Video & Transcript Research : 'Virginia Commission to End Hunger'

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VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I call to order this meeting of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger, and our agenda is before us.
  • So the Virginia Commission to End Hunger, in coordination with the Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • The work group shall be chaired by the chair of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger.
  • and Secondary Education Funding and the Virginia Commission to End Hunger on November 1, 2026. ...on
  • Under these provisions, the Virginia Commission to End Hunger adopts the following policy.
VA
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  • This is actually the last meeting of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition
  • When this commission was created, we were given a very serious responsibility to review Virginia law
  • come back to Virginia.
  • this commission also try to attend.
  • Not that you shouldn't invite people to speak to the commission, but it seems like we need to talk to
VA
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  • And this morning, I'm excited to say that we have a special guest with us to speak to the commission:
  • absolute pleasure to join the Virginia Commission for the Arts and for the opportunity to really stand
  • So is there a motion to approve the minutes of the March 2026 Virginia Commission for the Arts, as amended
  • I'm Tim Jal, representing Region 4 of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and I would like to briefly
  • I was honored to represent the Virginia Commission for the Arts at this event, and I hope to see more
VA
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  • Jessica Hoff, director of the Virginia Housing Commission.
  • to have a cap at all. ...Virginia is the only state that appears to have a cap at all.
  • in Northern Virginia it was closer to $60 to $100 per month. ...and in Northern Virginia it was closer
  • So this is a fee that in our office's research and research according to the Virginia Housing Commission
  • According to the Virginia Housing Commission, it is frequently charged without an existing definition
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House has changed that to a $25 increase to a titling fee.
  • There are changes to the transition to kindergarten program.
  • This follows up on an amendment that we did to this bill in Ways and Means to respond to some very compelling
  • Act to continue.
  • Who are trying to abide by the rules of the Climate Commitment Act to continue to operate without allowing
Bills: SCR8410
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and prayer, then approved the previous day’s journal and received gubernatorial appointments and House messages. It also introduced Senate Bill 6362 and referred it to the Law and Justice Committee. After caucus, the President signed a number of bills in open session. The chamber then took up several House-amended measures. Substitute Senate Bill 6225, a transportation bonding bill, was concurred in and passed 49-0 after remarks that it was needed to support the six-year transportation budget and historic maintenance investments. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6354, allowing direct sales by electric vehicle manufacturers such as Rivian and Lucid, was also concurred in and passed 47-2 after supporters said the House changes lowered consumer fees while preserving the fiscal effect. Engrossed Senate Bill 6228, dealing with tax preferences and pharmacy-related provisions, passed 26-23 after concurrence; Engrossed Senate Bill 6347, concerning estate tax changes, passed 39-10 after concurrence; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which included changes to transitional kindergarten, National Board bonuses, alternative learning experience, Running Start, and electric bus depreciation, passed 26-23; and Substitute Senate Bill 6355, involving transmission authority governance, transparency, and eminent domain-related sideboards, passed 32-17. The Senate also resolved several House/Senate differences by receding or amending bills. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, funding the Seattle Community Development Authority, passed 49-0 after the Senate receded from its amendments. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, on literacy-related teacher standards and technical assistance, was returned to second reading, amended with a striking amendment, and then passed 48-1. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215, concerning Climate Commitment Act compliance obligations for fuel supply, was similarly amended with a negotiated striking amendment to protect good-faith operators and then passed 49-0. The Senate then signed additional bills in open session and recessed for lunch and caucus.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and to lead such an important office and to be such a great colleague to all of us on both sides of
  • I'd like to share, Denise has demonstrated a very deep and sustained commitment to expanding access to
  • continue to do what we enjoy and that's flying. ...funds to continue to do what we enjoy, and that's
  • President, when we're elected and when we end our service, whatever we're elected to, it's often reflected
  • I also want to speak to something that I know is very dear to you. Public service matters.
Bills: SCR8410
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins. The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 07:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate will come to order.
  • This particular budget proposes $230 million to provide a tax credit to folks, to expand a tax credit
  • So I just want to say thank you so much to them.
  • We're going to be able to be. I don't know. I'm a good. I'm going to be able to be a man.
  • And I'm going to be able to be. I'm going to be. I'm going to say. I'm going to say I don't know.
Bills: SCR8410, SCR8410
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think we're going to have to pass it on to other people, right?
  • But what I'm really going to miss, and you've got a taste of it from Senator Braun's ending there, is
  • to have that camaraderie, to work from the House to the Senate.
