Video & Transcript Research : 'statutory amendment'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The first, which is statutory... and not related directly to the budget is that the committee substitute
- any kind of an order that would result in the allocation of money between particular programs or statutory
- allotments under the FSP contrary to the statutory proration formula provided. by Section 48.266 of
- Well, with the proposed statutory language, with the existing TEA Rider 19 and then also the Texas Government
- Proposition 9 proposed a constitutional amendment that would authorize. legislature to appropriate money
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House bill would halt changes to Minnesota DHS disability program billing 4/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
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please as amended by the A46 amendment, please as amended by the A46 amendment - amendment.
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A40 amended by the A40 amended by the A40 amendment.<00:53:41.200>Uh <00:53:41.680>- The motion ... amended by the A40 amendment. Correct. amended by the A40 amendment. Correct.
Summary:
The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use.
The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item.
After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- amendments or corrections.
- amendment.
- So we need to adopt the amendment. I don't even know if they have that amendment.
- They can look at the amendment. He just went over the amendment line by line.
- That made me a nice amendment. That made me a nice amendment. Well, and Mr.
Keywords:
telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, that's a couple different statutory interpretations.
- So may I suggest an amendment, an amendment that says wherever the term is noted as six months, we change
- So I imagine that's a friendly amendment. Okay, is there any opposition to such an amendment?
- We're going to amend it. We're going to get through here.
- So we have an amended bill, or still, Your Speaker?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- permitted under the current statutory permitted under the current statutory language.<00:05:07.440
- Any discussion to the amendment? Seeing none, all in favor? I opposed. The amendment is adopted.
- <00:16:07.759>
Auditor of the bill after amended. Auditor of the bill after amended. - Amendment is in favor? I opposed.
- amended over for possible inclusion. amended over for possible inclusion.
Keywords:
Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Item 2, SB 918 by Seyarto, with a motion of do pass as amended to Appropriations, and Item 7, SB 1202
- by Weber Pierson, with a motion of do pass as amended to Appropriations.
- Unfortunately, we remain opposed unless amended.
- I want to begin by saying that I will be accepting the committee's amendments that you've offered.
- The motion is due pass as amended to the Judiciary Committee. Bonta, aye. Chen. Addis, aye.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills on June 9. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable HIV PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it through the pharmacy benefit, with supporters saying the change would reduce reimbursement delays and expand access, while health plans opposed it as an unnecessary mandate that interferes with benefit design. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Quivas would limit prior authorization for certain dose or frequency adjustments to covered medications, especially for chronic complex conditions; medical supporters said it would prevent harmful delays in care, while insurers argued it weakens safety and utilization controls. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended, would strengthen protections for people in immigration custody receiving medical care by requiring hospitals and facilities to inform staff how to respond to requests and allowing patients to notify family members of their location; it passed with one no vote. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA rules, with supporters saying it would reduce legal uncertainty for safety-net services; it passed, though one member later changed a vote to no on the add-on roll call.
The committee also took up SB 895 by Senator Wiener, a proposed $12 billion science research bond for the November ballot that would create a California scientific research funding institute. Supporters from UC, UAW, hospitals, and advocacy groups said the measure would help offset federal cuts, protect research jobs, and sustain California’s leadership in biomedical and other research; there was no opposition, and the bill passed on a party-line style vote with two no votes. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, non-pharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions that has repeatedly been threatened in the budget process; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved consent items SB 918 and SB 1202, and later cleared the remaining measures on call after roll votes and add-on votes were taken.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections Jun 1st, 2025 at 03:03 pm
Legislative Operations and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I will focus on a few key amendments made over the last few days.
- Today, I will focus on a few key amendments made over the last few days.
- We have also amended in a provision from another bill creating a voter access program, ...candidates.
- We have also amended in a provision from another bill creating a voter access program in the Secretary
- We also appreciate the amendment to section 3 of We also appreciate the amendment to section 3 of AB
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, House Bill 557 amends the Texas Family Code to create reasonable safeguards.
- Um, this bill relates to statutory trust accountings.
- All this bill does is amend the estate code to allow folks to transfer their interests in their motor
- And so the Fourth Amendment, 5th Amendment, and 6th Amendment rights in this bill are both guaranteed
- And in 2008, the Fourth Amendment right was the Fifth Circuit said, look, You, you know, just because
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, for counties statutory, Chapter 129 is our Bible for budgeting.
- The key statutory date for us is June 1st.
- Budget changes and amendments can be made in September.
- And the public services tax is another statutory authority.
- Our taxing authority comes either from the Constitution or statutory law.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs convened with a quorum and took up SB 308, a bill related to the Florida Museum of Black History. The bill would establish a Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and direct it to work with a supporting nonprofit foundation, while also requiring the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative assistance and staffing until planning, design, and engineering are complete. With no appearance forms or debate, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The remainder of the meeting was an informational briefing from the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities on local government budgeting practices. Presenters explained how counties and cities develop budgets, the legal framework governing property taxes and other revenues, the distinction between restricted and unrestricted funds, and the role of constitutional officers, public safety, debt, pensions, and capital planning. They emphasized that most local revenues are restricted by law, that general funds are the main discretionary source, and that local governments must balance annual budgets while meeting mandated service levels.
