WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.166 As part of the legislative process 00:00:02.166 --> 00:00:03.466 bills are introduced 00:00:03.466 --> 00:00:04.333 discussed 00:00:04.333 --> 00:00:06.466 and voted on during the floor sessions 00:00:06.466 --> 00:00:08.233 in the senate or house chambers 00:00:08.233 --> 00:00:09.700 and in committee hearings. 00:00:10.066 --> 00:00:11.733 There may come a time when you need 00:00:11.733 --> 00:00:13.233 or want to refer back to something 00:00:13.233 --> 00:00:14.566 that was said about a bill 00:00:14.700 --> 00:00:16.533 or other legislative business. 00:00:16.833 --> 00:00:18.333 Or maybe you missed a meeting and would 00:00:18.333 --> 00:00:20.133 like to go back and review what happened. 00:00:20.500 --> 00:00:22.433 The MGA web site makes it easy to 00:00:22.433 --> 00:00:25.233 access the available media from these events. 00:00:25.966 --> 00:00:28.066 I need to look at a meeting from the senate committee on 00:00:28.066 --> 00:00:31.500 judicial proceedings from the March 6th, 2019 hearing. 00:00:31.966 --> 00:00:34.333 To do this I'll click search and archives 00:00:34.333 --> 00:00:35.533 on the navigation bar. 00:00:35.700 --> 00:00:37.366 Then select committee media. 00:00:37.900 --> 00:00:40.600 I choose the year I'm searching - 2019 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:41.733 and select senate. 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:44.366 Then I need to click the dropdown menu 00:00:44.366 --> 00:00:45.766 next to the committee name 00:00:45.766 --> 00:00:48.266 to show me that committees meetings by date. 00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:50.700 I'll just look for March 6th. 00:00:51.166 --> 00:00:53.200 and then press the play button to watch it. 00:00:54.133 --> 00:00:57.066 The media will be displayed in a new browser tab. 00:00:58.133 --> 00:01:00.733 For all meetings 2019 and forward 00:01:00.733 --> 00:01:03.266 the meetings items list appears on the right. 00:01:03.633 --> 00:01:05.933 For years 2016 and forward 00:01:06.066 --> 00:01:09.266 you can quickly navigate to discussions regarding specific 00:01:09.266 --> 00:01:11.733 bills by using the dots that appear above 00:01:11.733 --> 00:01:13.166 the seek bar of the video. 00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:15.900 I'm interested in the part of the meeting where 00:01:15.900 --> 00:01:18.133 they talk about senate bill 567. 00:01:18.466 --> 00:01:21.400 I can find it quickly by hovering over these dots. 00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:24.200 That will show me when that bill is being discussed. 00:01:24.566 --> 00:01:26.400 Here's senate bill 567. 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:29.333 I'll click the dot to navigate to that point in the video. 00:01:30.733 --> 00:01:33.000 To access the media for floor actions 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:35.366 from the current and past sessions 00:01:35.366 --> 00:01:37.700 select search and archives then choose 00:01:37.700 --> 00:01:39.633 floor actions from the sub menu. 00:01:39.900 --> 00:01:43.466 I'm going to search the 2019 regular session for the senate. 00:01:44.100 --> 00:01:46.566 This will show me a list of the floor proceedings 00:01:46.566 --> 00:01:47.966 from that session year. 00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:51.500 Click the proceedings number to listen to the floor actions 00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:53.433 for the proceedings you are searching for. 00:01:53.833 --> 00:01:56.000 The media will open in a new browser tab 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.266 with the media player on the left. 00:01:58.966 --> 00:02:01.366 For years 2017 and forward 00:02:01.366 --> 00:02:03.933 the agenda - the bills to be discussed 00:02:03.933 --> 00:02:06.266 appears below the media window 00:02:06.266 --> 00:02:10.566 and the proceedings - actions taken - will appear on the right. 00:02:10.766 --> 00:02:13.366 I'm not sure what the bill is but I can hover over the 00:02:13.366 --> 00:02:15.366 bill number to see the title of the bill. 00:02:15.966 --> 00:02:18.233 If I wanted to see more about that bill 00:02:18.666 --> 00:02:21.100 I could click it to take me to the bill page 00:02:21.400 --> 00:02:23.733 but right now I'm just interested in the proceedings 00:02:23.733 --> 00:02:24.733 for this day. 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:27.166 You can see how each member voted on a 00:02:27.166 --> 00:02:29.766 particular bill by clicking on the vote count link - 00:02:29.766 --> 00:02:30.766 like this one. 00:02:31.866 --> 00:02:34.000 If you have any questions or comments 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:35.933 go to the footer at the bottom of the page 00:02:35.933 --> 00:02:37.800 and select contact us. 00:02:38.033 --> 00:02:40.200 Click send feedback to send an email to 00:02:40.200 --> 00:02:44.833 webmaster@mgadls.state.md.us 00:02:44.933 --> 00:02:47.533 Thank you for visiting the Maryland General Assembly!