Video & Transcript Research : 'public purpose'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal May 20th, 2026

Municipal

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • The bill prohibits a public school from discriminating against or denying access to any patriotic youth
  • This bill, 1370, allows, but does not require, public school principals to grant youth groups the opportunity
  • 2036, and terminates the board on either January 1, 2037, if the board has no outstanding Arizona Public
Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered three bills. SB 1210 would create a separate out-of-state registration process for private post-secondary institutions domiciled outside Arizona that enroll Arizona residents in fully online programs, require certain disclosures and financial protections, and extend student tuition recovery fund protections to those students. Testimony from the Arizona Private School Association supported the bill as closing a regulatory loophole and protecting Arizona students; the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1370 would allow principals, during the first quarter of the school year, to let eligible patriotic youth groups address students and distribute materials, and would prohibit public schools from discriminating against such groups based on membership criteria or oath requirements. The sponsor’s representative said the bill would allow, not require, access and would expand a list of youth groups that has not been updated since 1978. The committee approved the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1422 would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board until July 1, 2036, with termination tied to the retirement of outstanding obligations, and SB 1423 would continue the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until July 1, 2036. Both bills were described as continuations of existing programs; WICHE’s president testified in support of SB 1423 and noted the state’s long partnership with the organization. The committee passed both bills with due pass recommendations, each by 7-0 votes, and then adjourned.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 27, 2026

Revenue

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  • for a public vote.
  • for a public vote.
  • We held public budget sessions.
  • We held public budget sessions.
  • We held public budget sessions.
Bills: HB0147, HB0127
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 17, 2026

Revenue

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  • Any other public to speak on this bill?" Chair: "Public comment.
  • Currently, the bill publications.
  • to one publication as opposed to two. to one publication as opposed to two.
  • >> One publication. Sorry. Okay. >> One publication. Sorry. Okay. >> Okay.
  • One publication. for bond tax issues. One publication. >> One<02:18:27.040> publication.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 15th, 2025

Public Education

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  • of admission into public schools.
  • of admission to public schools.
  • I believe is the purpose.
  • Where it clarifies what a valid medical purpose would be.
  • for the purpose of attending a released time... course.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 18, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

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  • Uh is there any any uh public presented.
  • So, we'll close out public comment. So, we'll close out public comment.
  • We'll close public comment. We didn't open public comment to the room yet. >> Oh, Mr. Chairman.
  • We'll close public comment. Commission. We'll close public comment. Commission.
  • together $50 million for purposes of an together $50 million for purposes of an application<01:06:47.280
OK
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  • I come from a family of public safety servants; my father and sister both retired from the Oklahoma City
  • Health plans continue to market and sell high deductible health benefit plans to the public, which have
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

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  • Lady from Jones, Miss Scott, for what purpose? Uh, Mr.
  • Gentleman from Pike, for what purpose?
  • Lady from Jones, Miss Scott, for what purpose? I had wanted to ask a question, sir. All right.
  • And gentleman from Pike for purposes. Yes, sir, gentleman. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Mims, for what purpose? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would ask for immediate Speaker.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 13th, 2025

Public Education

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  • The House Committee on Public Education will come to order. The clerk will call the roll.
  • , equity duties, and to student clubs in public schools.
  • The purpose is for us to hear from the public.
  • The problem is I don't think the public is seeing what we have in it now.
  • DEI policies in our public schools.
TX
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  • Any other public testimony?
  • OK, with no further public testimony, public testimony on Senate Bill 1581 will close, and Senate Bill
  • Public schools are classified as rural.
  • That can't be the purpose of the transfer, for athletic purposes, but it's based on capacity.
  • Public-to-public requests. The purpose can't be for athletic purposes.
TX
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  • We will open public testimony. Do we have invited testimonies?"
  • "They're all invited," the chair said. will now open public testimony.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is closed.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is now closed.
  • If not, we'll open public testimony.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • And that's public education. We have several independent school districts that will be impacted.
  • You cannot use it for any production purposes.
  • the largest employers in the public sectors of the North Texas region.
  • So, a public hearing? Public hearing, yes.
  • So that was the purpose of the committee substitute.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress. Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending. The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • How would you compare water versus transportation, not public transportation, but private property benefits
  • You cannot harvest timber off of it, and you cannot use it for any production purposes.
  • the largest employers in the public sectors of the North Texas region.
  • So, a public hearing. A public hearing.
  • So, that was the purpose of the committee's substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • There will be a time limit of two minutes per witness during the public testimony.
  • Secondly, we asked, I gave public comment saying you've never conveyed our sentiments.
  • So the bill does not prohibit that, doesn't prohibit the use of groundwater. for those purposes, nor
  • And so forth and just using it for those purposes at non-commercial, non-private. residential purposes
  • This ensures we are consistent with current standards for public transparency.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • We limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.
  • Proceed to public testimony.
  • We'll proceed to public testimony. Thank you.
  • Okay, we'll go to public testimony. We have five witnesses.
  • If no further questions, we'll begin public testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Public testimony will be limited to two minutes.
  • If there are no further questions, we will proceed to public testimony. The Chair calls Julie.
  • I am the Director of Public Policy for Texas Realtors, and I am happy to be here today in support of
  • My name is John Bonnera, I'm a policy analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
  • This is an unfunded mandate for public services such as fire, EMS, and police services.