Video & Transcript : 'Purchase of Care' :
Page 91 of 500
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The very first perpetual care cemetery in the state of Texas was organized by my great-great-grandfather
- of land.
- And they can run it, control the cost that way, and they have that power 100% to take care of their community
- On behalf of Cameron County, I want to thank the authors of House Bill 3680 for the careful attention
- Families come to me over and over again saying, “Aaron, I've taken care of this piece of property my
Bills:
HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The City of Mustang Ridge or the City of Creedmoor, as relevant, consented to each of the annexations
- Is it kind of a game?
- of it.
- One of the key functions of these Municipal Utility Districts...
- of the commission.
Bills:
HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the The results of a lot of long hard work over the summer involving a very large group of individuals
- This bill will allow counties to seek quotes for certain smaller purchases instead of always using a
- November of 2022.
- The provisions of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 140 of Title 61 of the
- If you look at the list of authors in the House, in This kind of reads like a who's who of experts of
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- we have thousands of members across the state who care about their health, the environment, and our
- members across the state thousands of members across the state who<00:41:51.280><c> care</c><00:41:51.520
- Um, so that the needs of of industry.
- > amendment uh in front of us out of our amendment uh in front of us out of our packets<01:12:18.159>
- </c><01:14:53.199><c> them</c> a couple of things and both of them a couple of things and both of them
Keywords:
boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I was Governor Fob James' health care advisor in the late 1990s, and one of the crowning jewels of our
- the cost of health care.
- of care and access and decreases quality of care and access to<00:25:24.640><c> care</c><00:25:25.360
- of the cost of growing and expansion of the cost of health<00:27:30.559><c> care.
- That's end of the day for the same care.
Committee:
House Financial Services
Keywords:
fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that are at risk of losing their existing SNAP benefits. out of foster care, new Americans and out of
- folks</c> youth aging out of foster care and folks youth aging out of foster care and folks experiencing
- of those who need it, but we take care of those who need it, but we have<00:59:58.079><c> to</c><00:
- He said that one of the great things about a food bank is showing kids the importance of caring for people
- </c><01:20:19.920><c> average</c><01:20:20.320><c> purchase</c> on top of that, our average purchase
Keywords:
HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of the press. of the press.
- of the presence of and daycare workers of the presence of federal<00:14:05.040><c> agents.
- I was thinking of a situation where I don't know if it was written to take care of situations that occurred
- The law was written to take care of situations that occurred in the past, and that's this sexual assault
- For persons of color, immigrants, protesters, LGBTQ+ persons, or persons seeking abortion care, for example
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- the building, and whenever you found it, we would take care of it.
- Take care of our bills over there. I will. being here, Senator.
- We'll take good care of it.
- We'll take good care of it.
- We'll take good care of it. Thanks.
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 16th, 2026 at 08:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- So, yeah, I just wanted to, and maybe a little bit of the history of the origin story of the Office of
- So, yeah, I just wanted to, and maybe a little bit of the history of the origin story of the Office of
- I'm the founder and health care administrator and lab director of Children's Nursing Services.
- And we use instant results, point-of-care testing, so families are not left guessing because timely data
- of color.
Keywords:
state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation, workforce diversity, hiring reform, employment eligibility, work authorization, DACA
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- One thing, we've got a couple of bills that may have lots of things.
- It's a little bit of a conflict of interest with the advice of the student body.
- of money.
- the most part, we try to spread that around—not equally—but to take care of as many of the projects as
- To take care of as many of the projects as we can through the higher ed institutions, when it comes to
Committees:
Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education
Keywords:
teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Jill Weiss, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Special Education.
- Our state needs the contributions of all of its citizens.
- of our children.
- of our children.
- And I know that schools are probably going to have their own policies on how to take care of these.
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Approval of minutes.
- That's part of it, of course.
