access; opponents said they would slow the legislative process and reduce flexibility. Most of these amendments failed on roll call votes by margins of 128-23 or similar, while a technical amendment from Rep. Galvin was adopted. The House then adopted the joint rules package by roll call, 128-23. The chamber also adopted the House rules package for the 2025-2026 session (House No. 2024) after debate led by Rep. Galvin of Canton, who emphasized modernization, online transparency, in-person participation, and an outside audit and EEO officer. Additional minority amendments on committee reporting, timing of formal business, and poll procedures were debated and defeated, while one technical amendment was adopted. The House later returned to the issue of legislative audits, rejecting an amendment to require House audits by the State Auditor after a lengthy debate over Question 1, separation of powers, and the scope of the auditor’s authority. The session ended with a memorial tribute to former Rep. Carol Doherty and an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 12th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The difference in this legislation—this is final passage.
  • Well, as you're well aware, the legislative...
  • As committees meet and they're doing their legislation and rolling out, there'll be a lot more legislation
  • Well, you know how the legislative process works.
  • legislation of the day.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 8th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm John Bjornson, Legislative Council. This is in response to the...
  • On legislative assembly, the first items are the base payroll changes.
  • Then the increase in the health insurance for legislators.
  • There's only one one-time funding change, and that is funding for some legislative chamber and legislative
  • And that is funding for some legislative chamber and legislative chamber upgrades and some systems upgrades
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House Appropriations Government Operations Division met to consider House amendments to Senate Bill 2001, the budget for the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. Representative Meyer and Legislative Council staff reviewed the House changes, which included higher lodging funding tied to a prior bill, an increase for North Dakota legislators’ forum dues, a transfer of $290,000 for public printing from the Secretary of State to Legislative Council, a $650,000 reduction tied to the nuclear energy study because that funding was already provided elsewhere, and a new section allowing legislative space on the 15th floor of the Capitol to be used for additional Legislative Council employees. John Bjornson explained the 15th-floor space proposal and said staff would work with Facility Management and CTE to address relocation needs and timing, with CTE’s move potentially delayed until after its busy school-year period if necessary. The committee then reviewed the Senate version of the bill in more detail. Staff walked through the Legislative Assembly budget items, including per diem and compensation adjustments, lodging and mileage estimates, IT and audio/video funding, and dues increases for national and state legislative organizations. Members asked about mileage assumptions and the emergency clause, and staff said the emergency language is standard and allows flexibility for transfers, carryovers, and other budget actions. The committee also reviewed the Legislative Council budget, including funding for 25 new FTEs, interim travel, IT costs, professional services, public printing, and one-time items such as equipment and term limits consulting, while the advanced nuclear energy consulting item was removed in the House version. After discussion, the committee adopted the House amendment to Senate Bill 2001 and then voted to do pass the bill as amended. Both motions passed on roll call, and the amended bill was sent to the full Appropriations Committee. Near the end of the meeting, Representative Paula gave notice that she would bring a separate amendment later on the Industrial Commission budget related to homelessness grant funding, noting it would not use SIF or general fund dollars.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (03/13/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <01:00:34.720> motion to the inexpedient to legislate motion to the inexpedient to legislate
  • <01:12:54.040> performance<01:12:54.719> audit legislative performance audit legislative
  • on Senate Bill 293. is inexpedient to legislate is there any is inexpedient to legislate is there any
  • <01:22:39.840> is motion is inexpedient to legislate is motion is inexpedient to legislate
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation will ensure that the This legislation will ensure that the SBA disaster relief programs
  • This legislation gives This legislation gives Congress a clearer picture of how anti-competitive practices
  • This is a historic piece of legislation.
  • It is the most significant comprehensive gun violence legislation we had ever enacted in this... ...legislation
  • Well, legislation. We do legislation here in Congress, right?
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislative intent was to...
  • And should we avoid that as a legislative goal in future legislation if we can't get it?
  • impact that legislation.
  • The legislative auditor's second recommendation is that the legislature should The legislative auditor's
  • The legislative auditor makes two recommendations.
