Video & Transcript Research : 'Legislative Cooperation'

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NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • As we testified last year for House Bill 145, we also testified in support of other DOT legislation,
  • We stand in support of the department and any other legislation or assistance that could generate revenue
  • First, you're speaking to the choir here, but what is the... plan to talk to the other 1,212 legislators
  • We want the entire legislative body to understand the great need right now. legislature to not only understand
  • And we're working cooperatively with them and allowing them not only to get on our physical roadside
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/17/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:00.680> that 2024 permanent reform legislation that 2024 permanent reform legislation
  • <00:21:57.640> session funding in the 2023 legislative session funding in the 2023 legislative
  • <00:59:28.720> report solar for schools legislative report solar for schools legislative report
  • heard about last week this legislation heard about last week this legislation just<01:31:02.400>
  • uh these other pieces of legislation uh these other pieces of legislation that<01:32:06.119>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Falkender for his cooperation and responsiveness during this exercise.
  • Biden administration with questions on numerous issues, including the organization of the Economic Cooperative
  • small enterprises and so just as we made the corporate income tax rate permanent into the 2017 legislation
  • So President Trump had exactly one big legislative accomplishment in his first term.
  • You know, I understand that in the southern border, we've got full cooperation with Canada.
Summary: The meeting convened to consider the nomination of Mike Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. During the session, multiple members voiced concerns regarding current economic policies under the Trump administration, particularly around inflation, tariffs, and the impact on small businesses. Discussions frequently centered on the administration's approach to tariffs and taxation, and how these factors contribute to the rising cost of living and potential job losses. Additionally, the importance of bolstering government-to-government relationships with tribal nations was emphasized, highlighting the need for specialized offices focused on tribal affairs within the Treasury Department.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislation that's reactionary to something that's already happened.
  • legislation that's reactionary to something that's already happened.
  • And, you know, the speaker from D.C. said he wanted that cooperation.
  • He wanted the cooperation between law enforcement.
  • He wanted the cooperation cooperation.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 19th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • For our Legislative Finance Committee, we had 23 groups, Allianza Agritura de Taos.
  • For our Legislative Finance Committee, we had 23 groups, Allianza Agritura de Taos.
  • No kind of legislation is going to change that.
  • Good afternoon, legislators.
  • By passing comprehensive climate legislation that reduces pollution, the New Mexico legislator can protect
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:35:06.760> with legislation with legislation with um<00:35:09.800> line<00:35:10.200
  • that asked me to file this legislation that asked me to file this legislation and<01:38:15.639><
  • are you aware of any other legislation are you aware of any other legislation all<04:57:33.878><
  • <06:05:03.520> School which is not a Cooperative School which is not a Cooperative School
  • <06:05:17.840> school which is not a Cooperative school which is not a Cooperative school
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Stewart for carrying the legislation. Stewart for carrying the legislation.
  • So, thank you. take some legislative action on it. So take some legislative action on it.
  • <01:30:38.000> next quickly with new legislation next quickly with new legislation next session
  • should be ready to put that legislators should be ready to put forward<01:32:46.320> legislation<
  • for keeping us involved as legislators. for keeping us involved as legislators.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 40 (3-5-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will just simply this legislation.
  • I know about this legislation a lot.
  • This is not the way that we pass legislation.
  • This is not the way that we pass legislation.
  • All legislators are invited. breakfast. All legislators are invited.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 50 and 191 and requested concurrence. Several bills were reported for second reading and committee action, including measures on schools, barbering, virtual currency kiosks, eminent domain, DUI, fire protection, school district reporting, teacher certification, legal representation, cost and fee reporting, dentistry, credit insurance, harmful practices, elections, child welfare, health data, Medicaid directed payments, workplace violence in health care, utilities, solid waste, carbon sequestration, and coal/energy affordability. House Bill 534 was sent to the Rules Committee after receiving prior readings, and House Bill 600 was brought up for third reading and passage. House Bill 600, relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills, was explained as allowing counties to use a consolidated procedure to collect multiple delinquent tax cases more efficiently, requiring county attorney contracts with the Department of Revenue to include that option, and extending to counties some property-tax collection tools already used by cities for delinquent and dilapidated properties. A member from Jefferson raised concerns that the bill could allow foreclosure on occupied properties and warned about potential harm to elderly or low-income homeowners; the sponsor responded that the bill was not intended to remove anyone from their property. The House passed HB 600 by a vote of 82-11, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 662, concerning regulation of low-voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments, was described as a business-friendly measure supported by the Chamber of Commerce and affected industries, intended to define the fences and reduce regulatory uncertainty in commercial and industrial zones without removing local regulation. It passed unanimously, 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 364, relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members, was amended by House Floor Amendment 1 to define Commonwealth emergency pay and hazardous duty for Guard members on state active duty during emergencies. Supporters emphasized compensation for Guard members responding to disasters and emergencies, and members cited recent flood and crash responses as examples of their service. The bill passed 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 534, an elections bill, was taken up with House Committee Substitute 2 adopted. The sponsor said the bill was the product of work by the Secretary of State, the Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and others, and was intended to strengthen election laws. Debate focused on a provision that would remove from voter rolls individuals convicted of felonies even while appeals are pending; one member argued this would disenfranchise people before appeals are resolved and sought to offer an amendment, but a motion to suspend the rules for that amendment failed with only 18 votes in favor. Another member said the substitute was the best version of the bill and indicated he would offer amendments, including changes to the felony-appeal language and campaign finance timing, while also seeking to remove a section requiring federal cooperation. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, before final action on HB 534 is shown.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We need more tools just like this legislation.
