Video & Transcript Research : 'cemeteries'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/26/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've opened three new state veterans homes and one new state veteran cemetery.
  • We have statutory authorization for another state veteran cemetery near Bemidji.
  • Minnesota State Veteran Cemetery, Redwood Falls, is also open.
  • Minnesota<00:20:41.440> State<00:20:41.679> Veteran<00:20:42.080> Cemetery, Minnesota
  • State Veteran Cemetery, Minnesota State Veteran Cemetery, Redwood<00:20:43.120> Falls<00:20:43.760
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, I think I've read through carefully about cemeteries and um but actually once um after the final
  • <00:43:51.200> and through carefully about cemeteries and through carefully about cemeteries
  • chapter or not I would like to cemetery chapter or not I would like to revisit<00:49:12.800> it
  • in the middle of cities and cemeteries in the middle of cities and so<01:06:10.000> forth.
  • He does not want to turn his property into a private cemetery.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OR

Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Convenes 06/17/2026 11:00 AM

Oregon Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Levin; Mechanical Board, Ian Casey; Board of Medical Imaging, Maria Thompson; State Murchinary and Cemetery
  • Levin, Mechanical Board, Ian Casey, Board of Medical Imaging, Maria Thompson, State Murchinary and Cemetery
  • Board, Kevin Loveland, Oregon Health Policy Board, Cemetery Board, Kevin Loveland, Oregon Health Policy
Keywords: 907, all
OR

Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Convenes 06/17/2026 11:00 AM