Summary: The meeting began with JLARC’s biennial executive committee elections. After confirming a quorum, members unanimously elected Representative Pollet as chair, Senator Wagoner as vice chair, Representative Orcutt as secretary, and Senator Solomon as assistant secretary for the 2025-27 biennium. The committee also approved the May 14 meeting minutes unanimously. Chair Pollet then outlined a commitment to more member input on audit scope and coordination with the State Auditor’s Office. Staff presented a preliminary report on Washington State recreation boating programs. They reported that six agencies administer boating-related activities, that the state collected about $108 million in boating-related revenue in 2021-23, and that $86 million was spent, mostly on infrastructure and water access, environmental protection, boater safety, and marine law enforcement. Staff said Washington’s boating laws and programs are broadly similar to other states and noted that the final report is expected in September. JLARC then reviewed several tax preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but did not meet emissions-reduction targets because fewer vessels and vehicles converted to natural gas than expected; staff recommended continuing some exemptions and modifying reporting requirements. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the preference continues to provide tax relief, but large beneficiaries’ savings are rising while small beneficiaries’ use is declining, leading to recommendations to continue the small-business rate and add or revise performance metrics. Staff also reviewed a nonprofit low-income housing property tax exemption, concluding it helps developers build homes as intended but that the performance metric should better reflect housing outcomes; they recommended the legislature decide whether to continue or modify it. Other reviews covered multipurpose senior citizen centers, disabled veteran adapted housing, trade convention attendance, agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, hazardous substance tax treatment for pesticides, and silicon smelter energy preferences, with recommendations ranging from continuation to expiration depending on whether the stated objectives were met. The committee then adopted the final cannabis market study for distribution. Staff reported that Washington businesses produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023, and that inaccurate and incomplete reporting limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s ability to regulate the market. The board said it concurs with the recommendations, including developing a plan for a new data system and considering broader social equity options. Finally, staff presented the proposed final report on Department of Health oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. Staff said DOH was late on most acute-care hospital inspections, had not fully verified third-party inspection standards, and did not adequately review adverse event correction plans or assess language access barriers in its complaint system. DOH said it concurs with all six recommendations and has already made some transparency improvements, including a public dashboard for adverse event reporting.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Just by way of background, I drafted this legislation when we passed medical cannabis years ago.
  • I just wanted to add my support to the legislation, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.
  • I just wanted to add my support to the legislation, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.
  • The next is the Tax Department promulgating a legislative rule regarding the soft drinks tax.
  • But the relevant legislative... ...authority is also corrected.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes of the previous meeting. It then took up House Bill 5438, which revises parts of the school aid formula and limits certain uses of instructional program, technology, and induction funds; the committee adopted an Education Committee amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate. The committee also reported House Bill 4087, creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance for higher education partnerships and grants, after brief explanation and no opposition. Members then considered House Bill 4191, which expands the child care tax credit to employer-sponsored child care facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based, with electronic filing requirements by 2026. Senators spoke in strong support, describing it as a workforce and economic development measure, and the bill was reported. House Bill 5074, which redirects medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues to general revenue and several specified purposes including the Supreme Court, universities, law enforcement, and health programs, was amended to increase the court allocation and remove the direct university research earmarks; it was reported over concerns that accumulated fund money would be diverted to general revenue. The committee also advanced House Bill 5353, bringing virtual currency kiosks under money transmission licensure and adding consumer disclosures, transaction limits, support requirements, and anti-fraud protections; a strike-and-insert amendment clarified kiosk rules and added law-enforcement contact requirements. House Bill 5527, regulating licensure of wellness reimbursement program administrators and related broker duties, was amended to clarify the definition and protect proprietary licensing information from public disclosure, then reported. House Bill 5687, as amended, phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and incorporates a separate oil-and-gas tax reduction for new wells while adjusting county and municipal distributions, and it was reported. The committee also approved a large revenue rules bundle, House Bill 4245, with amendments to a lottery rule and a pre-need burial company rule, and reported House Bill 4418 to create an electronic municipal B&O tax filing system once enough municipalities participate. Finally, the committee reported House Bill 5168, which creates a permanent $12 million lottery-funded EMS support structure, including mental health treatment funding, county EMS funds, and an all-county EMS fund; members emphasized the need for stable EMS funding, especially in rural areas, and clarified how counties with and without levies would benefit. The committee then announced several Senate bills would not be taken up that day and adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Council Apr 17th, 2026

Legislative Council

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to begin our Legislative Council meeting today, the first meeting of our interim work.
  • So next, we have a legislative interim committee working group.
  • One hundred eighteen substitutes were drafted out of other legislation.
  • In addition to the legislation that the Legislative Council Service drafts, we also draft all the certificates
  • well. of all of the staff, committees, and legislators as well.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As former legislative fellows ourselves, Will, Fiona, and I know firsthand how impactful the legislative
  • Hall next year as a legislative fellow with the Division of Legislative Services, Mark Katrina's team
  • This legislation was developed in coordination with the DOJ's Consumer Protection Unit, This legislation
  • I support this legislation. It's just a statement for future potential legislation. Thanks.
  • We can't cure this without legislation because the legislation itself could have negative consequences
Summary: The Senate reconvened, received House communications and committee reports, and then took up several bills and a resolution. Committee reports covered measures on composting, volunteer background checks, campaign finance, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, publication of Public Integrity Commission reports, Cheswold’s territorial limits, child support, alcohol and marijuana, salary supplements, certified registered nurse anesthetists, land use, school taxes, and a constitutional elections amendment. House Bill 344 and House Bill 444 were referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Christy N. Vitola as Commissioner of the Family Court by a 21-0 vote. The chamber then recognized several fellows and Girls’ State delegates, with tributes to the Legislative Fellows Program and the Communications Fellowship, followed by House Concurrent Resolution 152 honoring the 2026 Delaware Girls’ State participants. The resolution passed unanimously. Senators and guests spoke about the civic value of the program and introduced the Girls’ State leadership team and delegates. On legislation, the Senate passed House Bill 89, creating a dispute-resolution process for home improvement fraud and strengthening consumer protection enforcement; House Bill 381, requiring notice to the Attorney General of computer security breaches; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407, making technical and penalty updates to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 150, limiting civil arrests at courthouses and Industrial Accident Board offices; and House Substitute 2 for House Bill 94, restricting state and local participation in civil immigration enforcement at sensitive locations such as schools, houses of worship, and health care facilities, with emergency exceptions and reporting requirements. The Senate also began consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368, which would limit use of state and local resources for federal civil immigration enforcement while preserving exceptions for serious offenses and judicial warrants, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026

Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • most enacted legislation.
