Video & Transcript Research : 'Legacy Amendment'
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- If we could have a brief explanation of the bill, and then we'll read the amendment, we'll move the amendment
- , or we'll move the amendment, we'll read it, and go from there.
- Please explain our amendment.
- Is there any questions on the amendment, any opposition to adopting the amendment?
- Seeing none, we've adopted the amendment.
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP/WAL Joint Public Hearing - Tue Mar 18, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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to I I'm happy with the the amendments to I I'm happy with the the amendments - We're going to make a few amendments. We're going to make a few amendments.
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- Recommendation is to pass un amended. Recommendation is to pass un amended.
Summary:
The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted.
The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits.
Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 7, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- to define problems or opportunities, whether it's improving citizen-facing services or upgrading legacy
- to define problems or opportunities, whether it's improving citizen-facing services or upgrading legacy
- And then, as we became the CFO, there was a constitutional amendment.
- And then as we became the CFO, there was a constitutional amendment, we became the chief financial officer
- administrator, which would actually be the person that maintains the contract file and helps issue the amendments
Summary:
The subcommittee heard a panel on Florida’s IT procurement process from the Florida Digital Service, the Department of Management Services, and the Department of Financial Services. Witnesses walked through the procurement lifecycle, including planning, market research, solicitation, evaluation, award, implementation, and closeout, and emphasized the role of budget timing, contract managers, and subject matter experts. DMS described the state’s enterprise contracting system, noting more than 1,100 active vendor agreements, over 800 involving IT services, and the statutory requirement to request 25 quotes for certain IT purchases. DFS demonstrated the Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System (FACS), explaining how agencies upload contract and payment data and how the public can search contracts and related documents online.
Members focused on accountability, transparency, and whether the state is getting the best products and vendors. Questions addressed how contracts are vetted, how technical evaluations are performed, how financial consequences are used for missed deliverables, how public records and confidential information are handled, and how the state screens vendors for foreign-concern or bad-actor issues. Witnesses said agencies rely on technical experts for evaluations, that contract terms should include measurable deliverables and meaningful financial consequences, and that agencies—not procurement staff—generally manage performance, though Florida Digital Service oversees large IT projects of $10 million or more.
The committee then shifted to broader policy discussion, including Senate Bill 7026 and proposals to reorganize state IT governance. Several members argued for stronger centralization under a state CIO or similar enterprise authority, while others cautioned against abrupt restructuring and stressed the need for a transition plan. Members also raised concerns about workforce retention, consulting services, recurring project overruns, and the need for better planning and periodic monitoring. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with the chair thanking members and staff and adjourning the subcommittee.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- would allow the legislature to recognize that the heritage of bootmaking in Texas is amplified by the legacy
- Recognize the historical legacy of El Paso and boot making in Texas, and I appreciate your favorable
- These aren't just numbers; these are the family legacies, Friday nights at seafood restaurants, local
- area that does have adequate studies in which to adopt such standards, and perhaps for the floor amendment
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- After the initial license is issued, the license may be amended, renewed, transferred, or otherwise modified
- around that $100 million range, and this program is currently under review at the direction of the Legacy
- around that $100 million range, and this program is currently into review at the direction of the Legacy
- And then the final option that we talked about with the State Investment Board is the Legacy Fund Real
- And they amended and refined their regulatory barriers without actually removing the broader protections
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- The older mainframe legacy financial systems such as the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) and
- number of things: legislation passed that created a new cash balance plan, the commitment to the legacy
- what the chairman pointed out on Wednesday, which is because of the discipline of paying for the legacy
- that with the funding that's being suggested now for this session... the billion dollars for the legacy
- Proposition 9 proposed a constitutional amendment that would authorize the legislature to appropriate
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the Hager administration, the office has focused on modernizing the agency's legacy. system to
- The older mainframe legacy financial system.
- Legislation passed that created a new cash balance. plan, the commitment to the legacy fund payments,
- With the funding that's being suggested now for this session, the bill dollars for the legacy fund and
- Proposition 9 proposed a constitutional amendment that would authorize the legislature to appropriate
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- This imbalance is a legacy of decisions made during the '80s and '90s,... ...to debt service, much of
- This imbalance is a legacy of decisions made during the '80s and '90s,... ...This imbalance is a legacy
- It is a legacy position.