  • Madam Chair, Louis Costa, with the Safety and the Legislative Board of Smart Transportation Division,
  • So with that, we appreciate the author coming back with this legislation.
  • So with that, we appreciate the author coming back with this legislation.
  • Chloe Osmer with the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund, MCTF, in support of AB 1234. Thank you.
Summary: The committee heard a series of labor-related bills, with most measures focused on worker training, privacy, wages, and safety. AB 296 would require schools or districts to host apprenticeship fairs at least once a year, with flexibility on how they are run and whether programs outside the county can participate. Supporters said it would help connect students to skilled trades and address workforce shortages; school administrators opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate that could be impractical for elementary schools. The bill was later moved on call, with the committee noting it could not vote until quorum was established. AB 1221 and AB 1331 both addressed workplace surveillance. AB 1221 would restrict invasive monitoring tools, require notice to workers, limit the use and sharing of worker data, and require human review before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor groups supported the bill as a response to AI-driven monitoring, while business groups raised concerns about broad definitions, security cameras, investigations, and data-access provisions. AB 1331 focused more narrowly on privacy in off-duty and private spaces, limiting surveillance in places like restrooms, break areas, vehicles, and homes; hospitals and business groups opposed it as too broad and potentially disruptive to safety, cybersecurity, and facility monitoring. Both bills were advanced by committee vote. The committee also heard AB 1181, which would require firefighter turnout gear to be free of cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS by 2027, and AB 1198, which would require prevailing wage rates on public works to reflect the wage in effect when the work is performed rather than when the project was first advertised. Firefighter representatives strongly supported AB 1181, while the chemical industry asked to continue working on scope and timelines. AB 1198 drew support from labor and contractor groups but opposition from local governments and housing groups concerned about mid-project cost increases; it was passed to Appropriations after a roll-call vote. Other measures approved included AB 1235 on skilled-and-trained workers for CSU construction, AB 1251 on ghost job postings, AB 552 on locating the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office outside Sacramento, AB 1110 on updating Cal/OSHA workplace posters, AB 1136 on expanding high road training partnerships, and AB 1234 on wage claim enforcement. AB 692, which would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave a job, drew strong support from nurses and labor advocates and opposition from business and health care groups; it was also passed on a roll-call vote.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Legislative Administration (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, Janine Nodder is our newest legislative administration member."
  • the bill kind of ends up in a legislative limbo, if you will.
  • that time, it can appear to legislators that time, it can appear to legislators and<00:18:49.600
  • bill kind of ends up in a legislative bill kind of ends up in a legislative limbo,<00:18:54.320>
  • So at this point, um, the committee has no other choice but to ITL the legislation.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first returned to House Bill 157, which had been left pending from an earlier session. After correcting the procedural posture, the committee voted on a motion of ought to pass and it failed on a roll call. A reconsideration motion then passed unanimously, restoring the bill to the floor. Representative Turcot then moved ITL, explaining the committee believed there was a better path, likely through an ad hoc study and a future bill; that motion passed 9-2, and the chair said a minority report would be required and not to place the bill on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 331, which would require the Secretary of State to publish the current location of bills on the website until gubernatorial action. Supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and legislative limbo after bills leave the House and Senate. Online testimony was reported as 116 in support and 4 opposed. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill and placed it on consent. House Bill 347 followed, dealing with protections for legislators’ employment when serving in office. Supporters argued it would protect elected officials from employer retaliation and clarify existing law; opponents said it was an unnecessary mandate on employers and raised enforcement concerns, especially for out-of-state employers. The committee voted 8-3 to pass the bill, and a minority report was anticipated; it was not placed on consent. The committee then considered House Bill 605, which included student loan forgiveness provisions tied to legislative service. Members opposing the bill argued legislators are not state employees and should not receive that benefit, while others noted the bill’s employment-related provisions and the difficulty of meeting the hours requirement. The committee voted 11-0 to ITL House Bill 605 and placed it on consent.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I thank you uh for legislation.
