Video & Transcript Research : 'Legislative Commission on Legislative Security'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is creating a commission on legislative security.
- And this commission is specific to looking at security needs for members and staff in legislative districts
- It's modeled off of the Legislative Commission on Data Practices.
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Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment
Summary:
The committee first attempted to approve minutes from February 24 and March 3, but members identified multiple spelling errors in names, so approval was held and the motion withdrawn. The committee then took up House File 3477, a bill by Representative Long proposing a civil remedy for constitutional violations by government actors, including federal actors. An author’s amendment (A4) was adopted to remove a subdivision and clarify retroactivity. In discussion, members raised concerns about Supremacy Clause and immigration-related issues; the author responded that the bill applies evenly to state and federal actors and is meant to enforce constitutional rights, not immigration law. After debate, the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register failed on a 6-7 vote, with one member excused.
The committee next heard House File 3480, authored by Representative Howard, which would commission an independent economic impact study of Operation Metro Surge. An A2 amendment was adopted to add a dollar amount for the study and clarify timing. Representative Howard said the study would help the legislature understand statewide impacts and noted reported harm to businesses, child care, schools, and local governments. Testimony in support came from Laura Santiago, reading a statement from Christopher Gomez of Willmar, who described ICE agents entering his family’s restaurant, the detention and deportation of family members, and resulting business losses. Rachel Ser, Minneapolis emergency management director, cited a preliminary city assessment estimating major impacts including food insecurity, lost wages, business revenue losses, hotel cancellations, and rental assistance needs. Some members questioned the cost and usefulness of the study, while others said suburban and greater Minnesota communities also wanted the data. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Even being on the Legislative Audit Commission, we don't see a great deal of the detailed data because
- Even being on the Legislative Audit Commission, we don't see a great deal of the detailed data because
- Reference Library, and it is the inclusion of the Legislative Coordinating Commission on line 1.10 and
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Keywords:
Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/10/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order.
- It would put the redistricting commission on the ballot to be voted on as a constitutional amendment.
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this experienced people on this experienced people on this commission<00:42 - He said he knows how impactful it can be on individual legislators and on their constituents.
- He said he knows how impactful it can be on individual legislators and on their constituents.
Bills:
HF550
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025 at 08:01 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The Commission will then take one final vote to forward all the recommendations the Commission adopted
- We will now turn to voting on the commission decisions for the Sunset Commission staff reports we heard
- Members, it is the Chair's plan to vote on all the proposed commission decisions for an agency before
- The next agency we're voting on is the Texas Ethics Commission.
- We had some testimony before the Commission on the surprise late penalties that continue to accrue.
Keywords:
Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Ethics Commission, recommendations, Angelina River Authority, Natchez Valley Authority, public testimony, legislative session
Summary:
The meeting of the Sunset Advisory Commission served as a concluding assembly for the current biennium, where various agencies were reviewed. Notably, the Commission focused on staff recommendations and modifications regarding the Angelina and Natchez River Authority, Lower Natchez Valley Authority, and Texas Ethics Commission. After discussing various modifications, the members voted unanimously on multiple recommendations aimed at improving operational efficiency and accountability within these agencies. The Chair emphasized the collaborative effort of the Commission members and staff, acknowledging their hard work throughout the biennium.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a section on punishments.
- I mean, we place limits on when we can raise funds; we place limits on...
- Maybe hold a fundraiser on him or go hold a fundraiser. or on some other issue that's before the body
- I'm going to move on and ask you.
- That was on the agenda.
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on the discussions surrounding HB18, which aims to prevent legislators from financially benefiting when they break quorum. Chairman Shaheen emphasized that this bill addresses the integrity of the Texas legislature and responds to constituent concerns about lawmakers being absent and raising funds simultaneously. Throughout the meeting, members discussed the implications of enforcing penalties for breaking quorum and the balance between legislative strategy and financial transparency. Various representatives expressed their views, with some supporting the bill for enhancing accountability, while others argued that it imposes unfair restrictions on a constitutional tactic historically used by minority factions.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 46 Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And he smiled at me, and he said he was born with one leg shorter than the other.
- It's a power that always rests in the hands of the one who has been wronged.
- The first one is my friend, former Representative Bill Gurley, and his wife, Peggy, who is on the floor
- And I have one more introduction. My second one. What brings them here today?
- These seniors are here with us today to learn more about the legislative process.
Keywords:
4-H, youth development, community service, education, volunteering, Oklahoma, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, SB171, state government, Capitol security, peace officer commission, legislative security, Department of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Safety, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 45 Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Ethics Commission cracked down on them and stuff.
- Representative Townley serves on the executive committee for the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental
- One of the events on that journey was something that occurred that was not only one of the highlights
- of my legislative career but one of the highlights of my life.
- To my fellow legislators and leadership, it has been a real privilege to serve with each and every one
Keywords:
4-H, youth development, community service, education, volunteering, Oklahoma, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, SB171, state government, Capitol security, peace officer commission, legislative security, Department of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Safety, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 58-2 May 14th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Questions on the CCR present, Gann. You're recognized for a question on the CCR.
- have to vote on it.
- But over the last two years that we've worked on this piece of legislation, I do feel like I think the
- I think that could be a legitimate complaint that some people may have on this piece of legislation.
- Speaker, I urge you to vote yes on this piece of legislation. Thank you for your debate, members.
Keywords:
legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 58-1 May 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's right, number one.
- That was on a Saturday.
- One of our proudest accomplishments has been securing a full tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans
- This is one of those.
