Video & Transcript : 'postnuptial amendment' :
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IA
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
Keywords:
probate, beneficiary designation, named beneficiary, charitable beneficiary, affidavit, estate administration, transfer agent, securities, nonprobate transfer, payable on death, POD account, TOD account, inheritance, premarital agreement, prenuptial agreement, postnuptial amendment, marital agreement, spousal contract, family law, civil law
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The strike-everything amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
- The strike-everything amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
- The amendment is adopted. Move the bill as amended.
- It specifies that a postnuptial agreement may only be amended or revoked by a written agreement signed
- by both parties, and specifies that a postnuptial agreement... ...agreement may only be amended or revoked
Bills:
HB2028 , HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2406 , HB2415 , HB2557 , HB2573 , HB2589 , HB2720 , HB2749 , HB2825 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB2970 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HCR2004 , HCR2051
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- in protesting where, you know, we're standing on the First Amendment, but First Amendment does cross
- Chairman, I move that the one-page win amendment to the strike everything amendment dated February 17
- Chairman, there is one amendment. Please. Mr.
- Vice Chair, please move the win amendment. Mr.
- Chair, there’s one amendment I can explain. Yes, please. The four-page amendment. ...violence.
Bills:
HB2495 , HB2557 , HB2594 , HB2615 , HB2800 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2931 , HB2995 , HB4042 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HB4136
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're standing on the First Amendment, but the First Amendment does cross at one point when property
- Amendment, but First Amendment does cross at one point when a property is now being destroyed and people
- Chairman, I move that the one-page wind amendment to the strike-everything amendment dated February 17
- This is codifying postnuptial agreements.
- If the postnuptial has terms for the trust, then it would be based off of whatever the postnuptial says
Committee:
House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 2931, which continues the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. The sponsor and a Civil Rights Division representative testified that the board helps examine civil rights issues and supports transparency and justice. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 5-3 vote.
The committee then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses. Opponents, including CAIR Arizona and the ACLU, argued it could burden religious expression and protest activity, while supporters said it targets criminal concealment and improves accountability. The committee adopted the striker and amendment and gave the bill as amended a due pass recommendation by a 7-2 vote.
HB 4042 followed, requiring a potential father in a paternity action to serve the mother to avoid waiving certain rights and allowing failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole and align termination law with adoption statutes. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation.
The committee also heard HB 4136, creating unlawful entry into a residence where a vulnerable adult lives as a felony, with an amendment removing immediate-arrest language and other provisions. The sponsor described a case involving repeated harassment of a vulnerable adult, while opponents said existing trespass, burglary, and aggravating-factor laws already cover the conduct. The amended bill received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The strike-everything amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
- The strike-everything amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
- The amendment is adopted. Move the bill as amended.
- It specifies that a postnuptial agreement may only be amended or revoked by a written agreement signed
- by both parties, and specifies that a postnuptial agreement... ...agreement may only be amended or revoked
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from its March 18, 2026 meeting and then took up a long agenda of bills and a clemency nomination. HB 2825, as amended, was heard first. The bill would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and surcharges with a civil collection process, including a required summons and civil default procedures. Supporters said it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costs, while opponents argued it would weaken victims’ rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The committee adopted the Rogers amendment and passed the bill 5-2. The committee also confirmed Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency by a 6-0 vote after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to help the board function efficiently.
The committee then passed HB 4070, as amended, 5-2. That bill bars incorporation of corporations whose officers, directors, or trustees have been convicted of sex trafficking or human trafficking, and expands civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a corporate accountability tool to deter trafficking, while the ACLU opposed it as overbroad and potentially sweeping in people not intended to be covered. HB 2720, which increases penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct and adds a fee to support anti-trafficking services, also passed, 4-3. Supporters, including survivors and law enforcement, said it targets demand and helps victims; opponents warned it could criminalize victims and lacked sufficient safeguards.
The committee heard several additional bills. HB 2047 would raise trespass penalties after eviction-related writs of restitution from third-degree to first-degree trespass; the sponsor and constables said it would improve scene safety and encourage law enforcement response. HB 2136 would create new crimes for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU argued it would punish protest and speech critical of government. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential, limit dissemination, and impose civil and criminal penalties for misuse; supporters said it would prevent re-victimization and reduce trauma, while defense and media concerns were raised about access. HB 2415, dealing with kratom and 7-OH products, drew sharply divided testimony over whether the bill is a needed safety regulation or an overbroad ban that could push users to illicit drugs; the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 32 (2-23-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Floor Amendment 1, please? Floor Amendment 1, please?
- </c> Amendment 2. Amendment 2.
- </c> Amendment 1, and House Floor Amendment Amendment 1, and House Floor Amendment 2.<00:18:09.240><c
- I need to withdraw Floor Amendment. Amendment. Amendment. >> Yes,<00:28:03.040><c> ma'am.
- <00:41:17.480><c> amendment</c><00:41:17.880><c> to</c> Amendment 3, the title amendment to Amendment
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Please read the floor amendment.
- We're on the amendment. Yes, on the amendment.
- Okay, then comment on the amendment. Go ahead. I rise in support of the amendment.
- The amendment, please. Mr.