  • But I'm very pleased to present this to you.
  • to get to their homes down over a logging road.
Bills: SCR8410, SCR8410
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • vehicle manufacturers, to sell directly to Washington consumers.
  • The House has changed that to a $25 increase to a titling fee.
  • There are changes to the transition to kindergarten program.
  • take that call to be accountable to the people of the state.
  • Who are trying to abide by the rules of the Climate Commitment Act to continue to operate without allowing
Bills: SCR8410, SCR8410
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:40 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So on one end, we're discouraged... ...allows a deduction for 90% of wagering losses up to the amount
  • So on one end we're discouraging philanthropy, and with this change from the House, it feels to me like
  • Many folks know the work that we've done has been incredibly important to reducing childhood hunger,
  • President, that childhood hunger rates plummeted in Washington State when kids had access to universal
  • a million dollars in today's dollars, but are going to end up being under this bill.
Bills: SCR8410
Summary: The Senate considered engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6346, a major tax package creating a new income tax on high earners, providing tax reductions and credits, and funding various spending priorities. A point of order was raised that House amendments exceeded the bill’s scope under Senate Rule 66, focusing on new provisions affecting sales and use taxes and business and occupation taxes. The President ruled the amendments were within scope, finding they were tax reductions similar to those already in the Senate-passed bill, and the Senate then took up the motion to concur in the House amendments. Members debated the House changes at length. Supporters said the amendments improved the bill by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit, adding exemptions for diapers and over-the-counter medicines, bringing forward some tax relief, preserving business loss carryforwards, and adding funding or intent language for items such as Fair Start for Kids, K-12 investments, local government replacement funding, and universal school meals. Opponents argued the bill remained unconstitutional or unfair, criticized the income tax structure and inflation indexing changes, objected to the gambling-loss deduction and limits on charitable deductions, and said the bill’s promises on public defense, education, and other priorities were not secured in the body of the measure. On a roll call vote, the Senate concurred in the House amendments by a vote of 27-21, with one excused. The Senate then passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6346 as amended by the House by the same 27-21 vote, and the President signed the bill in open session. The chamber also received several messages from the House announcing signed bills, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 02:15 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Her career in the Senate is coming to an end much too quickly for my taste, but I know that she and the
  • I wanted to get to know them.
  • I wanted to get to know them.
  • I made a pitch to you to bring music to our Senate tradition.
  • at the end of the day, what I come away with is that she's willing to invest in others, and she's willing
Bills: SCR8410
Summary: The Senate took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program. The chamber adopted a Ways and Means striking amendment, then passed the bill 33-16. Supporters said it would change provider payment to attendance-based reimbursement, require subsidy rates to reach at least the 75th percentile of market rates, update use of market rate surveys, and remove previously scheduled income-eligibility expansions. Opponents argued it would not treat all child care providers equally and could create unfair workarounds. The bill was immediately transmitted to the House. The Senate then passed Engrossed House Bill 2487, which clarifies how insurance companies and their affiliates are taxed, and Substitute House Bill 2089, which narrows a tax preference for certain financial institutions and dedicates the revenue to the Wildfire Mitigation Fund. HB 2487 drew criticism for applying the tax retroactively to 2019 despite prior court rulings, while HB 2089 was opposed on affordability grounds because it affects mortgage-related taxation. The chamber also passed Engrossed House Bill 2681, raising annual license fees for cannabis producers, processors, and retailers; opponents said the increase reflected broader budget pressures. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 8704 honoring Senator Rebecca Saldaña. Numerous senators from both parties praised her work on labor, environmental justice, child welfare, immigrant and worker rights, and her habit of centering marginalized communities and checking on colleagues personally. Saldaña responded with remarks about organizing, democracy, and the importance of collective action, saying she was grateful for the chamber and looking forward to the next chapter. The Senate adopted the resolution unanimously, and members agreed to add all senators’ names as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8702 honoring Senator Judy Warnick, with speakers from both parties highlighting her long service, agricultural background, calm leadership, bipartisan approach, and work on rural economic development, children and families, and capital projects. Warnick thanked colleagues and said she looked forward to spending more time with her family, farm, and horses. The meeting also included routine motions to move between orders of business and a message from the House concurring in Senate amendments to several bills.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and to lead such an important office and to be such a great colleague to all of us on both sides of
  • go to.
  • President, when we're elected and when we end our service, whatever we're elected to, it's often reflected
  • I also want to speak to something that I know is very dear to you. Public service matters.