- And that leads us to the situation of the legacy appointments for 20 years in one family, who, as mentioned
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a range of bills focused on transportation funding, governance, and equity. Supporters backed proposals to create a North Central Massachusetts intercity passenger rail fund tied to a possible new gaming license (H. 3680/S. 2363), local parking assessments (H. 3756), third-party delivery fees (S. 2356/H. 3774), broader roadway pricing and congestion management measures (S. 2353/S. 2354), tolling equity and regional transit authority advisory boards (S. 2400/S. 2401), and Steamship Authority oversight reforms including board term limits (S. 2395). Testimony in favor emphasized new dedicated revenue sources, commuter rail expansion, regional equity, improved oversight, and better transit access for riders and communities that rely on public transportation.
There was also testimony in opposition to the third-party delivery fee bills from Chamber of Progress, which argued the fee would raise costs for consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers, could reduce demand and jobs, and might not achieve the intended environmental benefits. Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts opposed H. 3633, a transit expansion, electrification, and resiliency bill, specifically objecting to its mandatory project labor agreement requirement and saying it would limit competition and disadvantage non-union contractors and workers.
Several witnesses spoke in favor of the Steamship Authority bill, saying term limits would improve transparency, accountability, and board turnover. The committee also heard detailed support for the North Central rail proposal from a legislator, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, and a transportation advocate, who described the bill as a way to generate long-term bonded revenue for rail infrastructure. After testimony concluded and no questions remained, the chairs entertained and received a motion to adjourn.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Aug 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is essential to implement these reforms as a legacy to the laws.
- This is a very specific federal term, Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), which is essentially the way to
- amend oneself out of a floodplain at the federal level.
- I created it to remember and preserve our family's and friends' history. and legacy.
- The amended bill effectively addresses the difference between rivers and lakes.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- helping the our chamber join the other chamber in um offering a resolution memorializing the life and legacy
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and resolution memorializing the life and resolution memorializing the life and legacy - legacy of uh former Senator Bill Caris. legacy of uh former Senator Bill Caris.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Recognize the bill sponsor has an amendment. amendment. amendment. >> Yes. >> Yes.
- . amendment. amendment.
- So, I just move the<00:25:52.080>
amendment. the amendment. the amendment. - . amendments. amendments.
- move the amendment. move the amendment.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation, confirmed a quorum, and welcomed several guests and groups, including Maryland Library Association members, Stephen Decatur High School’s boys soccer team, Clarksburg High School’s girls flag football team, NAMI representatives, Baltimore Promise, local soil conservation district representatives, and a 911 center leader. The chamber also journalized the invocation and prepared for the Governor’s upcoming State of the State address by exchanging messages with the House and appointing Senate members to escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The body then took up a series of Finance Committee bills, most of them receiving favorable reports and being ordered to third reading without objection. Measures discussed included SB 14 on small business health insurance SHOP enrollment effective dates; SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations; SB 134 on Medicare supplement policy enrollment periods; SB 139 on third-party administrator enforcement; SB 199 on the Individuals with Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Voting Fund; SB 205 codifying federal mental health parity requirements; SB 216 on unemployment insurance confidentiality; SB 43 on the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund; SB 46 on state veterans cemeteries interment provisions; and SB 226 on the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.
Several bills had brief amendments or procedural issues. SB 22 received a technical amendment changing “Attorney General” to “Office of the Attorney General.” SB 199 received an amendment adding a co-sponsor, and SB 46 was briefly set to lie over under the rule after a senator requested time to review a technical clarification. The chamber also received House Bill 1, which was referred to committee, and SB 624 was reassigned to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee. Most committee reports were adopted unanimously or without objection, and the Senate repeatedly congratulated the honored school teams and library advocates.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to move the A2 amendment. Senator Jasn moves the A2 amendment.
- The amendment is adopted. Senator Housley, to your bill as amended. Thank you, Chair Xiong.
- An example of a similar structure is the Clean Water Council, which advises Legacy Amendment funds.
- to support this amendment. Thank you. to support this amendment. Thank you.
- Senator McQuade moves the A1 amendment. All those in favor of the A1 amendment say aye. Aye.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 50 (3-19-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Floor Amendment 2, and House Floor Amendment 5.
- Floor Amendment 2, and House Floor Amendment 5.
- Amendment 2, and House Floor Amendment Amendment 2, and House Floor Amendment 5. 5. 5.
- Roll call is open for your vote. as amended by House Floor Amendment 1. as amended by House Floor Amendment
- amended by Floor Amendment number three. amended by Floor Amendment number three.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 020 Feb 3rd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . amendment. amendment.