  • The legislation invites violence.
  • > does<00:16:00.079> is What this legis legislation does is What this legis legislation
  • legislation. Perhaps that's the clause. legislation.
  • Um and don't want to cooperate.
Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Jun 18th, 2026

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Transcript Highlights:
  • How we verify individuals are cooperating with their mandatory...
  • And we can't guess at legislative intent, and so we did not raise that.
  • We can raise rates without legislative statutory—not without legislative approval, obviously we have
  • I mean, I won't be here, but I, Legislators will pass this.
  • I think mostly this one does comply with legislative intent.
Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee's Subcommittee on Hearing State Auditor's
  • So does that mean we should, as a Legislature, legislators who are involved in...
  • And that's normal, and that's not a legislative red flag.
  • Yes, there have been changes to legislative...
  • So at the end of the legislative session, we have that model that is provided to us from legislative
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk. OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one. Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 25th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/09/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The department stands ready to work collaboratively to ensure the final legislation is both strong in
  • eligible cooperative unit at the greater of $40,000 or the product of APU or adjusted pupil units of
  • <01:00:47.480> unit<01:00:47.920> aid uh initial cooperative unit aid uh initial cooperative
  • available even next legislative session. available even next legislative session.
  • and legislative branches and we<01:47:24.600> owe<01:47:24.800> you<01:47:25.000> a
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • part of the legislative process.
  • As legislators, we have a responsibility to spend the state's money wisely.
  • Again, I appreciate the committee's cooperation with all of that.
  • Assembly Member Arons, thank you, Senator, for bringing this piece of legislation forward.
  • I will say that I think, in my humble opinion, because of our legislation...
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met first as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum, then later obtained a quorum and took up several bills. The committee heard SB 1064, which would reduce the frequency of Clean Truck Check testing for low-use heavy-duty vehicles; supporters said it would ease burdens on rural agricultural businesses, while clean air advocates opposed it as weakening an important emissions program. The bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The committee also heard SB 1174, which would give Caltrans bid preferences to construction firms with employee stock ownership plans; supporters argued it would build worker wealth and improve project quality, while contractor groups opposed it as likely to raise costs and reduce competition. That bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The consent calendar items SB 607, SB 962, and SB 990 were also approved. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would allow Long Beach to place additional speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway. Long Beach officials and several safety and advocacy groups supported the bill, citing high fatality rates and repeated pedestrian crashes on that corridor, while some members raised concerns about fines, affordability, and whether cameras would address pedestrian-related collisions. The bill passed as amended to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transportation Act, would require more price transparency for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission truck incentives and direct agencies to explore alternative financing tools; supporters said it would improve affordability and competition, while one manufacturer and the trucking association raised implementation concerns. It passed to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader use by limiting retention to 30 days, requiring audits and training, and restricting access and hot list use. Privacy advocates supported the bill as overdue accountability, while law enforcement groups argued the retention limit would hinder investigations and that some technical definitions needed work. The bill passed to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1315, dealing with advanced driver assistance systems, would prevent automakers from disabling a consumer’s ability to drive their own vehicle through software updates and would encourage DMV testing questions about ADAS responsibilities; after amendments, industry opposition softened and the bill passed to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Finally, SB 1246, on autonomous vehicle emergency response, would require U.S.-based remote drivers, quicker on-scene response, and better coordination with local agencies; first responders and labor groups supported it, while AV industry groups remained opposed unless amended. The bill passed to the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee. The transcript ended as the committee began hearing SB 1250, a planning bill to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation asset management, with the sponsor and supporters explaining it would improve safety and habitat planning without mandating specific projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/30/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We appreciate your interest and participation in the legislative process.
  • To ensure everyone can view, hear, and understand today's proceedings, we ask for your cooperation in
  • Thank you for your cooperation and participation in the legislative process. specific time limits, which
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • government would willfully not they passed, and that we as a state would be forced, essentially. to pass legislation
  • of these changes to SB 825 because as we make policy decisions using this data, you know, make legislative
  • here in the legislature, in the House, in the Senate, I've really never seen a conflict or lack of cooperation
  • the state agencies even though they may have their own elected officials and I think anybody who cooperated
Bills: SB825
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It defines federal match program as cooperative funding agreement where federal dollars are contingent
  • CEO of Base Power, speaking in support of SB 1252. work pretty well with the utilities and they cooperate
  • We're Wendell with Texas Watch. and support of the legislation.
  • We thank Senator West for bringing it forward. bringing this legislation.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/01/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • a cooperative school district in my hometown.
  • agreement that was made when we formed the cooperative school district.
  • So, um, so that's the nature of a cooperative school district when you have three communities working
  • Um, you know, then we don't need a piece of legislation.
  • But I'd love to know of legislation.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all