Transcript Highlights:

• So, um, what's the stocking level, what are the species in the forest.
• So, um<00:37:37.520><c> what's</c><00:37:37.840><c> the</c><00:37:37.920><c> stocking</c><00:37:38.400
• ><c> level,</c><00:37:39.040><c> what</c><00:37:39.240><c> are</c> um what's the stocking level, what
• are um what's the stocking level, what are the<00:37:39.400><c> species</c><00:37:39.960><c> in</c><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting. Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses. Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.

Transcript Highlights:

• on our website, so that when people are shopping at 3:00 a.m., they can see exactly what we have in stock
• a.m., they can see exactly what we have a.m., they can see exactly what we have in<01:18:27.600><c> stock
• </c><01:18:29.440><c> When</c><01:18:29.560><c> they</c> in stock and what we don't.
• When they in stock and what we don't.

Bills: HF3794 , HF3408

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, price setting, biometric data, retail, privacy, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• because GEO bonds can only pay for things that are publicly owned, and only 5% of all the housing stock
• I think it's important to remember that the HUD-built public housing stock by our public housing authorities
• improvement estimate for those buildings is over a half billion dollars. the HUD built public housing stock
• by the HUD built public housing stock by our<00:33:56.159><c> public</c><00:33:56.399><c> housing</c

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• that for me personally as a renter in Duluth and our communities, we have really old aging housing stock
• really old and our communities we have really old aging<01:26:50.239><c> housing</c><01:26:50.639><c> stock
• <c> I</c><01:26:51.760><c> sure</c><01:26:52.000><c> wish</c><01:26:52.159><c> I</c> aging housing stock
• Um I sure wish I aging housing stock.

Bills: HF3425 , HF3424 , HF1385

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

Transcript Highlights:

• an adult education center that is run by the school district called uh Anetu Techa that has been stocked
• Techa<01:08:43.279><c> that</c><01:08:43.759><c> has</c><01:08:44.000><c> been</c><01:08:44.319><c> stocked
• </c><01:08:45.279><c> by</c><01:08:45.600><c> ICE</c> Techa that has been stocked by ICE Techa that has
• been stocked by ICE almost<01:08:46.239><c> every</c><01:08:46.480><c> day</c><01:08:46.560><c> as</

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

Transcript Highlights:

• that takes care of the objections, but doesn’t let me use a student ID that’s, you know, on a card stock
• 01:56:03.599><c> card</c> student ID that's you know on a card student ID that's you know on a card stock
• 56:08.000><c> of</c><01:56:08.080><c> my</c><01:56:08.320><c> my</c><01:56:08.800><c> business</c> stock
• like a a u one of my my business stock like a a u one of my my business cards<01:56:09.599><c> would

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• is supported by cities on both sides of the Cascades who are the actual leaders in adding housing stock
• The current version In adding housing stock to our inventory, the current version that you have before
• is supported by cities on both sides of the Cascades who are the actual leaders in adding housing stock
• In adding housing stock to our inventory, the current version that you have before you, is already taken

Bills: SB6294 , SB6211 , SB5650 , SB6033 , SB6297 , SB6343 , SB6067 , SB6082 , SB6323 , SB6324 , SB5862 , SB5923 , SB6151

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

Transcript Highlights:

• in Kentucky, down in Logan County, called Cannonball, and they are making paper plates out of corn stocks
• but it's out are making um paper plates but it's out of<00:17:54.960><c> corn</c><00:17:55.760><c> stocks
• 56.480><c> are</c><00:17:56.640><c> left</c><00:17:56.799><c> in</c><00:17:56.960><c> the</c> of corn stocks
• that are left in the of corn stocks that are left in the field<00:17:57.679><c> that's</c><00:17:57.840

