Video & Transcript Research : 'truth and reconciliation commission'

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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am

Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name Is Jennifer Raphael Gatz, and I'm the Director of the Commission on the Status of Women, and
  • on our status as a state commission and our partnership with non-profit entities.
  • This is an opportunity for truth, accountability, and healing.
  • Senate Memorial 14 represents a critical step towards truth, justice, and healing.
  • Senate Memorial 14's call for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and recommendations for culturally
Bills: SM14
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:12 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • She's a small business owner and operates a woman's clothing boutique in downtown Truth or Consequences
  • It examines the state truth and hopefully we can also have a Reconciliation Commission that is able to
  • And many want to speak out to seek some sort of truth, justice, healing, and reconciliation for these
  • this Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
  • And while Indian Affairs and the Commission of Status Women, there may have been individuals that expressed
Bills: SM13, SM14
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The commission is meant to be a check on politics and judicial appointments, yet this amendment makes
  • And what this does is that it's called the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program.
  • And keeping that in mind, that's as we want to talk about reconciliation with whom are we reconciling
  • the scripture that I read commissioned disciples to go into all the world and make disciples, and binding
  • or more righteous or more pious and slowly reduce the accountability and the reconciliation and the
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And what this does is that it's called the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program.
  • And what this does is that it's called the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program.
  • And keeping that in mind, that's as we're going to talk about reconciliation, with whom are we reconciling
  • And the scripture that I read commissioned disciples to go into all the world and make disciples.
  • or more pious and slowly reduce the accountability and the reconciliation and the hardship and the Trail
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met and first laid over Senate Bill 2133 and skipped several bills because the Pro Tem and Senator Hall were not present. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1552, which would expand an option for very large counties to adopt local charters; an amendment was adopted to raise the population thresholds so the bill would apply only to future growth. After discussion that the measure was optional and not a mandate, the bill passed 12-7. The committee also passed SJR 39, a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the cap on annual increases in property tax assessed value from 3% to 1% for homestead and agricultural property and from 5% to 3% for other property, despite opposition that it would worsen funding pressures and create inequities between long-term owners and new buyers. SJR 47, moving voter ID requirements into the Constitution, and SJR 48, changing how the state handles ad valorem reimbursement for tax-incentive projects, both passed 16-2. The committee next passed Senate Bill 1491, which requires replacement presidential electors to take the same oath as the original slate, and Senate Bill 2174, which changes the membership mix of the State Fire Marshal Commission to include more business-oriented voices; both measures drew little opposition and passed overwhelmingly. Senate Bill 1877 also passed unanimously; it creates a centralized reporting system for 510 reports, with members noting it should have no fiscal impact because an existing state filing system would be used. House Joint Resolution 1024, which revises the Judicial Nominating Commission by removing certain lawyer/non-lawyer and party-balance restrictions and capping service at 12 consecutive years, passed after significant debate over judicial independence and political influence. The committee then approved Senate Bill 2040, which updates the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program by simplifying eligibility rules, changing the income cap to $128,000 and indexing it to inflation, and clarifying that unused funds may still be used for room, board, and books; supporters said it preserves a long-standing scholarship with no fiscal impact. Senate Bill 1316 passed 17-1 and would require agencies to periodically sunset a percentage of administrative rules, though the author said he may lengthen the cycle after reviewing other states’ models. Senate Bill 1679, the Preserving Oklahoma Values Act, passed 16-2 after debate over its references to foreign law and Judeo-Christian Western values; supporters said it protects due process and equal protection, while opponents warned it could marginalize other faith traditions and create legal uncertainty. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 227, clarifying which oil and gas facilities are exempt from ad valorem tax and ensuring flow lines, gathering lines, and injection wells are treated consistently; Senate Bill 2153, directing state agencies to use the terms Judea and Samaria instead of West Bank in official documents; and Senate Bill 2180, a transparency measure on foreign lobbying that was amended before passing 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • request your approval, uh, and just as a special note, my uncle and aunt were, uh, my.
  • My father's sister was a student at TSD, and they met there and married and lived in Laredo and were
  • and distribution utility.