  • had enacted legislation.
  • As you saw with introduced legislation, there's a lot more introduced legislation than enacted legislation
  • legislation.
  • introduced legislation.
Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 15th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 2001, as amended, is the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly budget and passed out
  • Senate Bill 2001, as amended, is the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly budget and passed out
  • It provides funding for health insurance for legislators and other salary items for legislators, such
  • The next portion of the bill relates to legislative management and legislative council.
  • Section 10 provides legislative intent that legislative management gather information regarding chamber
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a report from the Office of Legislative Auditor.
  • Catherine Tyson, deputy legislative auditor from the Office of the Legislative Auditor, introduced herself
  • Sometimes they're called legislative auditors.
  • With chairs and legislators from both parties, I also want to thank the Legislative Auditor for the important
  • It is not always looked on favorably by legislators.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • This committee could draft legislation, or they could ask the tax committee to draft legislation.
  • I just want to go back to your first under legislative assembly. The legislative assembly does not.
  • of the legislative session, the executive branch takes over and enforces those legislative provisions
  • , we need, as legislators, to have certain legislation that pertains to this area.
  • And then the 2023 legislative assembly and the 2025 legislative assembly both authorized exemptions to
Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then last session, there was legislation, Senate Bill 20, And then last session, there was legislation
  • that are interested in it and get a legislative sponsor.
  • that are interested in it and get a legislative sponsor.
  • So if no one else is interested, I will go forward and put it legislation, you know, work with legislative
  • I know you're not ready to put forth any legislation.
Summary: The task force reviewed survey results from state agencies on potential statutory revisions, with Levi reporting 70 proposals from 20 agencies and noting that about 33 might become agency pre-file bills. Members discussed the need to share the survey more broadly within higher education and to better coordinate issues involving IT and other cross-agency functions. The task force then heard from the Office of Management and Budget on three topics: concessions, architect/engineering pre-qualification, and legal notices. OMB said the concessions law is outdated and inconsistent with current practice, and suggested a collaborative rewrite to allow best-value evaluation, raise the threshold, and standardize solicitation templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB proposed expanding authority beyond current state-agency limits and creating uniform templates. On legal notices, OMB proposed modernizing publication requirements, exploring online and abbreviated notices, and working with newspapers and other stakeholders on technology and accessibility improvements. Members asked about where concession revenues go, whether political subdivisions must follow the same rules, and how to move from discussion to action. The task force agreed to have OMB work with Legislative Council and affected stakeholders to develop bill drafts, and the motion passed unanimously. The University of North Dakota then presented a series of proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND asked to rework the definition of construction so routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements over $250,000 would not automatically trigger public-improvement requirements, suggested raising the threshold to $500,000, and asked for more flexibility based on project complexity and risk. UND also proposed changes to public bid advertisements to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement rules, an increase in the direct-hire design threshold, and a higher legislative-consent threshold for privately funded projects. The task force supported having UND work with counsel and OMB to develop bill drafts, and that motion also passed. The Department of Public Instruction concluded with proposed cleanup to credentialing and education statutes. DPI recommended reviewing its credential categories for relevance, possibly transferring credentialing authority to the Education Standards and Practices Board, removing outdated school safety patrol language, clarifying waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so the statute reflects current practice. Members focused mainly on whether the dyslexia reporting requirement should remain, and DPI said the screening itself would continue even if reporting language were revised. No votes were taken on DPI’s suggestions, and the task force recessed after the presentation.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Norris Legislative Chamber. The afternoon session is about to reconvene.
  • Final reading, Legislative Bill 834.
  • Legislative Bill 954 is by Senator Spivey and Senator Van G...
  • Legislative Bill 1155, introduced by Senators Dorn, R.
  • The bill relates to legislative oversight, access to records, juvenile probation officers, the Legislative
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • And um you know, our focus was on the legislative response.
  • And um you know, our focus was on the legislative response.
  • there could be more legislative there could be more legislative oversight<00:08:26.160> obviously
  • > auditor<00:14:40.399> is The office of legislative auditor is The office of legislative
  • get a couple of new scrappy legislators get a couple of new scrappy legislators in<00:21:32.880>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislation here on the House floor. legislation here on the House floor.
  • legislation and with that I yield back. legislation and with that I yield back.
  • his eloquent defense of my legislation. his eloquent defense of my legislation.
  • legislation.
  • I support this legislation legislation.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would encourage a yes vote on this piece of legislation.
  • I look forward to the House passing this legislation.
  • I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HOUSE PASSING THIS LEGISLATION.
  • I urge support of this legislation and reserve my time.
  • I URGE SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND RESERVE MY TIME.