Video & Transcript Research : 'executive branch'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • directors of our major executive directors of our major divisions<00:53:39.640> uh<00:53:39.799
  • You have on your little one-pager that additional executive positions—does this encompass all of the
  • executive positions within the Met Council?
  • directors that that we have at executive directors that that we have at the<00:59:05.480> council
  • Those are not executive directors, but they are included in this.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • He's the executive director and founder of the NACL, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers.
  • That having the third branch have that influence.
  • I think there's a reason why we have the judicial branch, the legislative branch, the executive branch
HI
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  • I'm the mental health branch administrator for DCR. We stand in support of this bill.
  • My name is Christopher Fernandez, executive officer to the Board of Psychology.
  • <00:10:45.600> We health branch administrator for DCR.
  • We health branch administrator for DCR.
  • > to<00:12:40.800> the Fernandez, executive officer to the Fernandez, executive officer
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

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  • of government because the bar can fall under the judicial, legislative, and executive branch of the
  • <00:04:47.360> This executive branch of the government.
  • This executive branch of the government.
  • they are to be under the judicial branch they are to be under the judicial branch of<00:04:55.600
  • When you judicial branch government.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

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  • You are recognized to present the nomination of Amy Blackburn to the executive director of the Oklahoma
  • Members, it's my honor to present the nomination of Amy Blackburn to serve as the executive director
  • Should I be approved, I'm excited to work with the executive team there on those efforts.
  • Can you tell us what the salary is of the executive director?
  • I'm not aware of what the executive director's salary is. Further questions? Seeing none.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • the executive the executive must<01:06:58.120> do<01:06:59.080> or<01:06:59.680>
  • So, failure of the legislature is not a problem for the executive branch, and having this bill is only
  • So, failure of the legislature is not a problem for the executive branch, and having this bill is only
  • So, failure of the legislature is not a problem for the executive branch, and having this bill is only
  • So, failure of the legislature is not a problem for the executive branch, and having this bill is only
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-18-2026

Education

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  • I'm Yuko Aikoracross, director of the Executive Office on Early Learning.
  • My name is Christopher Fernandez, executive officer to the Board of Psychology.
  • So, you're on the Board of Psychology. >> I am the executive officer.
  • We came together as agreement with the executive and we presented it to the Board of Education. >> And
  • together as agreement with the executive together as agreement with the executive and<01:55:52.639
HI
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  • assistant to the deputy executive director and increases that position salary cap to 95% of the executive
  • assistant to the deputy executive assistant to the deputy executive<00:20:54.320> director<00
  • I think the executive director mentioned about having flexibility in compensation.
  • > about executive director mentioned about executive director mentioned about having<00:24:31.679
  • So our the executive order >> Okay, good.
Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • The audit will uncover unallowable expenses like luxury perks and sweetheart real estate deals, executive
  • I'm the Executive Director of the Sunset Advisory Commission. I am here on House Bill 5571.
  • children and for our communities, not for private airplanes, not for Super Bowl ads, and not for executives
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

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  • They were formed decades ago when Class 1 railroads spun off or closed unprofitable branch lines.
  • will also give national district governing bodies the discretion to raise procurement authority of executive
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.
TX
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  • They were formed decades ago when Class 1 railroads spun off or closed unprofitable branch lines.
  • will also give national district governing bodies the discretion to raise procurement authority of executive
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

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  • He added, “You may have some of the same friendly faces in your branches, but those loan decisions are
  • And what turns out to be that they are now branches and not full-time banks.”
  • Brandon Frye, Executive Secretary. Representative St.
  • Kathleen Gordon, Executive Director for the American Institute of Architects, Louisiana.
  • Kathleen Gordon, Executive Director for the American Institute of Architects, Louisiana, and I'll steal
TX
Bills: SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, HB4
Summary: The Senate briefly convened and received a message from the House stating that the House was taking a vote. No bills, motions, or substantive policy matters were discussed in the exchange. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate then adjourned until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part II) May 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • I'm the executive director for Texas and the South for TechNet. House Bill 149.
  • I'm the executive director for Texas and the South for TechNet. We are also on the bill.
  • Members, here's the problem with us as legislators: when we ask for information from executive agencies
  • We have to sign a confidential agreement with the executive agency.
  • As you'll hear from my executive director, she has been served at home with lawsuits.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard testimony on HB 149, the Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. Senator Schwertner described the bill as an outcomes-based AI framework that would require disclosure when people interact with AI, prohibit manipulative or social-scoring systems, address biometric capture, discrimination, and deepfake child exploitation, and give the Attorney General enforcement authority. It would also create an AI Sandbox and AI Council. Witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a Houston attorney, TechNet, and the Texas Association of Business strongly supported the bill, praising its stakeholder process and pro-innovation approach, while Texas Appleseed suggested regulators should have more examination authority over sandbox participants. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard SB 229, which would prohibit motor vehicle dealers from conditioning a sale on dealer-offered financing or charging more because a buyer uses outside financing or cash. Senator West said the bill is meant to stop forced financing and bait-and-switch pricing, and he noted the bill passed the committee and Senate in the prior session. The Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill, arguing it would force dealers to accept any third-party lender or cash transaction on terms they cannot control. The Texas Credit Union Association supported the bill, saying consumers should be able to choose outside financing without hidden fees or pressure. After questions about cash purchases and dealer practices, the bill was left pending. The committee also took up SB 2566, which would clarify legislators’ access to information from executive agencies, including confidential information, by setting response deadlines, limiting confidentiality agreements to statutory terms, requiring a standard AG form, and creating a complaint and penalty process for noncompliance. No witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 1749, as substituted, would let certain court-related employees and judicial conduct commission personnel keep personal information such as home addresses and phone numbers confidential, with work addresses used in place of home addresses for certain purposes. District clerk and judicial conduct commission witnesses described threats and harassment as the reason for the bill, and a court administration witness answered questions about how the address protections would work with voter registration and precinct records. That bill was also left pending, and the committee recessed without further business.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/10/25

Capital Investment

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  • public safety of North Branch as well.
  • I'm the mayor of North Branch.
  • Uh Madam Chair mayor of North Branch.
  • Since 2018, North Branch has worked I35.
  • So, smile when you leave North Branch.