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association. Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals. The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans. Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Interest in probably stock increases. >> That is correct. >> Yes.
• okay. interest in bit, but that's okay. interest in probably<00:34:20.320><c> um</c><00:34:21.200><c> stock
• </c> probably um stock increases. probably um stock increases.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of partial minutes, with members noting that DHS/HHS material was not yet included and that the minutes would be finalized later. The committee then heard from the General Court about several dedicated funds. Testimony explained the Joint Legislative Historical Fund, which receives a $25,000 annual general fund appropriation and transfers from visitor center sales above a $50,000 threshold, and is used for portrait maintenance, chamber work, Hall of Flags upkeep, and other historical preservation needs. Members also discussed the preservation of the Civil War flags in the Hall of Flags, with the General Court stating the flags are monitored through annual high-definition photos and that no immediate stabilization project is planned. A question about Union cemeteries was raised but the witness said he had no knowledge of federal funding for them. The committee also reviewed the visitor center revolving fund and noted that the accounting presentation is confusing because transfers are netted out so the fund ends each year at $50,000. Members suggested the narrative should clearly identify the transfer amounts and actual revenue, and staff agreed to note that in future reporting. The General Court then described its special legislative account as a stability reserve for capital and emergency needs, citing past uses such as the plaza ADA renovation, the legislative parking garage, and moving operations to One Granite Place. Members asked about interest earnings and were told the account is held in the treasury and any interest goes to the general fund unless statute directs otherwise; no additional funding was recommended at this time. The Department of Administrative Services then presented the law enforcement memorial fund, explaining it is a long-standing leftover construction fund with a small balance that has not been needed because the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Officers Association privately funds memorial upkeep and plaques. Members discussed whether the state should transfer the remaining money to the nonprofit, but no decision was made; the department said it would research whether such a transfer is legally possible. The department also reviewed the former land conservation endowment fund, now moving to Fish and Game under House Bill 2, and explained that it primarily covers administrative costs, management fees, and investment losses for a long-term conservation program. Members asked about the fund’s large balance and the increase in expenses, and were told the fund is intended to last indefinitely and that future reporting will shift to Fish and Game.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and this actually uses the stock definition that governs all of election law, um, which is found
• Um and this actually<00:04:07.439><c> uses</c><00:04:07.840><c> the</c><00:04:08.720><c> stock</c><00
• :04:09.120><c> definition</c><00:04:09.760><c> that</c> actually uses the stock definition that actually
• uses the stock definition that governs<00:04:10.560><c> all</c><00:04:10.720><c> of</c><00:04:10.879

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It would allow normal, healthy public companies to evade all SEC regulation by tokenizing their stock
• by companies to evade all SEC regulation by tokenizing<00:46:24.720><c> their</c><00:46:24.960><c> stock
• /c><00:46:25.520><c> they</c><00:46:25.680><c> can</c><00:46:25.839><c> raise</c> tokenizing their stock
• so they can raise tokenizing their stock so they can raise more<00:46:26.400><c> money</c><00:46:26.880

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our housing stock doesn't match our demographics anymore.
• </c><00:49:41.599><c> Our</c><00:49:41.920><c> housing</c><00:49:42.319><c> stock</c><00:49:43.200><c
• Our housing stock doesn't one thing.
• Our housing stock doesn't match<00:49:44.559><c> our</c><00:49:44.880><c> demographics</c><00:49:45.680

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Minnesota company stocks tank amid larger market downturn. I mean, on and on it goes.
• Uh Minnesota company stocks<01:30:31.520><c> tank</c><01:30:31.840><c> amid</c><01:30:32.159><c> larger
• </c> stocks tank amid larger market downturn. stocks tank amid larger market downturn.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• At this point, you're reasonably well stocked.
• ><00:51:36.640><c> well</c> this point, you're reasonably well this point, you're reasonably well stocked
• </c><00:51:39.359><c> Yes,</c><00:51:39.920><c> I</c> stocked. at this point in time.
• Yes, I stocked. at this point in time.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to continue its review of recommendations for New Hampshire’s family court, with the chair emphasizing a collaborative approach and noting that the group would focus on the origins of the family division, recurring problems identified in earlier reports, and comparisons with other states. Members discussed organizing testimony into three broad topics: the court hearing process and pro se litigant preparation, mediation/arbitration/counseling, and the interaction of domestic violence issues with family court and related criminal proceedings. The chair also noted that the subcommittee would not meet again for two weeks and encouraged members to review materials from Judge Michael Mace and NCSL research on other states’ family court systems. Attorney Heather Culp, senior administrator for the judicial branch’s circuit court, testified about New Hampshire’s ADR programs. She explained that the Office of Mediation and Arbitration, created by statute in 2007, oversees more than 12 statewide ADR programs across the Supreme, Superior, and Circuit Courts, including family division programs such as divorce-parenting mediation, neutral case evaluation, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and voluntary adoption mediation. She said the divorce-parenting mediation program is the largest family division ADR program, with about 3,400 mediation sessions in 2023 out of roughly 6,700 cases, and that most cases involving minor children are referred to mediation soon after the first appearance session. Culp described the family division process as beginning with a first appearance session led by a case manager, who provides information, helps with paperwork, and schedules mediation, usually within 30 to 45 days. She said mediation is strongly encouraged in parenting and divorce cases, but there is no requirement to reach agreement, and parties may settle some issues while leaving others for court. She also explained that mediation is prohibited or limited in certain domestic violence cases: cases with active civil protection orders may proceed only with both parties’ consent and possible safeguards, while cases involving criminal protective orders are not sent to mediation. Mediators in court-referred family cases are contracted with the court and must be certified by the executive branch’s mediator certification board; mediators do not communicate with judges, except through a brief ADR report noting whether the case settled or what the next procedural step is. Members asked about referrals, timing, and the meaning of “neutrals,” and Culp said the court uses in-house contracted neutrals for family division ADR and does not refer divorce-parenting cases to outside providers.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the $500 million was from issuing stock, yes?
• at so the 500 million was<00:43:19.319><c> from</c><00:43:19.640><c> issuing</c><00:43:20.160><c> stock
• yes</c><00:43:21.880><c> of</c><00:43:22.000><c> the</c><00:43:22.079><c> St</c> was from issuing stock
• yes of the St was from issuing stock yes of the St what<00:43:22.559><c> was</c><00:43:23.079><c> the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

