diff --git a/components/hearing/HearingDetails.tsx b/components/hearing/HearingDetails.tsx
index f79bdde5c..e6e482d34 100644
--- a/components/hearing/HearingDetails.tsx
+++ b/components/hearing/HearingDetails.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { doc, getDoc } from "firebase/firestore"
+import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "next-i18next"
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import styled from "styled-components"
 import { Col, Container, Image, Row } from "../bootstrap"
-import { firestore } from "../firebase"
 import * as links from "../links"
 import { committeeURL, External } from "../links"
 import {
@@ -12,7 +11,12 @@ import {
   FeatureCalloutButton
 } from "../shared/CommonComponents"
 import { HearingSidebar } from "./HearingSidebar"
-import { HearingData, Paragraph, fetchTranscriptionData } from "./hearing"
+import {
+  HearingData,
+  Paragraph,
+  convertToString,
+  fetchTranscriptionData
+} from "./hearing"
 import { Transcriptions } from "./Transcriptions"
 
 const LegalContainer = styled(Container)`
@@ -51,9 +55,11 @@ export const HearingDetails = ({
   hearingData: HearingData
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["common", "hearing"])
-  const [transcriptData, setTranscriptData] = useState<Paragraph[] | null>(null)
+  const router = useRouter()
 
+  const [transcriptData, setTranscriptData] = useState<Paragraph[] | null>(null)
   const [videoLoaded, setVideoLoaded] = useState(false)
+
   const handleVideoLoad = () => {
     setVideoLoaded(true)
   }
@@ -63,6 +69,15 @@ export const HearingDetails = ({
     videoRef.current ? (videoRef.current.currentTime = value) : null
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const startTime = router.query.t
+    const resultString: string = convertToString(startTime)
+
+    if (startTime && videoRef.current) {
+      setCurTimeVideo(parseInt(resultString, 10))
+    }
+  }, [router.query.t, videoRef.current])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     ;(async function () {
       if (!videoTranscriptionId || transcriptData !== null) return
@@ -169,6 +184,7 @@ export const HearingDetails = ({
 
           {transcriptData ? (
             <Transcriptions
+              hearingId={hearingId}
               transcriptData={transcriptData}
               setCurTimeVideo={setCurTimeVideo}
               videoLoaded={videoLoaded}
diff --git a/components/hearing/Transcriptions.tsx b/components/hearing/Transcriptions.tsx
index 7d2d5284a..4590264be 100644
--- a/components/hearing/Transcriptions.tsx
+++ b/components/hearing/Transcriptions.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
-import { faMagnifyingGlass, faTimes } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons"
+import {
+  faMagnifyingGlass,
+  faShareAlt,
+  faTimes
+} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons"
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome"
+import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next"
 import React, { forwardRef, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import styled from "styled-components"
 import { Col, Container, Row } from "../bootstrap"
-import { Paragraph, formatMilliseconds } from "./hearing"
+import {
+  Paragraph,
+  convertToString,
+  formatMilliseconds,
+  formatTotalSeconds
+} from "./hearing"
+import { CopyButton } from "components/buttons"
 
 const ClearButton = styled(FontAwesomeIcon)`
   position: absolute;
@@ -116,11 +127,13 @@ const TranscriptRow = styled(Row)`
 `
 
 export const Transcriptions = ({
+  hearingId,
   transcriptData,
   setCurTimeVideo,
   videoLoaded,
   videoRef
 }: {
+  hearingId: string
   transcriptData: Paragraph[]
   setCurTimeVideo: any
   videoLoaded: boolean
@@ -132,11 +145,40 @@ export const Transcriptions = ({
   const transcriptRefs = useRef(new Map())
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState("")
   const [filteredData, setFilteredData] = useState<Paragraph[]>([])
+  const [initialScrollTarget, setInitialScrollTarget] = useState<number | null>(
+    null
+  )
+  const hasScrolledToInitial = useRef(false)
 
   const handleClearInput = () => {
     setSearchTerm("")
   }
 
+  // Shared function to scroll to a transcript index
+  const scrollToTranscript = (index: number) => {
+    const container = containerRef.current
+    const elem = transcriptRefs.current.get(index)
+
+    if (elem && container) {
+      const elemTop = elem.offsetTop - container.offsetTop
+      const elemBottom = elemTop + elem.offsetHeight
+      const viewTop = container.scrollTop
+      const viewBottom = viewTop + container.clientHeight
+
+      if (elemTop < viewTop) {
+        container.scrollTo({
+          top: elemTop,
+          behavior: "smooth"
+        })
+      } else if (elemBottom > viewBottom) {
+        container.scrollTo({
+          top: elemBottom - container.clientHeight,
+          behavior: "smooth"
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setFilteredData(
       transcriptData.filter(el =>
@@ -145,32 +187,51 @@ export const Transcriptions = ({
     )
   }, [transcriptData, searchTerm])
 
