Video & Transcript Research : 'broadcasters'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Senate Bill 263 is Radio Broadcasters Franchise Tax.
- defining language that clarifies that certain existing franchise type provisions applicable to broadcasting
- Commission, but is also similarly situated free and over-the-air local LFL FCC licensed radio broadcasters
- Applicable to broadcasting and live and pre-recorded television radio programs it helps ensure franchise
- It's a franchise tax consisting between radio and television broadcasters.
Keywords:
school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction
LA
Keywords:
sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 263 confirms existing franchise tax provisions that apply to broadcasting, specifically over-the-air
- television broadcasting.
- Licensed by the FCC, the same rule applies to free over-the-air local FCC licensed radio broadcasters
- the same franchise tax treatment and the definitions between the radio... ...and the television broadcasters
Keywords:
SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Nov 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's broadcast operations.
- Also, because public broadcasters' analog broadcasting capabilities have been mentioned, they reach a
- What's your advice to broadcasters?
- Murrow Award for Broadcast Excellence, one of the highest honors in American broadcasting.
- But public broadcasting is beyond NPR and PBS.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the impact of the federal rescission of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding on California public media, with Assemblymember Chris Ward and Senator Akilah Weber Pierson framing public media as essential civic infrastructure for education, local news, arts, emergency alerts, and underserved communities. Local officials from San Diego and La Mesa voiced support, emphasizing public media’s role in trusted information, children’s programming, and community arts access.
Panelists from PBS SoCal, KCRW, Rebuild Local News, NPR, KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR described significant budget losses, layoffs, reduced programming, and threats to rural and specialized services. They highlighted impacts on children’s educational content, local journalism, arts coverage, science and documentary production, and emergency alert systems. Several speakers noted that smaller stations in rural or low-broadband areas are especially vulnerable, while larger stations are also cutting staff and delaying projects. They also discussed possible responses such as shared services, cost reductions, philanthropy, and state support, while warning that one-time bridge funding is not a long-term fix.
Committee members asked about operational changes, alternative revenue sources, the role of state programs, and whether public pressure could restore federal funding. Witnesses said the loss is already being felt, that restoration appears unlikely in the near term, and that any state support should be structured to protect editorial independence and provide stable, timely funding. The hearing concluded with a shift to labor and production testimony and then to station-specific testimony from KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR, followed by public comment.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill prohibits non-compete agreements for broadcast workers.
- Broadcasters need to have the ability to have exclusive content that they broadcast.
- the ability for broadcast talent to offer exclusivity to the very businesses that will broadcast them
- This issue was brought to me by Renda Broadcasting, who is our local broadcaster for Indiana County,
- This issue was brought to me by Renda Broadcasting, who is our local broadcaster for Indiana County,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Local news talent pipeline program funding HF4072 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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I < - as as stakeholders in the broadcast as as stakeholders in the broadcast industry. industry. industry
- :27.160>
other uh broadcasting sports and many other uh broadcasting sports and many other different - And so, I journalism and broadcasting.
- , connections, whether it's broadcast, connections, whether it's broadcast, newspaper,<00:15:49.240
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM, PSM DEFER, PSM Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Transcript Highlights:
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It are visible during the broadcast. It are visible during the broadcast. - television and radio broadcasters statewide.
- U, we support broadcasters statewide.
- <00:09:17.120>
to would require television broadcasters to would require television broadcasters - Association of Broadcasters that deal Association of Broadcasters that deal with<00:25:16.720>
the
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several public safety and emergency-related measures. SB 3192, on emergency healthcare license waivers, drew support from nursing and healthcare advocates who said automatic emergency licensure during a governor-declared emergency would help avoid delays in bringing qualified clinicians to disaster areas, citing the Lahaina wildfire response. The committee reported 13 supportive testimonies, none in opposition, and one comment. It later recommended passage of SB 3192 with technical non-substantive amendments and a defective effective date, and the recommendation was adopted by vote.
SB 2121, requiring ASL interpretation and visible picture-in-picture display during official emergency announcements, received supportive testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters. DAP demonstrated why captions alone are not sufficient and why an interpreter on screen improves effective communication. Broadcasters supported the bill’s intent but raised practical concerns about implementation and staffing, suggesting amendments. SB 3239, which would appropriate funds to HMA for bilingual resources and services for residents with limited English proficiency, was supported by legal aid and immigrant-rights advocates who emphasized the need for language access during disasters and noted the large LEP population in Hawaii. After discussion, the chair proposed folding the sign-language and multilingual access concepts into SB 21109, a broader emergency preparedness communications bill, and the committee deferred SB 2121 and SB 3239.
The committee also heard SB 2645 on fire prevention and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire marshal supported the bill’s provisions to modernize the office, create cross-certified assistant fire marshals, shift inspections to a risk-based schedule, establish the state fire code as the baseline, and create a special fund, but DLNR opposed the section changing the marshal selection process from a council-based appointment to gubernatorial appointment. The chair ultimately recommended passage of the proposed SD2 with blank appropriation amounts and committee-report concerns, and the recommendation was adopted. The committee then passed SB 21109 with amendments, incorporating the deferred sign-language and language-access ideas into the broader emergency communications framework. It also later took up measures from the prior day’s agenda, passing SB 2882, SB 3191, and SB 2339 with amendments, including changes to the state buildings, water safety/drowning prevention, and building code council measures.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Meeting broadcasting through social media 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- expressed concern that state statute didn't clearly define the ability of a public body to live broadcast
- HF 3295 would clear all that up and hopefully lead to more public bodies live broadcasting meetings,
- <00:00:52.640>
live ability of a public body to live ability of a public body to live broadcast - through social media or how to broadcast through social media or how to address<00:00:55.520>
the - more public bodies live broadcasting more public bodies live broadcasting meetings,<00:01:06.880
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- And a sports broadcaster when he grows up.