The presenters also discussed how property taxes, fees, local option taxes, and state-shared revenues support local services, and they highlighted the fiscal pressures created by public safety, emergency management, infrastructure, and retirement costs. Members asked questions about the share of local revenue that is unrestricted and the implications for any proposal to eliminate property taxes. The presenters responded that only a portion of county and municipal revenue is flexible, with much of it dedicated to specific purposes by law.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- You’re going to hear people talking about statutory operating debt.
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the <00:57:44.480>non-exclusionary <00:57:45.480>discipline amend - <01:46:03.000>
and identifies a variety of statutory and identifies a variety of statutory - about why they have the statutory about why they have the statutory authority<01:46:43.320>
to
Summary:
The Education Policy Committee approved the minutes from January 21, 2025, and then heard testimony from several school superintendents about the financial and operational impact of recent education-related mandates. Chair Bennett framed the hearing as an opportunity to hear from districts about the effects of more than 65 new mandates and restrictions adopted in recent years. The first witnesses were Corey McIntyre of Anoka-Hennepin, Michael Thomas of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, and David Law of Minnetonka Public Schools.
The superintendents said districts are facing rising costs, flat or declining enrollment, the end of federal pandemic aid, and mandates they described as unfunded or underfunded. McIntyre cited major budget cuts in Anoka-Hennepin, including reductions in central office staff, and said the district faces continuing shortfalls tied to special education, multilingual learner costs, unemployment claims, paid leave, transportation, literacy materials, and the K-3 discipline statute. Thomas said Prior Lake-Savage is balancing growing student needs against limited revenue, and argued that mandates such as REACT and other requirements should be delayed or better funded so districts can implement them with fidelity. Law said the concerns are statewide, not just metro-based, and criticized the accumulation of expectations around food service, mental health, sick and safe time, unemployment, and family leave without corresponding resources.
Several witnesses emphasized that school budgets are heavily committed to staff costs and that new obligations create administrative burdens as well as direct expenses. They urged lawmakers to reduce, delay, or better fund mandates, adjust timelines, and provide more flexibility in local revenue tools and equalization aid. No votes were taken on legislation during this portion of the meeting beyond approval of the prior day’s minutes.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- well. and we have suggested amendments well. and we have suggested amendments in<00:07:04.560>
- individuals subject to this statutory individuals subject to this statutory framework?
- <01:33:10.159>
to I'm going to do is make amendments to I'm going to do is make amendments- That's amendment number one. Amendment number two is going to be to clarify it on page 6.
- That's amendment number one. court. That's amendment number one.
Keywords:
students with disabilities, individualized education programs, emergency plans, evacuation procedures, support services, Hawaii education law, HB2343, Maui State Veterans Home, veterans home, veterans, long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, Alzheimer's care, respite care, assimilate, transfer deadline, Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1997, which would require IEPs for students with disabilities to include individualized emergency accommodations and evacuation supports. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended amendments to explicitly include students with Section 504 plans and to change references from “department schools” to “public schools” so charter school students are covered. Testimony in support came from disability advocates and several individuals, including Peter Fritz, who said emergency evacuation planning should be made explicit because it is not clearly required by federal law, and Ka Swan, who emphasized student safety during emergencies. No vote or final action was taken on the bill in the transcript.
The committee then took up House Bill 2343, relating to the Maui State Veterans Home. The measure would repeal a deadline for transferring the home to a state agency with a Maui affiliation and instead require the transfer to occur as soon as practicable. The Department of Defense, the Office of Veterans Services, HHSC Oahu Region, and several individuals testified in support. Committee members asked whether a more definite deadline should be used, but the department said the open-ended language was preferable because the Maui entity is not yet ready and Oahu is currently providing oversight. No vote or final action was recorded.
House Bill 2566, authorizing special license plates for Hawaii Civil Air Patrol members, was also heard. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services testified in opposition, while Johnny Perry testified in support. The committee did not take a vote in the transcript.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment compensation procedures. The Attorney General’s office opposed the bill, arguing it would create an automatic payment mechanism without a sufficient finding of actual innocence, could trigger payments within five days of dismissal, and raised concerns about insufficient time for prosecution review and about funding and appropriation issues. Supporters, including people who said they had been wrongfully convicted and later found actually innocent, argued the bill would reduce delays and help released individuals survive while awaiting compensation. Judiciary staff requested technical amendments and said operational details still needed review. Members questioned the AG about the meaning of “actual innocence,” burden shifting, and whether the bill would better define the standard, but no vote or final action was taken.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But ultimately, when we talk about affordable housing, what we are talking about is this statutory reference
- joint application for development, where we could redevelop existing affordable housing, as the statutory
- We gathered information on potential barriers or challenges, statutory impediments, cost drivers, and
- SHIP law requires that SHIP entities amend their local plans, and the local plans...