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const startTime = router.query.t
+  const resultString: string = convertToString(startTime)
+
+  let currentIndex = transcriptData.findIndex(
+    element => parseInt(resultString, 10) <= element.end / 1000
+  )
+
+  // Set the initial scroll target when we have a startTime and transcripts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      startTime &&
+      transcriptData.length > 0 &&
+      currentIndex !== -1 &&
+      !hasScrolledToInitial.current
+    ) {
+      setInitialScrollTarget(currentIndex)
+    }
+  }, [startTime, transcriptData, currentIndex])
+
+  // Scroll to the initial target when the ref becomes available
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (initialScrollTarget !== null && !searchTerm) {
+      const elem = transcriptRefs.current.get(initialScrollTarget)
+
+      if (elem) {
+        setHighlightedId(initialScrollTarget)
+        scrollToTranscript(initialScrollTarget)
+        hasScrolledToInitial.current = true
+        setInitialScrollTarget(null)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [initialScrollTarget, transcriptRefs.current.size, searchTerm])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleTimeUpdate = () => {
-      const currentIndex = transcriptData.findIndex(
-        element => videoRef.current.currentTime <= element.end / 1000
-      )
+      videoLoaded
+        ? (currentIndex = transcriptData.findIndex(
+            element => videoRef.current.currentTime <= element.end / 1000
+          ))
+        : null
       if (containerRef.current && currentIndex !== highlightedId) {
         setHighlightedId(currentIndex)
         if (currentIndex !== -1 && !searchTerm) {
-          const container = containerRef.current
-          const elem = transcriptRefs.current.get(currentIndex)
-          const elemTop = elem.offsetTop - container.offsetTop
-          const elemBottom = elemTop + elem.offsetHeight
-          const viewTop = container.scrollTop
-          const viewBottom = viewTop + container.clientHeight
-
-          if (elemTop < viewTop) {
-            container.scrollTo({
-              top: elemTop,
-              behavior: "smooth"
-            })
-          } else if (elemBottom > viewBottom) {
-            container.scrollTo({
-              top: elemBottom - container.clientHeight,
-              behavior: "smooth"
-            })
-          }
+          scrollToTranscript(currentIndex)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -217,6 +278,7 @@ export const Transcriptions = ({
           <TranscriptItem
             key={index}
             element={element}
+            hearingId={hearingId}
             highlightedId={highlightedId}
             index={index}
             ref={elem => {
@@ -249,12 +311,14 @@ export const Transcriptions = ({
 const TranscriptItem = forwardRef(function TranscriptItem(
   {
     element,
+    hearingId,
     highlightedId,
     index,
     setCurTimeVideo,
     searchTerm
   }: {
     element: Paragraph
+    hearingId: string
     highlightedId: number
     index: number
     setCurTimeVideo: any
@@ -275,6 +339,7 @@ const TranscriptItem = forwardRef(function TranscriptItem(
   const isHighlighted = (index: number): boolean => {
     return index === highlightedId
   }
+
   const highlightText = (text: string, term: string) => {
     if (!term) return text
     const escaped = term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")
@@ -316,6 +381,19 @@ const TranscriptItem = forwardRef(function TranscriptItem(
         </Row>
       </TimestampCol>
       <Col className={`pt-1`}>{highlightText(element.text, searchTerm)}</Col>
+      <Col xs="1">
+        <CopyButton
+          key="copy"
+          variant="outline-secondary"
+          text={`http://localhost:3000/hearing/${hearingId}?t=${formatTotalSeconds(
+            element.start
+          )}`}
+          className={`copy my-1 px-1 py-0`}
+          format="text/plain"
+        >
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faShareAlt} />
+        </CopyButton>
+      </Col>
     </TranscriptRow>
   )
 })
diff --git a/components/hearing/hearing.ts b/components/hearing/hearing.ts
index 4ba2b3439..c87bba25c 100644
--- a/components/hearing/hearing.ts
+++ b/components/hearing/hearing.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ export type Paragraph = {
   text: string
 }
 
+export const convertToString = (
+  value: string | string[] | undefined
+): string => {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value.join(", ")
+  }
+  return value ?? ""
+}
+
 export async function fetchHearingData(
   hearingId: string
 ): Promise<HearingData | null> {
@@ -98,6 +107,13 @@ export function formatMilliseconds(ms: number): string {
   }
 }
 
+export function formatTotalSeconds(ms: number): string {
+  const totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000)
+  const formattedSeconds = String(totalSeconds)
+
+  return `${formattedSeconds}`
+}
+
 export function formatVTTTimestamp(ms: number): string {
   const totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000)
   const milliseconds = ms % 1000
diff --git a/pages/hearing/[hearingId].tsx b/pages/hearing/[hearingId].tsx
index 73a0ad6b7..84263d4e1 100644
--- a/pages/hearing/[hearingId].tsx
+++ b/pages/hearing/[hearingId].tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { GetServerSideProps } from "next"
-import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { serverSideTranslations } from "next-i18next/serverSideTranslations"
 import { z } from "zod"
 import { flags } from "components/featureFlags"