Video & Transcript Research : 'religious holy days'
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TX
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- Because I can't tell you the number of phone calls we got at our office from parents who on the first day
- students learn when they learn better when they feel better and access to this med during the school day
- In line with standard goals, next week AISD will again celebrate its annual five days of district-wide
- We know that Alfred Kinsey and Sikas was just a horrific crime against children at the end of the day
- I myself have struggled immensely with mental health. and continue to to this day.
Keywords:
SB 207, Texas Education Code, public school attendance, excused absence, mental health appointment, mental health care, behavioral health, school district, student absenteeism, same-day return, health care professionals, physician certification, religious holy days, court appearance, DFPS, foster care, education policy, student wellness, school mental health, attendance policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (8-18-25) - Part 2
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- . >> Representative Hein, I eat jelly beans all day, too. >> Can she touch them?
- opportunity to talk to you a little bit about what the commercial service airports are doing these days
- </c> 24-hour um operation, seven days a week. 24-hour um operation, seven days a week.
- We track it every day and I get a report.
- And so now we track it every day." "We are now about 97% of all bags arrive within 20 minutes.
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The live stream for this meeting was prematurely interrupted. The full version will be uploaded in the next few days., 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.
AL
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- and from the previous legislative day and from the previous legislative day and that we adopt said Journal
- all committee reports all during the day all committee reports all during the day all right any objection
- all right any throughout the day all right any throughout the day all right any objection hearing none
- we've already made throughout the day we've already made throughout the day we've already made that
- I bet every day it every night every day I bet every day it every night every day I bet every day it
Bills:
SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 45, SR 47, SR 63, SR 66, SR 70, SR 85, SCR 14, SB 10, SB 11, SB 10, SB 11
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
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- We had a wonderful day.
- Go ahead and stand, I know we're in different spots because it is a packed day, so.
- February 11, 2025 as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.
- Recognizing February 11th, 2025 as Texas State Technical College Day.
- Members, I'd like to introduce our Physician of the Day and my constituent, Dr.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
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- Our friendship with the UK, of course, as many of you in this room know, stretches back to the days of
- hold great respect for President Trump and the administration, and I believe that at the end of the day
- At the end of the day, when everything settles out, that we'll be in a great position, and that trade
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
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- OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAISE YOU AND GLORIFY YOUR HOLY NAME.
- COMFORTER AND OUR COUNSELOR FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOUR HAND IN THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY
- WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME, AMEN. Chair: AMEN.
- SENATE, FEBRUARY 2025, DULY FILED WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN TALLAHASSEE ON THIS 10TH DAY
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
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- It's not a super long agenda here, but we do have a pretty full day on the floor.
- Well, from the first day she was born, I have always called her Charlie.
- texts in public schools, creating a religious freedom caucus.
- religious.
- They can be religious without being bigoted. Many of them are in this room.
Bills:
HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57
Keywords:
student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan
TX
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- only retains the footage for 28 days.
- five days.
- The bill uses "days," but then there are business days in the Government Code, and then there are calendar
- days.
- It's not specified as to how you count the days and what type of days are actually being referred to.
Bills:
SB 13, SB 27, SB 57, HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843
Keywords:
lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556
TX
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- I was talking to her the other day.
- Someone has an opportunity to read some other religious text, and that other religious text is not defined
- An interfaith group of religious leaders across Texas.
- The Protestant Lord's Prayer was said every day.
- This bill does not expand religious freedom. It narrows it.
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
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- Travel for the day, that wouldn't be caught up in this either.
- Someone has an opportunity to read some other religious texts, and that other religious text is not defined
- It just says "religious text."
- Schools of different religious faiths. Some are Christians.
- That can all happen within the same school on the same day.
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
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- Darby, yes, and you'd mentioned the 180-day period. Yes, sir.
- Because it sounds to me like, hey, if I can avoid the 180-day... ...If I can avoid the 180-day regulatory
- There are precedents with the PUC for a 180-day review. It isn't easy.
- There's a 180-day shot clock as a part of that review.
- We're going to stretch it to 180 days, and then another 180 days on top of that, and I just, honestly
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electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee May 7th, 2025
State Government
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- class during the school day.
- This bill strengthens parental rights and protects religious freedom. ...rights and protects religious
- school day.
- I could take them to a batting cage and play religious music in the background and call that religious
- But as you all know, five days per week, seven hours per day in public school, the Bible is not being
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
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Apr 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Keywords:
retirement benefits, teachers' retirement system, creditable service, public education, emergency law, sick leave bank, leave donation, personal days, vacation days, extended illness leave bank, public employee, county sheriff, Worcester County Sheriff's Office, personnel bill, employee leave, disability leave, illness leave, compassionate leave, Massachusetts public service, police recruitment
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Education Policy
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- Schools do not have to change class schedules if this does not fit into the day.
- Regarding religious groups, yes, all religious groups are allowed.