- Students learn the life cycle of a plant, where their food comes from, and how to care for something
- Students learn the life cycle of a plant where their food comes from and how to care for something consistently
- . lifecycle of a plant where their food comes from and how to care for something consistently.
Keywords:
foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA, community documents, pet restrictions, dog breed restrictions, breed-specific ban, size limits
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, it reinforces OCC's efforts with the backing of the legislature.
- Are there any questions of the representative?
- So, of course, that Are there any other questions on the bill?
- Now, Representative, you want to explain the rest of the bill?
- There, would you believe that's my favorite part of the bill?
Committee:
House Utilities
Keywords:
high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a number of graduates of the University of New Mexico who are leading research outside of New
- campuses with hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Most of our kind of scientists are working outside of New Mexico.
- And I like the idea of letting these assets take care and the private market take care of themselves
- And like the idea of let these assets take care and the private market take care of themselves is a potential
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/02/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- As we look at some of the agencies of the state, one of the things that we're looking for is efficiency
- Every one of them. I don't care who you are. You could be responsible for that.
- Out of all of the bills that have been introduced, all of them have been vetoed.
- some of the... ...lot of help being even offered by Riverview, and they have helped some of the families
- H.B. 2169 puts the fragile feelings of out-of-state investors above the legitimate grievances of Arizonans
Committees:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Keywords:
attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Military-friendly protects our military assets from moving out of the state of Alabama.
- I was still in the process of getting, you know, working with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- The name of an individual with military preference with an augmented rating shall be entered ahead of
- with the Department of Veterans working with the Department of Veterans Affairs.<00:03:57.200><c> So
- c> shall be entered ahead of the name of an shall be entered ahead of the name of an in<00:05:22.800>
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
economic development, incentives, transparency, compliance, Alabama Jobs Act, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, SB33, marriage, premarital class, conflict resolution, marriage license reform, probate judge, Administrative Office of Courts, AOC, domestic violence, intimate partner violence
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead, it creates a commission to do careful, thoughtful work of bringing together research, lived
- When men have access to mental health care without stigma, rates of gender-based violence decline.
- Our state has a strong history of leading with care and foresight.
- It's cost them millions of dollars, and it's cost constituents in my neck of the woods access to care
- And it's sort of like a loss of a sense of purpose.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
regulatory efficiency, permitting, licensing, executive order, state government, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, unpiloted aircraft, drones, regulation, airspace safety, privacy, address confidentiality, administrative law judges, privacy protection, staff employment
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Jan 22nd, 2026
Transportation and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- wells that have been uh there hundreds of them in fact and many of them have been capped because of
- I guess my only concern would be is of some of these wells that are dry that are abandoned in the Gulf
- wells that have been uh there hundreds of them in fact and many of them have been capped because of
- I guess my only concern would be is of some of these wells that are dry that are abandoned in the Gulf
- One of got I got some wells on my plate. One of them<00:06:35.440><c> dry.
Committee:
Senate Transportation and Energy
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, SB174, alternative energy, alternative energy wells, alternative energy facility, geothermal, geothermal energy, subsurface energy, energy storage, energy capture, energy generation, hydropower, solar energy, oil and gas well conversion, well conversion, plugging and abandonment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- of that point.
- care, and preservation of your language and your culture.
- content of a mortgage, the statute of limitations, and laws concerning the recording of the... ...the
- .to kind of simplify some of the issues in the lending.
- a lot of problems.
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime prevention, penalties, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The Department of Agriculture has a variety of responsibilities related to the regulation of fertilizers
- But not all of them are... ...that there are about 15, 16,000 different types of PFAS, but not all of
- So please consider House Bill 2463 and please take care of people that need help.
- Whether we're talking about hundreds of pounds of specialty crops, thousands of pounds of surplus harvest
- First of all, I think people would say local producers of food donate a lot of food.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
PFAS chemicals, agriculture, environmental impact, regulation, food safety, farmers, food security, Washington, support for farmers, cannabis, cooperatives, marijuana industry, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance