Video & Transcript Research : 'session fundraising'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're okay with people in a special session fundraising, though.
- bill, and hold fundraisers?
- Maybe hold a fundraiser on him or go hold a fundraiser. or on some other issue that's before the body
- But was it a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
- So you're saying that this bill should only apply to special sessions and not regular sessions?
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on the discussions surrounding HB18, which aims to prevent legislators from financially benefiting when they break quorum. Chairman Shaheen emphasized that this bill addresses the integrity of the Texas legislature and responds to constituent concerns about lawmakers being absent and raising funds simultaneously. Throughout the meeting, members discussed the implications of enforcing penalties for breaking quorum and the balance between legislative strategy and financial transparency. Various representatives expressed their views, with some supporting the bill for enhancing accountability, while others argued that it imposes unfair restrictions on a constitutional tactic historically used by minority factions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does this by prohibiting legislators from fundraising or making certain expenditures while absent
- Current law does not limit fundraising or expenditures during these unexcused absences, only during the
- moratorium period, during years we're in session.
- , even through special sessions, which I think is the way to go that would solve all of this.
- in special sessions, including the executive branch, all legislative branch, um, because if we, uh,
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're OK with people in a special session fundraising though.
- hold a fundraiser on hemp or go hold a fundraiser on some other issue that's before the body outside
- The ability to do was that a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
- What about in a regular session? Are you OK to use a quorum break in a regular session? Absolutely.
- and not regular sessions.
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does this by prohibiting legislators from fundraising. or making certain expenditures while
- were benefiting financially while preventing the legislature from conducting its work. not limit fundraising
- certainly was a joint author with Senator Bettencourt on Bill House Bill 19, which would prohibit any fundraising
- I think that the better public policy is definitely banning all fundraising activity in special sessions
- So it would be like two special sessions. But now, this may be old-fashioned...
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're okay with people in a special session fundraising, though?
- ...and hold fundraisers, and maybe hold a fundraiser on hemp or go hold a fundraiser on some other issue
- But was it a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
- Legislative sessions are legislative sessions.
- So you're saying that this bill should only apply to special sessions and not regular sessions?
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 24th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
court reporter, official court reporter, courts, judicial system, ethics, post-employment restrictions, cooling-off period, two-year waiting period, rehiring, reemployment, contractual services, former public employee, public employer, Louisiana ethics law, R.S. 42:1121, Act 532, lobbying, public service, statewide officials, compensation
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 15th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Father, we ask you to continue to be with the special session and help it, Father, help us to do the
- Do not go very far, as I believe our governor will be calling us back for another special session very
- Garin moves that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner
Summary:
The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags.
A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon.
Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, last session, we introduced House Bill 2701, which was adopting NFPA 1194 for campground safety.
- Utilize the $3 billion available for this session to facilitate buyouts of homes in the floodways.
- Um, members, uh, you may remember we took a stab at this in the last legislative session.
- And, you know, the, the testimony you had last session on this, a lot, a lot of good testimony on it.
- We're going to continue the work of this committee, as long as we're called back in special session.
Keywords:
youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- families and each person represented in this process as we come together to finalize our budget this session
- Garrison, House a Concurrent Resolution 1635, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session
- Representative Garrison, House Concurrent Resolution 1635, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session
- Garrison: HCR 1635 extends the session to 11:59 PM, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, and provides legislation
Keywords:
legislative session extension, General Appropriations Act, budget process, session deadlines
Summary:
The Florida House of Representatives convened for a brief session focused on procedural matters. Representative McClure moved to waive rules and introduce House Bill 5017 and House Joint Resolution 5019. The primary business was Representative Garrison's House Concurrent Resolution 1635, which extends the 2025 regular legislative session until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The resolution specifies that only the General Appropriations Act (GAA), its implementing bill, and an enumerated list of conforming bills, joint resolutions, and general bills may be considered during the extension. All other legislative measures will be indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration as of 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The resolution was adopted.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- What happened was a bill that passed during the regular session changed those numbers.
- In filing this bill, to me, we know whatever response we land on in this special session.
- Members, you may remember we took a stab at this in the last legislative session.
- And, you know, the testimony you had last session on this...
- That was my point, you know, and during the session, there were members that...
Keywords:
emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
State Government
Keywords:
codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Perez: MEMBERS, ON JANUARY 13, WHEN THE GOVERNOR ISSUED A PROCLAMATION CALLING US INTO A SPECIAL SESSION
- WE HAVE CONVENED A SPECIAL SESSION AS SURGICALLY AS POSSIBLE.
- IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTIONS, WE WILL NOT REPLICATE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS FROM THE OTHER SESSION
Summary:
The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.
TX
Keywords:
business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business REVISED: SB1873 - Link added Mar 31st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Business
Keywords:
roofing, contractor registration, continuing education, endorsement, construction industry, fireworks, consumer safety, local governance, emergency declaration, public safety, Occupational Therapy, licensure, interstate compact, telehealth, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act, mortgage licensing, mortgage broker, mortgage lender
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The Attorney General is charged with ensuring charitable organizations, professional fundraisers, and
Keywords:
nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is now in session.
- As we prepare to conclude this 2026 reconvened session, we humbly beseech thee to bless us.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is now in session.
- Holy Creator, Holy Creator, we, on this reconvened session, ask you to bless and guide all of us: the
- This luncheon is a big part of VPAP's annual fundraising revenue.
- Calendar for today, this reconvened 2026 session on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026.
- Speaker, I say we have this session. We've been able to kill a lot of pretty rough taxes.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is now in session.
- , so bear with me as I give session, so bear with me as I give this.
- Speaker, I've been pretty quiet this session, but— Mr.
- All of the job that they have been doing throughout this session.
- Calendar for today, day 60 of the 2026 regular session this Saturday, March 14th.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is now in session.
- Heavenly Father, as we draw closer to session officially concluding for this season, we want to pause
- You bestowed upon us each of our state legislators and their families today and throughout session.
- A paper copy of the resolution that we passed earlier in the session is going around the chamber, and
- Espinoza, you all have been our rocks and held everyone together this session.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is now in session.
- We have 100 internships just waiting for you all next session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, Mr.
- And it's actually a statement I've heard this session.
- When you redefine words, we have seen this session the defense of life by attacking the natural law right
- We've seen this session attacks on the First Amendment Establishment Clause.