Video & Transcript Research : 'public trust'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • We are going to have a public hearing on this, and we will be voting on this today because the initial
  • party that actually called the public hearing—I think y'all have worked through the issues they potentially
  • Yeah, I didn't know there was going to be a public hearing, so that's good to know.
  • bill progresses totally, I mean that the amendment was from Medicaid, I guess, who had asked for the public
  • All right, and finally on the calendar, HB33, which was scheduled for a public hearing, we are carrying
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Financial Services

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  • And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
  • And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
  • And then you also, uh, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grtor trust.
  • And then you also, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grantor trust.
  • And then you also, uh, that particular trust might be classified as what you call a grtor trust.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 1st, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

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  • servants in all three branches of public servants in all three branches of public servants in all three
  • health as well as some DC issues, public health as well as some DC issues, public health as well as
  • So the Department of Public Health side. So the Department of Public Health side.
  • school or poor schools most yeah public school or poor schools most yeah public school it was either
  • I see that if the public school student is on the standard public school student is on the standard public
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • While it still escapes us in many ways, may truth be told, yet we strive for public. public safety and
  • The chair will now open the floor for public testimony regarding HB1025.
  • Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
  • school library materials, for the Committee on Public Education.
  • administrative penalties, for the Committee on Public Education.
Bills: HJR4, HJR6, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

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  • House Bill 3388 is requires a governing body of public utilities. These are referred to one second.
  • House Bill 3883 requires the governing body of public utilities to advertise utility users their relationship
  • to use the public utility properly and also sets forth requirements for the city to do inspections along
  • so, doing so, they also are given the opportunity to assist with residents who are tied to their public
  • fail on a standalone bond issue, and it was Discussed by the governing body to log row it with a public
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 18, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

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  • That's a called the trust account.
  • So, we'll close out public comment. So, we'll close out public comment.
  • We'll close public comment. We didn't open public comment to the room yet. >> Oh, Mr. Chairman.
  • We'll close public comment. Commission. We'll close public comment. Commission.
  • done a lot with trusts as well, right? done a lot with trusts as well, right?
KY
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  • The trust fund can plug that gap.
  • with three kids, moved out of public with three kids, moved out of public housing,<00:45:07.040>
  • This does not. housing trust fund for people with housing trust fund for people with disabilities,<00
  • There's no public parks.
  • that are walkable, where you have public that are walkable, where you have public transportation
Summary: The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households. Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable. Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-21-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Joining us in the gallery today, members, please hold your applause, and for those in the public, when
  • <00:05:24.080> the your applause, and for those in the your applause, and for those in the public
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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Government

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  • public hearing now. public hearing now.
  • been a long long process to build trust been a long long process to build trust in<00:18:20.799>
  • We're going to have a public registry of licensed camps.
  • Okay, we uh we're gonna have a public hearing.
  • We'll go into the public hearing now.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • They must have had a lot of trust in me. Oh, there you are.
  • Children's First Trust Fund, the appropriation for that. Anyone need any explanations?
  • That's been a matter of public record. Does anyone have any questions? Yeah, where's the issue?
  • And in fact, I have had an informal request for a public hearing.
  • I don't think we have time for a public hearing on this matter today.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May everyone here reflect your heart of service and inspire trust among us.
  • school governing authorities; public schools; appropriations.
  • The public has not been involved. This might be the right thing.
  • That's an invasion of trust, an erosion of trust.
  • I'm going to still trust you.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

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  • Representative Marcel's bill related to local public defender funding.
  • I believe I dropped green cards on other bills for the public defender.
  • That was... ...project, a public-private contract.
  • Jonathan Vine, executive counsel for Public Safety and Corrections.
  • Jonathan Vine, executive counsel for Public Safety and Corrections.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

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  • No public hearings.
  • Unlike the bill before you, all of this work has been accomplished with full public input.
  • The vast majority of public commenters were opposed to this legislation.
  • relief trust fund, risk mitigation trust fund, by Senator Wright.
  • Trust fund by Senator Wright. Senator Wright, you're recognized to explain your bill.
Summary: The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown. Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

