Video & Transcript Research : 'constitutional floor'
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Introduction of bills and constitutional amendments. Gentleman from Marion, Mr. Morgan.
- Article 4, Section 73 of the Mississippi Constitution states the governor may veto parts of any appropriation
Keywords:
commendation, sports, team achievement, high school, state championship, suffrage, restoration of voting rights, conviction, probation, law-abiding citizen, congressional term limits, constitutional amendments, Article V, state resolution, political reform, Jackson State University, Veterans Memorial Stadium, economic growth, property tax, multi-purpose facility
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- There are future guards, and we need to give them a constitutional floor.
- floor, and there's no footing in law, family law, or any law, without a constitutional floor.
- Tell me about the constitutional floor issue. Thank you.
- And that's, this would require that as part of that constitutional floor.
- HB 2735 introduces a constitutional rights floor to correct those structural flaws.
Keywords:
family law, constitutional floor, legal standards, child custody, divorce, SB 5868, superior court, judge, judgeship, judicial vacancy, court administration, Skagit County, Yakima County, RCW 2.08.061, Washington courts, county judges, caseload, docket backlog, judicial workload, elected judge
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/15/26
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So, House File 3900 is a constitutional amendment that is working on amending our state constitution
- </c> state statute and state constitution. state statute and state constitution.
- </c> state constitution. state constitution.
- . floor. floor.
- </c> constitutional duty? constitutional duty?
Keywords:
permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- raised some concerns and we wanna address those concerns, but we'll handle that, uh, we believe in a floor
- So they are the protectors of the fund, and it actually says in our Texas Constitution that they are
- In the Texas Constitution, it requires that a home equity loan must be closed at the office of the lender
- I appreciate that and I enjoyed visiting with you about the history of it and on the floor recently.
- If this provision were not in the Texas Constitution related to home equity loan, those retail installment
Bills:
HJR40
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, SJR 4 would raise the constitutional cap on the maximum balance of the Economic stabilization
- And if, if our cap is 24.6 billion, our floor it's 11.2.
- If we hit that floor, we can stop sending any money to state highway fund and preserve ESF.
- these questions, but the ESF is what this bill contemplates making amendations to the, uh, a constitutional
- But the, the, there would be, it would, the, the constitutional, uh, ramifications of how we can appropriate
Bills:
SJR 4
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the way we handle it on our constitution the way we handle it on our constitution is<00:09:35.360
- </c> the constitutional amendment together. the constitutional amendment together.
- four constitutional comprised of the four constitutional members<00:20:48.400><c> of</c><00:20:48.559
- </c><00:25:04.640><c> provisions</c> Minnesota's constitutional provisions Minnesota's constitutional
- <00:38:12.240><c> and</c><00:38:12.480><c> statutory</c> constitutional and statutory constitutional
Bills:
HF3900
Keywords:
permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Local Legislation Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Local Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- Him casting his vote appropriately on the House floor, but because of that, that's where normally—it's
- Anytime you get people to participate in their process, this is a constitutional process.
- This is a constitutional amendment. Yes, sir. And um, it's just a... ...amendment. Yes, sir.
- I would also add this is a constitutional amendment as well, for a vote of the citizens of... ...for
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Follow up, but because this is statutory Not constitutional.
- The ability to move this in the constitution the way it's in the constitution is rigid, and we have no
- This simply asks the voters to move it from the constitution to the statute.
- And that program also been put in the constitution.
- If it's in the constitution, we can't manage it; it just happens.
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem
TX
Bills:
SJR81
TX
Bills:
HB16
Keywords:
judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments
Summary:
The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met with a quorum present and took up House Bill 16, the omnibus courts bill that had been vetoed by the governor after the regular session. The committee substitute made several changes, including moving certain court creation dates, creating a new county court at law for Maverick County, repealing a missed youth diversion article, removing a civil preference for the 456th District Court in Guadalupe County, clarifying the digital court recording study makeup, correcting a drafting error involving prosecutors in the Special Prosecution Unit, and allowing the Office of the Attorney General to represent SPU prosecutors.
Megan LaVoie of the Office of Court Administration testified as a resource witness in support of the bill and thanked the committee for working with the judiciary on the measure. Steve Bresnan of the Texas Court Reporters Association also testified in support of the bill, but used his time to urge action on a separate anti-SLAPP appeal that he said had been pending for 47 months; he distributed materials and proposed an amendment to impose deadlines on the courts, though he said he was not expecting discussion of it that day.
After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the substitute without objection. Representative Hayes moved that House Bill 16, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it be passed and printed. The motion prevailed on a 10-0 vote, and the committee then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you would state your name and whom you represent, and then, uh, Dean Zarini, you have the floor
- No, if not, the floor is now open for public testimony. The chair costs Jordan Vexler. Oh her?
Bills:
HB16
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate of the 89th Legislature Apr 10th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- To be consistent with what's in Article V of the Constitution, the Texas Constitution of course.
- So, I'm in Article 5 of the Constitution section.
- In the Constitution, was that originally written as that way, or was that an amendment to the Constitution
- You're recognized by the constitutional three-day rule. Constitutional three-day rule.
- This constitutional amendment will change the cap from 10 to 15 percent as to constitutional amendment
Keywords:
legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 40, Senate Bill 871, constitutional amendment, emergency powers, governor authority, legislative oversight
Summary:
The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.
TX
Bills:
HB16
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm guilty of many things out before it comes on the floor.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a ballot proposition, as it would amend part of the Constitution.
- That part of the Constitution was created by the voters some time ago and was meant to make it harder
- What we're doing today and what we do on the floor, if and when this is to get to that point, is there
- What we're doing today and what we do on the floor, if and when this is to get to that point, is there
- I don't think this body was meant by the Arizona Constitution to be the arbiter of the Constitution.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, SJR 4 would raise the constitutional cap. of the Economic Stabilization Fund from 10 percent
- It cannot be below that floor. And if our cap is $24.6 billion, our floor utility... $11.2 billion.
- If we hit that floor, we can stop sending any money to the state highway fund and preserve the ESF.
- some of these questions, but the ESF is what this bill contemplates making amendments to via Constitutional
- Constitutional ramifications of how we can appropriate things would be in play.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- The floor is yours. Thank you. Thank you. You have the floor, Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> later on to look at a constitutional later on to look at a constitutional amendment<00:34:34.079
- </c> and because it is a constitutional and because it is a constitutional amendment,<01:25:26.639><c
- 01:25:32.080><c> amendment</c> intent of this constitutional amendment intent of this constitutional
- </c> our bonding law uh constitution our bonding law uh constitution uh<01:25:49.360><c> you</c><01:25
- </c> section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution has<01:31:07.440
Keywords:
emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements
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