  • Finally, I want to express my gratitude to you.
Bills: SCR8410
Summary: The Senate convened on March 9, 2025, approved the previous day’s journal, suspended Rule 46 to allow committees to meet during floor sessions, and referred committee and gubernatorial reports as designated. It also received several new bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 6359, and later suspended Rule 20 to allow additional floor resolutions. The chamber then moved through a series of gubernatorial confirmations, with broad support for Megan Matthews as Director of the Washington State Office of Equity and for several college board trustees, including Robert A. Zupon (Renton Technical College), Denise E. Gideon (Clark College), Adria Buchanan (Clover Park Technical College), Michelle R. Smith (Columbia Basin College), and Edison A. Valerio (Columbia Basin College). Each confirmation passed by majority roll call vote, with some members excused. The Senate then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. Members rejected the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopted a narrower striking amendment that, among other changes, repealed the luxury aircraft tax and replaced it with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, while also making technical corrections and creating a sustainable aircraft fuel account. Supporters said the bill reflected a bipartisan agreement, improved transportation funding, and supported aviation sustainability; opponents argued it would disproportionately burden small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed the Senate on a 33-15 vote. The final major action was adoption of Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. The resolution highlighted his long career in the House and Senate, his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and local projects, and his reputation for institutional knowledge and mentorship. Numerous senators from both parties offered personal remarks praising his integrity, advocacy for working families, and support for colleagues. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and Senator Conway, joined by family and friends in the gallery, offered brief remarks thanking the Senate, his staff, family, and constituents before the chamber recessed for lunch and caucus.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 10th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, Virginia has some, again, you hear me refer to other states; it's almost like a catalog of things
  • So it's, uh, but this is similar to what Virginia... move on to the second amendment.
  • Um, Virginia has some, again, you hear me refer to other states; it's almost like a catalog of things
  • So it's, uh, but this is similar to what Virginia... Right.
  • this is an attempt to do is similar to this is an attempt to do is similar to what<00:22:27.600>
KY
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  • Darren's able to crawl probably 50 feet to one of the deputies who was able to drag him by his vest to
  • At the end of the day, uh, four were killed, two were crippled for life to be.
  • Darren's attention to come to him. Darren's attention to come to him.
  • to to to fund this coverage. to to to fund this coverage. >> Okay. >> Okay.
  • to limit everyone to Senate we we try to limit everyone to five<00:46:38.000> bills.
Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.
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  • It falls to my Republican friends to bring this lawless, unconstitutional madness to an end, and I wish
  • to rely on the government to make ends meet.
  • And prior to Sackett, there was West Virginia v.
  • EPA, or as I like to say, West Virginia-North Dakota v.
  • And then I think Congress is going to need to codify that, because in the end, this can't be a structure
Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.
KY
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  • to be done.
  • to be done.
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Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. House Bill 131, sponsored by Representative Meredith, was amended with a committee substitute and would allow former second class city fire departments more scheduling flexibility, including hybrid shift patterns, while preserving existing collective bargaining agreements. There was no opposition or questions, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably by voice/roll call vote. House Bill 256, sponsored by Chairman Flannery, would impose a 40-year statutory limit on root-of-title interests to clear dormant title issues and improve marketable title, while excluding coal and mineral interests. A committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would update county law library funding/use rules to allow more modern expenditures such as online legal services; Representative Willner supported it as a useful modernization, and the bill also passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 368, sponsored by Representative Decker, would expand local governments’ ability to use online public notice alternatives instead of relying solely on newspaper publication in smaller counties. Supporters from local government groups argued the change would save money, improve efficiency, and still keep the public informed, while the Kentucky Press Association cautioned that website standards should be addressed and noted concerns about losing newspaper notice revenue. After discussion, the committee passed the bill favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional yes votes for HB 131, HB 256, and HB 290, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we had to go and fight for her to be able to go back to her hometown where she wanted to go.
  • And so... system in place to do that. And so, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, if Mr.
  • And what you're doing is basically bringing awareness to the hunger issue on campuses.
  • , they're going to need to have a place.
  • So, to be eligible for designation as a hunger-free campus, a public or private institution of higher
Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I want to now open it up to members of the commission to see if there are any other opening comments
  • We want to open it up to members of the commission for any additional questions specific to this presentation
  • And before we hand it off, I just want to open it up to the commission to see if there are any questions
  • I'm going to offer one more opportunity to members of the commission to make any closing remarks.
  • I'm going to offer one more opportunity to members of the commission to make any closing remarks that