- . amendment. amendment.
- That's an amendment that's amendment.
- The first amendment that was provided, not the first amendment, but the first amendment that was provided
- It's a good<02:03:26.159>
amendment. good amendment. good amendment.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from January 30, 2026, and then moved several bills to special order. The chamber first took up House Bill 1068, which would authorize the Legislative Council Executive Committee to set remote-participation policies for legislators serving on joint committees. Supporters described it as a bipartisan, zero-fiscal-note measure to provide flexibility and consistency for joint committee meetings. An amendment offered by Representative Luck to give the House’s majority position precedence in tie situations was debated and failed, and the bill then passed.
The House next considered House Bill 1027, concerning boards of cooperative services (BOCES). The sponsor explained that the bill would allow BOCES executive directors to remain eligible for PERA retirement benefits while working full-time and would expand BOCES eligibility for postsecondary and workforce readiness funding. Supporters emphasized the importance of BOCES to rural education, special education, concurrent enrollment, and workforce training. The committee report was adopted and the bill passed.
The chamber then took up House Bill 1045, dealing with housing protections for individuals with disabilities and assistance animals. Supporters said the bill would restore and codify federal housing guidance in Colorado law after federal guidance was withdrawn, reducing confusion for tenants and landlords and protecting people who rely on service animals. Opponents argued the bill could create presumptions, increase liability, and impose vague standards on housing providers. Amendment L005 to the committee report passed as a clarifying change, but Amendment L008 and a later amendment from Representative Brooks (L006) both failed. After the committee report was adopted, the bill itself passed. Representative Brooks then introduced another amendment package, including L007, and a title ruling was requested, leading to a brief recess.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Sep 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- has been referred back to committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, as the bill was substantially amended
- With recent amendments, the bill's requirements now apply to, or are limited to, models trained above
- California has a proud legacy of transformative public investment in cutting-edge research, from stem
- We are still in an opposed-unless-amended position.
- And as you heard from the folks who were here, they still oppose the bill unless amended.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard SB 53 by Senator Wiener after the bill was substantially amended on the floor and referred back under Assembly Rule 77.2. The author explained that the bill, focused on AI safety and frontier models, now applies its main requirements to models trained above 10^26 FLOPs, includes broader whistleblower protections, sets different disclosure obligations based on company revenue, removes Attorney General rulemaking authority in favor of an annual Department of Technology report, and keeps a $1 million-per-violation penalty. He also highlighted CalCompute, a proposed public cloud intended to expand access to compute and support innovation.
Supporters, including Encode AI and Economic Security California Action, argued the bill would hold AI developers accountable to their public safety commitments, improve transparency, protect whistleblowers, and help democratize access to AI infrastructure. They said the measure reflects extensive negotiation with the administration and stakeholders and aligns with recommendations from the governor’s frontier-model working group. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, CCIA, and Chamber of Progress, remained opposed unless amended, saying they appreciated the author’s work but still had concerns outlined in their letters.
Committee members questioned whether the bill could stifle innovation, how it would address worst-case AI harms, and whether it could reach actors outside California. The author responded that the bill is intended as a light-touch transparency measure, that it applies to entities doing business in California, and that California can still lead in the absence of federal action. Members also emphasized the importance of whistleblower protections and CalCompute. The committee voted 12-1 to pass the bill, with DeMaio voting no and Patterson not voting, and the bill was sent back to the floor.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair, excuse me, back up, the chair moves that HB1823, without amendments, be reported to the full
- HB1949 amends the Texas Clean Air Act to require TCEQ to post current and easily accessible information
- The proposed amendments to Subchapter Chapter 382 of the Texas Health and Safety Code would establish
- Additionally, This bill amends requirements for surface spray disposal systems to improve monitoring
- Additionally, many remediation projects address legacy contamination to make way for public projects.
Keywords:
translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So somebody made an amendment to the bill.
- Don't let any amendments on this bill.
- Well, if we did an amendment, it would be we, we would like to see Highway 75 designated the 75th Ranger
- So if we ever did an amendment that would be what we would want to do.
- , legacy that's lived on since in every branch of the military, as well as his own son, who was just
MN
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are several times in igo statute for this amendment.
- The final thing I want to speak about today is legacy.
- As a new parent, I think about- but a lot about legacy and doing the right thing.
- So I do ask will your legacy be one of standing?
- We've approached this somewhat as a family. legacy of being hemp hills.
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process
Summary:
The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.