- So the bill is amended.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a light April Fools proclamation directing the sergeant-at-arms to wear a silk top hat for the day. The chamber then agreed to the House request to adjourn from April 2 to April 7, and messages from the House were received, including transmission of some bills to the Governor. The body also briefly recognized visitors from the Arizona Psychiatric Society and the nominee to lead the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered several bills. On the first calendar, it advanced HB 2120 on property tax exemptions and disability determinations, HB 2174 on insurance business and modeling data, HB 2289 on truth-in-taxation bond notices, HB 2861 on marital/postnuptial agreements, and HB 2903 on banks and financial institutions. On the second calendar, it advanced HB 208 on school libraries, HB 2040 on public educational institutions and adoption information, HB 2075 on school employee contracts, HB 2203 on public school reporting requirements, HB 2255 on school employee training, HB 2383 on school property leases and housing development, and HB 2903 again as amended. Several floor amendments were debated, including a successful hostile amendment to HB 2075 that was later rejected, and committee amendments to other bills were adopted.
The Senate then took third-reading votes on multiple bills. HB 257, HB 2131, HB 2223, HB 2264, HB 2857, HB 2120, HB 2174, HB 2289, HB 2861, HB 2903, HB 2008, HB 2040, HB 2075, HB 2203, HB 2255, and HB 2383 all passed, with recorded roll-call votes and several members explaining their opposition or support. HB 2255 passed with the required three-quarters vote. The chamber also adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and transmitted the bills as appropriate.
Before adjournment, Senator Miranda read a proclamation recognizing Farm Workers Day, and Senator Tothley offered a statement and moment of silence in memory of Passion Swartz, urging review of turquoise alert practices. The Senate then voted to adjourn until Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 10 a.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're on the amendment. Yes, on the amendment.
- Okay, then comment on the amendment. Go ahead. I rise in support of the amendment.
- We're on the amendment. Yes, on the amendment.
- Okay, then comment on the amendment. Go ahead. I rise in support of the amendment.
- Please read the amendment. Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I do have a DE amendment. I wonder if we should take that first. A2 amendment.
- Senate File 3996, as amended, is about protecting children's well-being.
- </c> A1 amendment as well. A1 amendment as well. >> Okay.<01:18:57.280><c> Members.
- </c> the A1 amendment, please say I. the A1 amendment, please say I. Any<01:19:06.680><c> opposed?
- ,</c><01:56:14.680><c> is</c> that, Senate File 903, as amended, is that, Senate File 903, as amended
Bills:
HF3900
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
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
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, I was hoping to be able to amend the bill.
- You know, I was hoping to be able to amend the bill that doesn't look like.
- Vice Chair, please move the strike-everything amendment. Mr.
- The amendment is adopted. Mr. Vice Chair, please move the bill as amended. Mr.
- Chairman, I move that SB 1317 as amended be returned with a due pass recommendation.
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
reentry programs, criminal justice, funding, grants, recidivism, attorney general, jury duty, election worker, Arizona Revised Statutes, temporary appointment, civic duty, family court, professional personnel, parenting time, legal decision-making, evidentiary hearings, child custody, ethical standards, capital punishment, death penalty
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee May 7th, 2025
State Government
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
education, national anthem, patriotism, school policy, constitutional amendment, SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- As was mentioned previously, should the amendment go through, voters could also vote on bond and mill
- This memorial requests that the Health Care Authority submit a state plan amendment to establish a pediatric
- This memorial requests that the Health Care Authority submit a state plan amendment to add a pediatric
- palliative... ...that the Health Care Authority submit a state plan amendment to add pediatric palliative
- And once they put in the state plan amendment, there would be a 50-50 match—50% from the federal government
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management
TX
Committee:
Senate Administration
Keywords:
balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff, you're recognized to read the amendment.
- There's an amendment. We do not have an amendment filed. I make a proposed amendment. Please hold.
- We there, there's been an amendment filed. Gonna ask the Excellent, clerk, to read the amendment.
- Are there any questions on the amendment? Any questions on the amendment?
- now recognized to present your HJr as amended.
Committee:
House Rules
Keywords:
Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:07:18.479><c> Is</c> not going to offer the amendment. Is not going to offer the amendment.
- So, the amendment that correct? Okay.
- >> All in favor of the amendment say I. >> All opposed. >> Amendment adopted. Any questions?
- </c> >> Amendment offered by Representative >> Amendment offered by Representative Baker,
- Amendments adopted. Any opposed. Amendments adopted. Any questions?
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Subcommittee on the Constitution
Transcript Highlights:
- The evidence of my dedication to the First Amendment is the fact that I am here defending the First Amendment
- That is a violation of the First Amendment.
- That is my dedication to the First Amendment.
- But is there anything contrary to the First Amendment about?
- And that makes it a First Amendment violation.
Committee:
Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- What this does is in Covington County, it would allow them to vote in November for a constitutional amendment
- Thank you, members. amendment to either be for uh allowing amendment to either be for uh allowing class
Committee:
Senate Tourism
Keywords:
contract review, legislative oversight, state agencies, funding transparency, professional services, Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, Covington County, Alabama constitutional amendment, local amendment, carbon dioxide sequestration, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Class VI well, underground injection well, Underground Injection Control Program
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I move we approve the amendment. Do we have any questions on the amendment?
- We have a motion on the amendment and a second. All in favor of the amendment say "aye."
- Okay, do we have any questions on the bill as amended? I do, Representative Wood.
- Okay, and then it's a constitutional amendment.
- It'll be a constitutional amendment. ...of the state of Alabama.
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- by Executive Orders 14197 and 14226, and Executive Order 14194, as amended by Executive Orders 14198
- Executive Order 14195, as amended by Executive Orders 14200 and 14228, expands the scope of the same
- </c><04:27:36.399><c> by</c><04:27:36.600><c> executive</c><04:27:37.040><c> orders</c> 14193 as amended
- by executive orders 14193 as amended by executive orders 14197<04:27:39.399><c> and</c> 14197 and 14197
- by executive orders 14195 as amended by executive orders 142000<04:28:21.359><c> and</c> 142000 and
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
Committee:
Senate Mobile County Legislation