- SHIP law requires that SHIP entities amend their local plans to incorporate incentive strategies.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs held its first meeting and heard presentations focused on affordable housing implementation under the Live Local Act. Florida Housing Finance Corporation described its role in administering rental and homeownership programs, including SAIL, SHIP, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, disaster recovery efforts, supportive housing, and the Live Local funding and tax incentives. Officials said the first year’s $150 million Live Local rental allocation was fully committed to 23 developments producing 3,171 units with mixed-income set-asides, and they outlined how projects were selected through competitive solicitations tied to statutory priorities such as mixed-use development, publicly owned land, foster youth, rural areas of opportunity, redevelopment, and housing near military installations. They also discussed the tax credit contribution program, the missing-middle property tax exemption, sales tax rebates, and the year-one ad valorem exemption for qualifying affordable projects.
Members asked detailed questions about the data and program design, including the use of area median income figures, per-unit subsidy levels, county targeting, tenant relocation during redevelopment, and whether the programs were helping lower-income households. Florida Housing said it uses competitive scoring and data from the Schimberg Center and that redevelopment projects are supposed to include tenant relocation plans. The homeownership portion of the presentation covered the Hometown Heroes program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers, with exceptions for active-duty military and veterans. Staff said the program has assisted more than 21,000 families and leveraged over $6.5 billion in first mortgages, and members asked about repayment rates, credit scores, and whether participants were staying in homes long enough to show the program was serving intended buyers.
The committee then heard from OPAGA on two required Live Local evaluations: affordable housing strategies in other states and affordable housing policies in Florida. OPAGA reported that Florida has a high share of cost-burdened households, with 1.5 million households cost burdened and 1.4 million severely cost burdened, and that Florida’s counties and municipalities reported more than $1.4 billion in affordable housing expenditures in fiscal year 2023-24. The report identified 13 innovative out-of-state programs, with three considered high-potential for Florida implementation, and summarized Florida local government practices such as SHIP-funded homeownership and rental assistance, expedited permitting, mixed-income zoning, rehabilitation programs, and interlocal cooperation. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 52 (3-24-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . amendment. amendment.
- House Floor Amendment 1. House Floor Amendment 1.
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amendment <00:16:31.240>to Amendment 1, the title amendment to Amendment - , House Floor Amendment 3 and House Floor Amendment 4.
- Amendment 3, the title amendment to Amendment 3, the title amendment to Senate<01:18:30.640>
Bill<
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/04/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment >> 130. The motion carries. The amendment is<01:12:47.120>
adopted. - Ought to pass with amendment. amendment. amendment.
- amendment now. amendment now.
- >> No, we will entertain your amendment >> No, we will entertain your amendment when
- to read your amendment and to come up with suggestions if you have them for the other amendment.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/04/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
the <00:10:04.440>letter <00:10:04.720>made <00:10:05.000>the HB 537 amends- <00:10:36.399>
RSA amends RSA amends RSA 356b<00:10:38.560>16 <00:10:39.200>RSA - the chair brought up and allow for a more singular bill amendment.
- <01:09:36.120>
because possibility for the amendment because possibility for the amendment - a more fome uh singular Bill Amendment a more fome uh singular Bill Amendment then<01:09:45.560>
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 557 amends the Texas Family Code to create reasonable safeguards.
- This bill relates to statutory trust accountings when a beneficiary sends a trustee a trust accounting
- All this bill does is amend the estate code to allow folks to transfer their interest in their motor
- As you know, in a civil case right now, if a parent pleads their Fifth Amendment right not to testify
- In contrast, in these cases involving parents, the 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment, and 6th Amendment protections
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Gaming, May 14, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on Gaming
Transcript Highlights:
- The drawings language was added in by amendment.
- Is it a statutory change that we would need to do or propose one?
- <00:31:56.600>
change statutory change statutory change that that that that<00:31:59.040>we - I consider that a friendly amendment. Does the second consider it friendly?
- I consider that a friendly amendment. Does the second consider it friendly? All right.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:26:42.840>
requirement take that that is statutory requirement take that that is statutory - policy um and you have an A1 amendment policy um and you have an A1 amendment is<01:03:06.279>
- Would you please then move your A1 amendment? Yes, Madam Chair, I'd like to move the A1 amendment.
- <01:03:50.319>
I adopting the A1 Amendment please say I adopting the A1 Amendment please say- <01:03:54.559>
is opposed seeing none the amendment is opposed seeing none the amendment is
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- This contract statutory impass.
- <00:44:54.319>
that a convention that that amend that a convention that that amend that amended - <00:44:55.040>
the amended the amended the >> what<00:44:56.319>had <00:44:56.480 - amendments. Chair and vice chair vote I. amendments. Chair and vice chair vote I.
- amendments. Chair and vice chair vote I. amendments. Chair and vice chair vote I.
Summary:
The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools.
SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations.
SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.