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  • including criteria requiring a minor to be compensated and instructs those monies to be placed in a trust
  • , put that 50% aside into that trust.
  • Then under the terms of the trust, put that 50% aside into that trust.
  • So are you asking about the compliance burden in terms of ensuring that the trust is set up?
  • I'm the senior public policy manager with Lyft.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several bills. HB 2192, a child influencer bill, would require compensation for minors featured in monetized content to be placed in trust, allow takedown requests for content as minors become adults, and create remedies for sexualized depictions of minors. The sponsor and Google described it as a modern Coogan-trust style protection; some members raised concerns about the age-13 and age-18 provisions, but the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with two present. HB 2501, an agency bill, conformed Arizona’s definition of appraisal management company to federal law and passed unanimously. HB 2693, which revises bona fide association rules to allow statewide chambers or business leagues to operate self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements, drew support from the Chamber and small-business advocates but opposition from a coalition citing possible federal preemption; it passed as amended on an 8-1 vote. HB 2010, the digital goods disclosure bill, required clearer notice that online “purchases” may be licenses, prorated refunds if access changes, and removed some penalty language in amendment; supporters said it would reduce consumer confusion, while retailers argued federal law already covers the issue. It passed as amended 11-0. The committee also approved HB 2279, which limits liability for Grand Canyon river outfitters for inherent risks of rafting while preserving claims for gross negligence or intentional acts, despite constitutional objections from opponents; it passed 7-4. HB 2690, which tightens unemployment insurance eligibility by adding work-search and fraud cross-check requirements, was opposed by advocates who said it would add red tape and burden eligible claimants, but it passed 7-4. HB 2310, clarifying that qualified marketplace contractor agreements may be terminated unilaterally by the contractor, passed 10-0. HB 2555, requiring retail businesses to accept cash for purchases of $100 or less and banning cash fees, passed as amended 9-1 after debate over consumer access and business flexibility. Finally, HB 2199, which expands required education for RV park managers and shifts some enforcement duties to the Department of Housing, passed as amended 7-0 with three present. The committee then considered HB 2459, which would let mobile home park landlords recover actual utility charges and add an administrative fee for submetering; supporters said it would address overcharges and improve transparency, while opponents warned it could increase costs and confusion. The transcript cuts off before the final action on HB 2459.
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  • I noticed that the bill permanently purposes the voter-created public health trust.
  • Why is it that we don't trust.
  • The trust's constitutionally protected public trust was created by the voters.
  • We are investing public trust dollars, and the standard should be higher for those reasons.
  • Which, what you're saying there in drafting the bill, the intent was the publicer Public safety people
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  • And above all of that, we're talking minimum baseline health and public safety standards.
  • Safety, sanitation, public health, communicable disease protocols, incident reporting, designated public
  • I see this as a public health and safety issue that the state has a definite interest in.
  • Um, House Bill 1638 expands the definition of public trust in the government Tort claims act to include
  • a public trust that oversees a county jail facility.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 6th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 207 deals with public corruption as it relates to elected officials and public employees,
  • This bill is to deter and stop public corruption and make sure those public officials and public employees
  • Officials or public employees who commit corruption are held accountable.
  • It's sealed and it's not for public. Okay. And one more quick question.
  • trust.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 6, 2026, and first considered SB 396, which would allow children in Office of Juvenile Justice custody to attend review hearings by secure video conference. After adopting an amendment to clarify the in-person six-month review requirement and require OJJ staff to participate virtually as well, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 181, which creates a limited raffle license for nonprofit health care organizations and allows related entities within a health system to operate under one charitable gaming license; after adopting the amendment, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee next debated SB 81 and SB 97, companion measures dealing with waiver of jury trials in non-capital felony cases. Supporters, including the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, argued that requiring prosecutorial consent would align Louisiana with federal practice and many other states and would reduce abuse of jury-trial waivers. Opponents, including criminal defense lawyers, the ACLU, and Vote, argued the bills would shift power to the state, reduce defendants’ control over their mode of trial, and could worsen delays and pressure on jailed defendants. SB 81 and SB 97 both passed on divided roll-call votes, 7-3. The committee also reported SB 207 favorably, extending the prescriptive period for certain public corruption offenses to 10 years after an elected official or public employee leaves office; SB 92, requiring district attorneys to submit sexual assault kits to the statewide tracking system; SB 156, increasing the maximum penalty for negligent homicide, with a technical amendment; SB 58, imposing a mandatory minimum for aggravated flight from an officer and dedicating fine proceeds to pursuit training/technology; SB 141, moving the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board to the Louisiana Supreme Court; and SB 410, creating enhanced penalties for accessories after the fact to sex offenses. Later, HB 769, dealing with a holding period for certain domestic violence-related offenders, was reported favorably as amended after debate over its relationship to existing “Gwen’s Law” procedures, and HB 251, requiring notice to victims or families in resentencing matters, was also reported favorably as amended after concerns about post-conviction procedure and possible duplication of existing notice requirements. The committee additionally voluntarily deferred HB 404 and heard HCR 50, which calls for reporting on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities and clarification of funding guidance.