- We believe... ...religious groups are allowed. We believe in freedom of religion.
- Um, and as an educator... day, right?
- Every day I walked in here, I appreciate that you all thought enough to put me on that.
Keywords:
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, local board of education, attendance credit, core curriculum, religious education, Bible class
TX
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- Witness of the day, right there.
- get religious instruction.
- Religious education, and they accommodate parents' desire for their children to receive religious instruction
- School day. That's not specific to the student.
- Hour of the day the student leaves.
Keywords:
residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- And so four days later, they decide this will, she ain't getting no better.
- </c><00:11:14.320><c> And</c><00:11:14.560><c> so</c><00:11:15.360><c> 4</c><00:11:15.680><c> days</c
- And so 4 days she doesn't get better.
- And so 4 days later,<00:11:16.320><c> they</c><00:11:16.560><c> decided</c><00:11:17.120><c> this</c>
Keywords:
vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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- This deals with franchisees that assert sincerely held religious beliefs to operate on a religious day
- If you already have the ability to be closed on your sincerely held religious holidays, it allows you
- </c><00:03:37.120><c> held</c> be closed on your sincerely held be closed on your sincerely held religious
- 03:40.000><c> it</c><00:03:40.239><c> allows</c><00:03:40.560><c> you</c><00:03:40.720><c> to</c> religious
- uh holidays, it allows you to religious uh holidays, it allows you to do<00:03:41.040><c> so.
Keywords:
franchise, franchisor, franchisee, religious freedom, religious accommodation, sincerely held belief, Sunday closing, Sabbath, day of worship, contract law, commercial contracts, renewal, amendment, brand standards, small business, business hours, civil penalties, injunctive relief, attorney fees, Alabama
WY
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- ,</c> students may organize in religious, students may organize in religious, political<00:16:18.720>
- </c> constitutionally protected religious constitutionally protected religious expression<00:54:47.119
- </c> that they may engage in non-religious that they may engage in non-religious private<00:54:58.720
- </c> their classroom that they may one day their classroom that they may one day bring<00:59:20.720><
- </c> during the school day. during the school day.
Bills:
HB0159
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- And at the end of the day, what we hope is that the stakeholders, including parents, will start saying
- And at the end of<00:04:44.400><c> the</c><00:04:44.560><c> day,</c><00:04:44.800><c> what</c><00:04:
- </c><00:36:36.480><c> or</c> sizes through the normal school day or sizes through the normal school day
- But in our educational system, they work 185 days at 8 hours a day.
- That gives you a total at 8 hours a day.
Bills:
HB0159
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (8-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> taxfunded building during election days. taxfunded building during election days.
- /c> use NI days specifically for for use NI days specifically for for something<00:28:18.240><c> like
- </c> courthouse and and they do election day courthouse and and they do election day voting<00:29:02.399
- What's moving a testing date two or three days forward or two or three days backward at that point?
- or three days backwards at that or two or three days backwards at that point?
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Meeting Start: 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:10
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:02:21
Discussion of the Restoration of Voting Rights 00:06:34
Discussion of the Application of NTI Days for Schools Designated by County Clerks as Polling Locations for Elections 00:25:20
Approval of Minutes from July 29, 2025 Meeting 00:32:22
Adjournment 00:32:49, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up two fire commission regulatory amendments. Bruce Roberts, director of the Fire Commission, explained that one amendment updates financial disclosure reporting rules to align with changes to KRS 95A.55, including revised definitions, reporting requirements, and moving compliance reviews from every four years to an annual basis. The second amendment changes the deadline for fire departments to submit state aid documentation from July 31 to September and adds flexibility for departments affected by natural disasters by allowing a waiver process for missing, lost, or damaged documents. The committee approved the agency amendment by motion, second, and voice vote with no opposition.
The main policy discussion centered on a proposed constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for people convicted of felonies after they complete their sentence and probation/parole. Senators Hickden and Herren said the proposal would restore only voting rights, not citizenship or the right to run for office, and would still exclude certain offenses such as treason, bribery in an election, sex offenses, violent offenses, and offenses against a child. They argued that Kentucky is one of only three states without automatic restoration, that the current governor’s executive order is temporary, and that the issue should be settled by constitutional amendment. Members asked about the relationship to expungement, costs, and whether election-related crimes should be included among the exceptions; the sponsors said expungement is separate and that they were open to refining the language. Several members voiced support, and the sponsors said they hoped to continue working on the proposal before the next session.
The committee also discussed a practical issue involving schools used as polling places and conflicts with KDE testing days. The chair raised the possibility of adjusting testing schedules or using NI days at affected schools, while members noted that county clerks already have authority to use tax-funded buildings for elections and that schools have long been used because of ADA accessibility. Some members suggested a simpler fix would be to prevent KDE testing dates from overlapping with election dates, rather than changing NI-day rules or limiting clerks’ authority. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.