Video & Transcript Research : 'task forces'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Housing Finance and Policy

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  • Yes, this is just a we're adding a member to the task force and would appreciate support. Great!
  • We believe that the challenges warrant a task force to study this issue, to bring leaders and people
  • I really believe it's an example of a task force that can yield positive results.
  • This legislation represents the work of that task force.
  • I also want to thank all the members of our task force who worked on this issue.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Housing Finance and Policy

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  • This legislation represents that fine work of that task force.
  • represents that fine work of that task represents that fine work of that task force<00:36:14.760
  • force in this pieces of the task force in this recommendation<00:36:21.920> that<00:36:22.040>
  • We thank Chair Howard and the task force for their leadership.
  • seeing from the task force is the kind seeing from the task force is the kind of<00:42:53.000>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG DEFER Public Hearing 04-21-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • This is establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii's future energy pathways to examine strategies
  • <00:04:16.799> force establishing a legislative task force establishing a legislative task
  • amend the scope and study of the task amend the scope and study of the task force's<00:04:48.640
  • force.
  • force.
Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs reconvened on April 21 and took up a series of House Concurrent Resolutions, with no public testimony. Members first approved HCR 43, urging raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary at University Avenue, Malkiki Street, and Kamoku Street to improve student safety, and HCR 154, asking Hawaii County to expand the Heleon shared ride program islandwide, including rural and underserved areas. They also passed HCR 165, calling for permanent pickleball nets and court lighting at Kamilo Iki Community Park, and HCR 186, urging the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend health care authorization renewals for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis. The committee then approved HCR 200, which urges the Department of Defense to reassess prior CERCLA-related closure decisions in light of evolving PFAS science. Members said the measure was intended to help keep PFAS out of the water system. HCR 202, establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, was amended before passage to expand the task force’s scope to include separation of generation from transmission and distribution, add Senate leadership representation, and include representatives from the Agricultural Development Corporation and the Farm Bureau. Several members supported the amended version with reservations, expressing concern about possible cost impacts from separating generation and distribution. Finally, the committee passed HCR 206 HD1, which requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the impacts of large data centers on utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. All measures were adopted by the committee, with HCR 202 passing with amendments and the others passing unamended. The meeting then adjourned.
OK
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  • House Bill 3128 creates a task force with the purpose of identifying barriers to the workplace.
  • So those are some of the things that this task force will be specifically looking at.
  • So at the end of this task force.
  • Yes, and you Know just like any other task force that does have a sunset, there are yearly reports that
  • It's to be an assistant, and I do have the workforce commission on this task force.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

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  • kind of assist in keeping, especially senior citizens who are on a very fixed income, from being forced
  • Every square mile of the state is going to have a Different market forces that would affect the property
  • This is trying to avoid forcing those, especially older people, out of their homes because you value
  • The provisions of Senate Bill 217 force a protein.
  • Senate Bill 1316 is a way to force all Oklahoma agencies to do what those directors are doing and to
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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  • And so I'm finding it hard to reconcile that we are creating a task force when I know several task forces
  • And so I'm finding it hard to reconcile that we are creating a task force when I know several task forces
  • And so I'm finding it hard to reconcile that we are creating a task force when I know several task forces
  • And so I'm finding it hard to reconcile that we are creating a task force when I know several task forces
  • And so I'm finding it hard to reconcile that we are creating a task force when I know several task forces
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

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  • Planners for prioritizing bike lanes that often sit empty while drivers are forced to deal with constant
  • The Texas A&M Transportation Institute is tasked with updating the data to study when and where the collisions
  • Forced to react after the damage is already done, and I'm happy to answer any questions.
  • I get that, but I’m concerned that it’s pretty early to be able to put this forceful of a law in place
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/22/25

Ways and Means

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  • It's a fairly expensive task force.
  • task force is not a Repres $200,000 task force is not a dimminimous<01:03:12.559> amount.
  • LCC having to manage a a new task force. LCC having to manage a a new task force.
  • we put a new task force into existence. we put a new task force into existence.
  • the LCC or the task force runs for a the LCC or the task force runs for a longer<01:04:18.960>
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 18th, 2026

Commerce

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  • I think it's a very large task. I think the task that you're trying to accomplish is monumental.
  • It's no accident that when Senator Hodges convened a task force on protecting Louisiana's critical infrastructure
  • We saw Barksdale Air Force Base, the four-star commanded Air Force Base, which is adjacent to my district
  • This is House Resolution No. 253 by Representative Owen to create the task force on residential construction
  • Amendment number one would add, on page three, to the membership of the task force: one member of the
HI
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  • First up, we're voting on SCR 173 SD1 HD1, convening a task force to address event ticket scalping in
  • SCR 32, requesting the establishment of a marine life conservation district carrying capacity study task
  • force to develop a statewide implementation plan.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

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  • I'm curious how long is the the the Oklahoma organized retail task force.
  • And so this is a A task force that's only been in existence for two years.
  • But since this is only a task force, this isn't intended to be a permanent board.
  • Are we sure that we don't need to put a shorter rein in on this task force to make sure that they're
  • And the question was, do you think it would be a good idea That we would ensure that this task force
TX
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  • Specifically, we create a task force that will be charged with... working with HHSC and the Attorney
  • of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, which I will call the MMMRC, are tasked
  • These are families forced to keep their children out of school for...
  • No one is trying to force parents to accept any particular belief.
  • It is not the the task of a child to reject their entire sense of self to earn their parents' approval
TX
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  • : an accreditation, a licensure, a certification, and there's state agencies who have the specific task
  • Charles Miller here with Texas 2036, a member of... ...of the Employers for Child Care Task Force here
  • I wouldn't say a forced medical tourist, but I did become a medical tourist.
  • At that point, I was forced to be hospitalized. I went out of the country.
TX
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  • House Bill 150 stands up that force by creating the Texas Cyber Command.
  • Air Force retired, which is excellent.
  • We have the Air Force Cyber Operations and Forensic Unit there.
  • We have the Secret Service Task Force. We have the FBI Cyber... Squad. We have NSA Texas.
  • Force One, Interstate Mutual Aid System teams, and regional incident management teams.