- On the bill, Representative Boles now moves the vote on the bill be considered to vote on the emergency
Keywords:
legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 57 May 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The previous state journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, reassignment
- I was planning to announce on Monday that my son turned 13 over the weekend, and so I want to wish him
Keywords:
legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one bill on our agenda, and that is House Bill 18, which the chair now lays out and recognizes
- House Bill 18 strikes a careful balance between the right of a legislative minority to resist legislation
- or on, I'm reading, I'm on, uh, I'm on line 2, top of page 3, make a political expenditure for travel
- Come on now.
- The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's one item that you can call out for sure.
- I mean, we place limits on dollar amounts federally. We place limits on when we can raise funds.
- If we think one.
- So that's the legislative continuance.
- The intent of this legislation is to prohibit legislators from financially benefiting from breaking quorum
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one bill on the calendar. HCR 2048, and Mason will present. Mr.
- Chair, one moment. The folks at home apparently can't hear, so keep... One moment.
- Is it the one with the most votes, or is it the one that we like the best? Mr.
- So I am a decided no on this, and I would just think in the last hours of this legislative session to
- Now, having a choice of one... They get a choice. Now, having a choice of one is no choice.
Bills:
HCR2048
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. ...Commission on Environmental Quality on the bill and membership.
- That language is explained on line 23 as well as regarding the transporters on line 23 on page 1 and
- So if it's too much on them, it's too much on them, right?
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has a formal complaint process for Texans to report violations
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality plays a critical role in managing Texas... ...environmental
Keywords:
translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one bill on our agenda, and that is House Bill 18, which the chair now lays out and recognizes
- It strikes a careful balance between the right of a legislative minority to resist legislation and the
- Those funds could not be spent by that quorum-breaking legislator on...
- All right, I'm sorry, you're fine on time.
- Senator, we could ask legislative council.
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Federally, we place limits on when we can raise funds, we place limits on...
- ...and hold fundraisers, and maybe hold a fundraiser on hemp or go hold a fundraiser on some other issue
- So that's the legislative continuance.
- Legislation is to prohibit legislators from financially benefiting from breaking quorum.
- Legislative sessions are legislative sessions.
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- in one day.
- Uh, we have identified some of the commissions that are no longer being utilized, and this is the Legislative
- Commission on Housing Affordability.
- For the Legislative Coordinating Commission. No questions, no re-referrals.
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Keywords:
CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
LMG Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00PM HST
Legislative Management
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the House Committee on Legislative Management. It is Wednesday, February 18th.
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the a committee is one that what the a committee is one that what the commission<00:18 - Next, we have the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women in support. ...missing the appointed
- Next, we have the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women in support.
Keywords:
child welfare, advocacy, oversight, independent office, foster care, child advocate, child safety, nepotism, ethics, government transparency, accountability, legislative standards, electronic voting, legislative transparency, Hawaii House, voting system, appropriation, lawmaker safety, political violence, confidentiality
Summary:
The House Committee on Legislative Management heard testimony on several measures. HB 1805, relating to child welfare, drew support from the University of Hawaii and concerns from the Attorney General about the bill’s definition of state agency and possible separation-of-powers and supremacy clause issues. During decision-making, the committee opted to move the child advocate function to the Attorney General’s office, accepted the Attorney General’s suggested scope and jurisdiction amendments, set the salary at 90% of the Department of Health deputy director’s salary, and passed the bill with amendments.
HB 2110, relating to nepotism, received support from the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, which said the bill would apply the rule consistently and noted the existing good-cause exception process. The committee later deferred the bill, saying existing House rules on nepotism were already strict and that the proposal would be duplicative in statute. HB 2180, relating to voting boards, had no oral testimony in the room during the hearing, but the committee later amended it into a blank appropriations vehicle for the House of Representatives and passed it with amendments.
HB 2184, relating to lawmaker safety, drew concerns from the Campaign Spending Commission that the bill would require redaction of address information and could create implementation issues, and the Attorney General noted missing language regarding appointed officials and an internal cross-reference issue. The committee adopted amendments to address those concerns and passed the bill with amendments. HB 2219, relating to disclosure of privileged communications to the Ombudsman, was clarified by the Ombudsman’s office as not requiring disclosure of privileged material, only preserving privilege if such material is voluntarily provided; the bill passed with amendments. HB 2469, relating to a regular session review working group, received testimony from the State Procurement Office, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and others in support and opposition, and the committee passed it with amendments after changing references and funding language.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Sep 17th, 2025 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Samantha, on behalf of the commission, I thank you for your service to the state of Texas, and I wish
- I think we have that issue on this commission as well.
- Natalie, will you brief the commission on this agenda item, please?
- Natalie, will you also brief the commission on the proposed changes to Chapter 24? Of course.
- We will discuss the status of the Texas Ethics Commission legislative recommendations.
Keywords:
Texas Ethics Commission, legislative recommendations, general counsel appointment, foreign lobbying, political contributions, quarterly meetings, public testimony, rule amendments
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Texas Ethics Commission's (TEC) evaluation of legislative recommendations and personnel updates, including the appointment of a new general counsel and discussions about upcoming quarterly meetings. Commissioner Schmidt reported on the progress of various bills, including amendments to existing laws, the need for increased regulation on foreign lobbying, and the publication of new rules in the Texas Register. Public testimonies were heard regarding compliance issues and proposed changes in political contribution regulations. The Commission agreed to schedule further review on the legislative items discussed and the proposed rule amendments.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- primary sponsors on this.
- We've just been through this during the declared emergencies that went on and on and on for almost three
- one bill and 25 on the other.
- And we have a great relationship; we did when I, and I think we still do, but on the commission, we had
- There’s one at me. I’m a big guy, but I can’t take 300 people on.