  • We urge you to support SB 1036 and stand with Texas families and responsible contractors.
  • Um, can still be served by that city and it, so this just really cleans up that area and, and provides
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a pro-consumer bill, and I'm happy to answer any questions and reserve the right to close.
  • Thank you, Chairman King and members.
  • Chair and members. SCR32 aims to honor and recognize Justin.
  • The Chair calls Mark Stover and Sarah Ramone. Thank you. Lower and Storage Association.
  • We urge you to support SB 1036 and stand with Texas families and responsible contractors.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's from the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's an SEC rule. Thank you. Thank you.
  • the state laws and codes and regulations and statutes.
  • And then when the New Jersey and New York...
  • We've done testing and we've gone out and witnessed deliveries and we monitored.
  • dealer fees that are not included in the APR and a truth in lending but can amount to as much as 50%
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And first up, we have the election of chair for the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
  • And with that, Commission on Technology and Science.
  • It's been moved and properly. of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
  • leaving this body and this commission.
  • And I wish this commission and I wish the General Assembly and each and every one of us in it and those
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> for salaries and commission operations. for salaries and commission operations.
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  • And, uh, next we will hear from the Kentucky Fire Commission.
  • in and then certified by the commission in and then each<00:35:33.280><c> department.
Summary: The Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee met without a quorum, so no votes were taken. Staff presented a study of the Kentucky Fire Commission focused on firefighter minimum training standards and administrative spending. The presentation explained that Kentucky’s training standards are built from NFPA guidelines, that the commission currently requires 115 hours for volunteer firefighters and 300 hours for paid firefighters, and that those reduced hours were adopted by removing electives and other non-NFPA content. Staff also said the commission’s IFSAC certification testing for firefighter 1 and firefighter 2 aligns with NFPA standards, but the commission cannot require local departments to train or certify firefighters. Staff recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours and work with KCTCS to better separate administrative costs for certain programs so compliance with the statute can be demonstrated. The finance portion of the report said the commission is funded by general fund appropriations for State Fire Rescue Training and by an insurance premium surcharge that supports the Firefighter Foundation Program Fund. Staff reported that the commission stayed within the 5% administrative cap tied to the overall surcharge allotment, but could not confirm compliance with a separate 5% cap for specific programs because KCTCS accounting does not break out those costs in enough detail. Staff suggested the General Assembly may want to clarify what counts as administrative cost in statute. Members asked about investment returns, local fire department funding, and whether training documentation is required; staff said some of those topics were outside the study scope and that IFSAC testing relies on chief certification that a candidate is ready to test. Representatives from the Fire Commission then responded, saying they agreed with the report’s recommendations and would work to clarify the 5% issue with legislators and KCTCS. They explained that the reduction in training hours was intended to remove electives, better align with NFPA standards, and address the difficulty volunteer departments have in getting members to complete lengthy training. Commission officials said training is documented through rosters and annual compliance reviews, and that IFSAC-certified firefighter testing is based on demonstrated skills rather than a required number of training hours. They also said the difficulty in tracking the second 5% cap stems from the way KCTCS’s PeopleSoft system records reimbursements as single transactions, making it hard to isolate administrative costs by program.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 7th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're representing Commission Shift Action and yourself, and you're here for House Bill 2891, is that
  • And the Railroad Commission will still conduct regular inspections and review quarterly reports as they
  • I went and met with the Railroad Commission, and they told me that.
  • Under current law, the Railroad Commission and Railroad Commission rules allow an operator to keep a
  • But the most important thing, I think, is that the state and the commission and everybody...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • With 10 aye, 0 nay, it has passed, and we'll recognize you for H.J.R. 1091, and it has a PCS on it.
  • . 1095, and it has an amendment.
  • I want to be sure and tell staff, Brad and Sarah and Doug, I want to be sure and tell staff, Brad and
  • Sarah and Doug and Andrew, DJ, Jason, there we go.
  • We'll address all of that and try and talk through concerns and worries that you guys might have.