Oregon Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Levin; Mechanical Board, Ian Casey; Board of Medical Imaging, Maria Thompson; State Murchinary and Cemetery
  • Levin, Mechanical Board, Ian Casey, Board of Medical Imaging, Maria Thompson, State Murchinary and Cemetery
  • Board, Kevin Loveland, Oregon Health Policy Board, Cemetery Board, Kevin Loveland, Oregon Health Policy
Summary: The Senate convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Senator Starr, followed by several courtesies recognizing Pride Month, a staff birthday, and later a retirement and a community celebration. Senator Robinson then used remonstrances to warn against expanding surveillance through school bus camera systems, arguing that leaked plans from a vendor could create commercial databases of drivers’ movements and erode privacy. The main business was confirmation of numerous gubernatorial appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions. Senators debated the process at length, with several minority members objecting that the volume of nominees, limited hearing time, and lack of transparency made meaningful advice-and-consent review difficult. Supporters responded that the nominees were qualified public servants and that the Senate should work with the Governor’s office on reforms. The Senate first confirmed a large block of appointments, then confirmed two Sustainability Board appointees, and later confirmed three Quality Education Commission appointees after extended debate. The Quality Education Commission nominations drew the most substantive policy discussion. Opponents argued the commission needs more technical research expertise and broader representation, while supporters emphasized the nominees’ education experience and direct knowledge of Oregon schools. Several senators described Oregon’s education system as in crisis, citing low reading and math proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and the need for urgent reform of the Quality Education Model and school funding. The Senate also received a proposed rule amendment creating an official Senate seal, which was distributed and held on the table, and the chamber adjourned without further action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Feb 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I got to go to World War I cemeteries of Meuse-Argonne, Ayn Marn, and of course World War II of Normandy
  • What I really appreciated about going to the World War I cemeteries was that I got to see cemeteries
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chisa Ledger Fernandez is introducing the Cemeteries Act, which is going to help a lot of the Sandoval
  • families who lost common lands that contained cemeteries.
  • As a result, we really don't have any common lands, and we can't allot property for a cemetery, for example
  • The cemetery that we've been using since the 1820s, in front of the founding of our land grant, now lies
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • program that funds things such as the homelessness programs, state soldier assistance, veteran cemeteries
  • um state sold assistance,<00:05:34.400> the<00:05:34.720> veteran<00:05:35.120> cemeteries
  • , assistance, the veteran cemeteries, assistance, the veteran cemeteries, higher<00:05:36.160>
Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill requires any funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility to
  • I am the president of the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association.
  • , establishment, mortuary, cemetery, establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crerematory<01:12:49.440>
  • Hawaii funeral and cemetery >> Thank you.
  • Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association. Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • grant has worked with the Forest Service and has finally obtained a lease in order to maintain the cemetery
  • We do maintenance on that regularly to preserve the integrity of that cemetery.
  • There are other cemeteries within the original grant boundaries, and we're working with the Forest Service
  • to try to reestablish and acquire those cemeteries in order to take care of them properly as well.
  • Cultural and natural resources that are there, including the historic plaza, the cemetery, and the remaining
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • birth certificate, but they later realized that the remains of their child will be placed in Calvary Cemetery
  • birth certificate, but they later realized that the remains of their child will be placed in Calvary Cemetery
  • birth certificate, but they later realized that the remains of their child will be placed in Calvary Cemetery
  • birth certificate, but they later realized that the remains of their child will be placed in Calvary Cemetery
  • Their child will be placed in Calvary Cemetery in Louisville, in the Holy Innocence area, because of
Summary: The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 389, a cleanup measure related to the CASPER prescription monitoring program. Representative Duval and staff explained that the bill addresses implementation issues the Office of Inspector General encountered and aligns the definition of “practitioner” for in-state and out-of-state providers. The committee took no questions, then approved the bill unanimously and reported it favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 501, which would allow a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a limited period after the prescribing provider has died, so patients can maintain continuity of care. Sponsors and a pharmacist witness said the bill is intended to reduce uncertainty and liability for pharmacists, excludes controlled substances to comply with federal law, and leaves professional judgment with the pharmacist. Members asked about documentation and verification, and the sponsor said the bill applies when the pharmacist knows of the death and that pharmacies would document the situation as they normally do. The committee discussed the issue briefly and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 414 for discussion only. Representative Tate and Adia Wisher described it as “Love Them Both,” a perinatal palliative care proposal meant to provide wraparound support for women and families facing fatal fetal anomalies or other serious pregnancy complications. Testimony emphasized that the bill would encourage referrals to programs offering medical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and bereavement support, with examples such as Footprints at St. Elizabeth. Members discussed access, referrals, counseling, coverage language, and the role of fathers, and supporters stressed that the services would be optional and intended to broaden support rather than impose penalties. No vote was taken on House Bill 414.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 03/10/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, do you know, in the great Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx... Cemetery in the Bronx.
  • Harriet Tubman was well into her 90s when she died in 1913 and Buried in Port Hill Cemetery, a stone's
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate met on March 9, 2026, approved the prior journal, and took up several procedural items, including substituting identical Senate Bill 6734A for Assembly Bill 4382A and adopting a resolution calendar with exceptions for Resolutions 1718 and 1723. The chamber also received amendments on another bill and heard multiple guest introductions, including students from Ahavas Bas Yaakov of Monsey and Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, who was recognized for her work on food and nutrition policy and health equity. A major portion of the session was devoted to Resolution 1680 commemorating Bronx Day. Senators Fernandez, Bailey, Myrie, Serrano, Sepúlveda, Krueger, and others spoke in praise of the Bronx’s history, diversity, culture, resilience, and contributions to music, fashion, sports, and civic life. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1718 recognizing Harriet Tubman Day, with remarks highlighting Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad, her Civil War service, and her later life in Auburn, and adopted Resolution 1723 marking the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday and emphasizing the continuing importance of voting rights protections. The Senate then passed a series of bills from the calendar. These included measures on general municipal law, public health, executive law, education, vehicle and traffic law, criminal procedure, labor law, and legislative law. Several members explained their votes on health-related bills: Senator Cleare spoke about period poverty and access to free menstrual products in educational institutions; Senator Webb supported a bill requiring hospital governing boards to include a registered professional nurse; and Senator Murray, joined by Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, described personal experiences with blood clots and pulmonary embolism in support of a bill creating a working group on the issue. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable negative votes, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 02/24/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • aligned with federal language, important for determining eligibility for burial in a state veteran cemetery
  • to indicate that spouses and dependents of veterans are not eligible for burial in state veteran cemetery
  • /c><00:32:42.240> um<00:32:43.080> we've<00:32:43.320> always state Veteran Cemetery
  • um we've always state Veteran Cemetery um we've always followed<00:32:44.000> the<00:32:44.120
  • Department of Veterans Affairs for our cemeteries.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 598, a bill to be entitled an act relating to funeral, cemetery
  • for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 598, a bill to be entitled an act relating to funeral, cemetery
  • Committee Substitute for House Bill 425, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the historic cemeteries
  • This bill authorizes the boards of historic black cemeteries to generate revenue for maintenance and
  • Committee Substitute for House Bill 425, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Historic Cemeteries
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments. The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-PEER Jan 13th, 2026