- Broadcasters need to have the ability to have exclusive content that they broadcast.
- Broadcasters need to have the ability to have exclusive content that they broadcast.
- the ability for broadcast talent to offer exclusivity to the very businesses that will broadcast them
- This issue was brought to me by Renda Broadcasting, who is our local broadcaster for Indiana County,
Summary:
The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees.
The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage.
Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders.
The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- over the air, but also cable broadcast over the air, but also cable or<00:06:53.080>
internet - also say that if you have a broadcasting also say that if you have a broadcasting facility,<00:06
- requirements around broadcast requirements around broadcast disclaimers<00:07:52.120>
also - And I could probably name dozens of broadcast news, you could name dozens of broadcast news categories
- news, you could name dozens of broadcast news, you could name dozens of broadcast<00:16:14.760>
news
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- broadcasting companies use. broadcasting companies use.
- . broadcasting. broadcasting.
- emergency broadcasting. emergency broadcasting.
- the emergency broadcast piece of this. the emergency broadcast piece of this.
- broadcast communications. broadcast communications.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- . $5.9 million for public broadcasting and tribal radio. $4.6 million to ensure our seniors and our senior
- Would that be considered public broadcasting? Um, Mr.
- Territory and language, but it's actually their broadcasting system for their local paper daily.
- That particular station does a lot of local broadcasting.
- Broadcasting, and most of the TV that comes from eastern New Mexico comes in from Texas.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- broadcasting that we've had continuously.
- We also broadcast 10,000 hours every year because we have four channels.
- Broadcasts over the air. TV shows.
- PBS broadcasts the shows to us.
- If there's a show that we think should not be broadcast, we do have the right not to broadcast it.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Understand that many of our small broadcasters, many of our medium-sized broadcasters, have endured a
- Now, the one thing that broadcasters offer in this space of free broadcast, or bread and butter, if you
- And a non-compete will only be enforced within the broadcast area of that broadcast station.
- Our small and medium-sized broadcasters need this...
- Our small and medium-sized broadcasters need this.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and first handled routine business including postponing approval of the prior journal and confirming a quorum. Several committee reports were adopted, including measures from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, after testimony from Rep. DeLosier and discussion of a constituent’s experience with severe scoliosis; the resolution passed 201-1.
The House then adopted a series of additional resolutions and bills, including Diaper Need Awareness Week, a study on PANS/PANDAS, 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and a resolution commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania. It also passed bills on Sunshine Act agenda notice changes, veteran death notifications, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, township audit deadlines, first responder memorials, road transfers, parole board succession, and restrictions on HOA limits for rooftop solar. The solar bill drew multiple failed amendments on HOA voting rules, native plants, energy-source discrimination, and net metering; one amendment on indemnification for elected officials at special events was adopted.
In final passage votes, the House approved legislation to prohibit NDAs related to data centers, with debate centered on transparency and local control; it passed 171-31. The chamber also passed bills allowing Pittsburgh school administrators to collectively bargain, requiring hunting and trapping education options in schools, expanding SWIF’s equity investment authority, and scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. The Counseling Compact bill and a parole-record privilege bill both passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the House signed those measures for presentation to the Governor. The session ended with referrals of new bills to committees, a motion to adjourn, and adjournment until July 1, 2026.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Broadcasting, please open the lines.
- Broadcasting, please open the lines.
- Broadcasting, please open the lines.
- Broadcasting, please open the lines.
- Broadcasting, will you open the lines?
Keywords:
Nevada gaming, gaming regulation, sports pool, race book, interactive gaming, slot machines, restricted license, Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, game approval, administrative approval, service provider, cash access, wagering instruments, global risk management, information service, sports wagering, pari-mutuel wagering, casino regulation, gaming license
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee, May 7, 2026
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
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then <00:08:00.080>the the broadcast studio and then the the broadcast studio - Uh but we broadcast set looked like.
- into the character of the broadcasts. into the character of the broadcasts.
- building to the the virtual broadcast. building to the the virtual broadcast.
- affects how the the sound is broadcast affects how the the sound is broadcast virtually<00:16:13.440
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- >> The broadcast license. >> The broadcast license is held at a corporate level. >> Yeah.
- >> The broadcast license. >> The broadcast license is held at a corporate level. >> Yeah.
- <03:54:46.399>
Um, broadcast morning show program. Um, broadcast morning show program. - so many of our broadcasters are music. so many of our broadcasters are music. >> Yes.
- but I just broadcast I keep broadcast but I just want<04:04:45.279>
to <04:04:45.359>hear<
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill prohibits non-compete agreements for broadcast workers.
- Understand that many of our small broadcasters, many of our medium-sized broadcasters, have endured a
- Now, the one thing that broadcasters offer in this space of free broadcast, or bread and butter, if you
- And a non-compete will only be enforced within the broadcast area of that broadcast station.
- Our small and medium-sized broadcasters need this.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support.
The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control.
The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor May 30th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- Broadcast, is there anyone on the line?
- Broadcast, is there anyone on the line?
- Broadcast, is there anyone on the line?
- Broadcast, is there anyone on the line?
- Broadcast, is there anyone on the line? Broadcast, is there anyone on the line?
Keywords:
health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Education Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We also broadcast 10,000 hours of children's programming on our Main HD channel.
- So, that was a whole day broadcast on that day.
- we're broadcasting.
- All four of those are broadcast every day. In addition, we stream all of Those as well.
- So, what our goal is to do is move beyond just the broadcast into streaming.