Summary: The committee took up several joint resolutions dealing with agency rules. H.J.R. 1090, approving energy- and agriculture-related agency rules, was adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1091, covering business and commerce rules, was also adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1092, which had been split out from the business and commerce packet because of a reported $10 million cost impact on one business, was adopted after discussions with regulators about delaying remodeling requirements and addressing safety concerns; it passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1093, approving health-related agency rules, passed 11-0, with some Oklahoma Health Care Authority major rules noted as being handled separately in the Senate. The committee then discussed H.C.R. 1094, a major rule from the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. Members raised concerns that the agency’s rule impact statement contained errors, incorrect notice and hearing information, and an incomplete economic analysis. After debate over whether the resolution could be amended or had to be accepted or rejected as a whole, the committee voted 11-0 that it did not pass. The committee then considered H.J.R. 1095 with an amendment to specifically disapprove a proposed permanent rule change by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission that would have allowed the commission to ignore its own rules in the “best interest of the state.” The amendment was adopted 11-1, and the resolution as amended passed. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members and staff for their work and said the committee would try to move the resolutions to the floor on Thursday, with another meeting likely needed to address additional major rules coming from the Senate. A committee member also suggested a brief educational review of a prior procedural issue at a future meeting, and the chair agreed to discuss broader concerns about the administrative rules process in a later wrap-up.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • our custodial staff and our systems mechanics and all those operational expenses with a combination
  • And then... Elected officials, but not judicial and not legislative, as you said.
  • it and each line and say, yep, we approve the top when we approve this one.
  • in the '60s and '70s and early '80s.
  • quarter, and $4,500 of the... ...quarter, and $4,500 of that—$4,500—went to police officers and kids
Bills: SB2014
Summary: The Government Operations Division met to continue work on the remaining bill and related amendments. Joe Morse asked the committee to include a $219,000 general fund replacement for rent that would no longer be collected from Career and Technical Education after the 15th floor of the tower becomes legislative space under the Legislative Council’s jurisdiction. Members discussed that state law currently requires rent only from executive branch office space, not legislative or judicial space, and there was no objection to adding the request to the amendment package. The committee then revisited a set of amendments it had previously discussed, including whether to include funding for Prairie Public. Senator Dwyer argued against any Prairie Public funding, citing its reserves, endowment, and charitable gaming revenue, and said the state should prioritize other needs. Senator Irby supported a one-time infrastructure contribution as the state shares in related infrastructure costs. Senator Sickler said Prairie Public still provides unique local programming, but that a one-time infrastructure item would be a reasonable compromise rather than ongoing operating support. A motion was made and seconded to provide Prairie Public $850,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvement Fund for infrastructure needs. The roll call vote failed 3-2, with Senators Sickler and Irby voting aye, Senators Dwyer and Burkhard voting no, and Chairman Wanzek voting yes. After that vote, the committee indicated the amendment package was otherwise complete, though leadership had asked that final action on the bill be held for a little longer. The meeting adjourned with the understanding that more amendments could still be brought forward before the next meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And will recognize you for HJR1091, and it has a PCS on it.
  • The agency did not follow the correct process, and the inconsistencies in the agency's analysis and paperwork
  • We're gonna try and get these on the floor on Thursday.
  • I want to be sure and tell staff Brad, Sarah, Doug, and Andrew TJ Jason there we go.
  • We'll address all of that and try and talk through concerns and worries that you guys might have.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1075 establishes the Foreign Entity Review Commission and outlines commission
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1280 prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting
  • SB 1280 would prohibit the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf pups
  • the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, and those decisions should remain guided by science and expertise
  • We've gone round and round and round, and I'd like to call for the question, please.
Bills: SB1075, SB1144, SB1280
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Human Services Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Easter weekend with your family and friends. We have a rather lengthy agenda as you can tell.
  • The bill strengthens statewide oversight, establishes quality standards for crisis centers, and prioritizes
  • Move for adoption and yield for questions. That concludes the explanation of the bill.
  • And a do pass. Do pass. Second. And a second. Will there be debate?
  • Senate Bill 1369 having received five ayes and zero nays, it goes to say no pass.
Bills: SB1369, SB1570