ALC-PEER

Transcript Highlights:
  • G4 is a letter from Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Cemeteries Division, for $40,000.
  • It's to cover operating costs, including realigning headstones and general maintenance by the Cemeteries
  • They have a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the North Little Rock Veterans Cemetery
  • They have a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the North Little Rocks Veterans Cemetery
Keywords: 1204, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 15th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • provides $291,500, which would provide legislative authority for federal grants for the Veterans Home Cemetery
  • an act to provide an appropriation to the Department of Veterans Affairs for a Veterans National Cemetery
  • amount of $3 million for a welcome center, parking lot, and related infrastructure for the National Cemetery
  • to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget that the United States Veterans National Cemetery
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • policies such as the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the GI Bill, and the National Cemetery
  • Its cemeteries, parks, and the Liberty Memorial Garden further reflect the community's dedication to
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-HHS, WAM-TRS Informational Briefings 01-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> So, the DL contract, I mean, lease is, is that the cemetery then? lease.
  • So, are you guys involved with cemetery.
  • So, are you guys involved with cemetery<00:20:54.480> stuff? cemetery stuff? cemetery stuff?
  • It just says they leave. there there's a cemetery. there there's a cemetery.
  • <00:21:45.679> It but they still keep the cemetery. It but they still keep the cemetery.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Department of Health presented its supplemental budget requests and described several sources of uncertainty affecting federal funding, including policy changes, shutdown-related disruptions, and shifting appropriations proposals in Congress. Officials said some federal grants had been terminated and then restored, but the department still faces added administrative burden to access funds. They also said trust in public health institutions has declined, and outlined efforts to respond through community engagement, website cleanup, social media, and transparency dashboards. The department highlighted staffing and operations issues, noting a 29.7% vacancy rate and the success of its hiring pilot under Act 291, which has hired 38 candidates with an average 95-day hiring timeline. On the budget side, officials said the supplemental request includes increases in general, special, and revolving funds, and they walked through the first major general fund item for emergency medical services. After discussion, they said the EMS request was reduced from $8 million to $4.5 million to cover collective bargaining increases and keep contracts whole through August 2027. Behavioral health items included the payment crisis center in Ewa, which has connected more than 2,000 people to services, though roughly one-third remain unconnected or return frequently. Members questioned the quality of follow-up data and whether the program is reducing repeat use. The department also discussed state hospital decompression efforts, including use of the behavioral health crisis center, transfers to community hospitals, neighbor-island placements, and direct discharge to long-term care facilities; officials said the hospital is licensed for 292 beds and has seen census pressures rise again. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on Kalaupapa/Kalawao jurisdiction and preservation after patient care ends. Members pressed the department on the lack of a clear statewide plan, the roles of DOH, DNR, and DHHL, and what happens to land, buildings, and the cemetery after the last patient leaves. DOH said the current law is unclear on an end date, that the proposed bill would change the law, and that the landowners’ agreements with the National Park Service and each other will shape the transition. Officials said they would provide more information at a later hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Administration May 12th, 2025

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • policy such as the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the GI Bill, and the national cemetery
  • Its cemeteries, parks, and the Liberty Memorial Garden further reflect the community's dedication to
Bills: HCR7
Summary: The Senate Committee on Administration met with six members present and took up several commemorative and code-revision measures, along with one hospice/palliative care resolution. Senator Hall presented HB 2703, designating July as American Patriotism Month, and HCR 7, designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day; both drew no public testimony and were reported favorably. Senator Kolkhorst presented HB 1615, a non-substantive Texas Legislative Council recodification bill relating to water and wastewater special districts, which was also reported favorably. Senator Parker presented HCR 86 recognizing Denton’s “31 Days of Denton Halloween,” and Senator Johnson presented HB 1620, another non-substantive code update; both were left pending at first and later reported favorably. Senator Johnson also presented SB 644, creating Hospice and Palliative Care Day on the second Saturday in October, which was left pending and later reported favorably. The committee also heard HCR 75, HCR 93, HCR 126, and HCR 92. HCR 75 concerned a local designation tied to marina/guide services and was left pending initially, then later reported favorably. HCR 93 would renew Nacogdoches as the Garden Capital of Texas, HCR 126 would designate Corrigan as the Timber Products Capital of Texas, and HCR 92 would designate the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; all were heard without public opposition and later reported favorably. Several members emphasized the historical, cultural, or economic significance of the local designations, while the code-update bills were described as non-substantive recodifications prepared by the Texas Legislative Council. After taking up pending business, the committee voted to report the measures favorably, with most also recommended for the May 14, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The committee certified the local and uncontested calendar list for that date, with some items removed because they had already passed earlier in the day or had other issues. The meeting concluded with a motion to recess.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 217 by West, relating to the establishment of the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program
  • Texas Freedmen Cemetery designation program authorizing a fee. Chair recognizes Mr. Dutton.
  • This is the bill we passed the other day that establishes the Texas Historical Cemeteries Commission,
  • amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of the building of state veteran cemeteries
  • SB2543 provides the Texas State Veterans Cemetery Committee with the flexibility to expand the cemetery
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Sep 8th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have a historic cemetery that's four-tenths of an acre, and that land originally belonged to
  • That is right behind the Santa Cruz de la Cañada Parish Cemetery, Madam Chair, and we're in the process
  • of giving our parish permission to use that land to expand the cemetery, which is running out of space
  • the past, I know that there have been challenges with land grants being able to properly maintain cemeteries