Transcript Highlights:

• It risks the stock as it is currently.
• Utilities are considered usually a pretty mundane safe-haven stock, and, um, so the equity would, you
• It risks the stock as it is currently.
• Utilities are considered usually a pretty mundane safe-haven stock, and, um, so the equity would, you

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency. Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later. The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• vandalism has decreased somewhat as more students understand the value of the convenience provided by stocking
• 01:32:31.719><c> by</c> value of the convenience provided by value of the convenience provided by stocking
• 32.440><c> restrooms</c><01:32:32.960><c> even</c><01:32:33.159><c> if</c><01:32:33.320><c> most</c> stocking
• all restrooms even if most stocking all restrooms even if most users<01:32:34.520><c> at</c><01:32:34.639

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities presented an overview of the system and several budget riders. Board Chair George Soul described the system’s structure, noting 26 colleges and seven universities governed by a 15-member board, and emphasized that Minnesota State serves about 270,000 students annually, including many students of color, adult learners, Pell-eligible students, first-generation students, and veterans. He highlighted the system’s workforce role, saying it offers more than 4,000 programs, extensive employer partnerships, and that 86% of graduates find jobs in their field or a related field. He then turned the presentation over to system staff to discuss specific funding requests. Associate Vice Chancellor Kim Lynch focused on the Z-degree textbook program, which supports zero-textbook-cost courses and degrees. She said prior legislative support has produced about $3.1 million in savings in academic year 2024 and more than $12.6 million in aggregate savings, with 10 colleges now offering Z degrees and 12 more on track or exploring implementation. She described the program’s use of open educational resources, instructional design support, and library resources to fill gaps where free materials are not available, and said students save roughly $7 to $10 for every $1 invested. Members praised the program and asked about its expansion. Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Shepard discussed student support funding, including a centralized basic needs resource hub, the Mantra Health mental health platform, and the emergency grant program. He said student surveys showed significant food, housing, and homelessness insecurity, and that the basic needs hub has served over 2,400 students with a 97% positive response rate. He said Mantra provides telecounseling, peer support, self-paced courses, and crisis support, and clarified in response to questions that it is not AI-driven and does not sell student data; general usage data is collected, and follow-up with campus counselors occurs only at the student’s request. He also said the emergency grant program has distributed over $3 million to more than 4,800 students, with grants averaging just under $700, and that campuses use application review and recordkeeping to manage repeat requests. Members asked about counselor staffing, data privacy, and grant safeguards. The final item addressed sexual assault reporting and prevention funding. System staff said the appropriation supports technology infrastructure for statutory reporting, case management for investigations, campus prevention training, and professional development for Title IX coordinators and related staff. They noted that the statutory student training requirement is funded by individual colleges and universities, not by this appropriation. No formal votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• will not be able to convert this property and add 36 affordable ownership units to the local housing stock
• to continue our mission and do more and create more housing by turning this over to the ownership stock
• it's been three years since I've been housed through Alliance Housing, and since then... ownership stock
• and I thank you for the ownership stock and I thank you for the opportunity<00:10:02.880><c> to</c><

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to make it clear that the legislature would like that the fund be invested in equities, including stocks
• eight, we're putting into language how we want these invested, but we're really saying in equity, stocks
• um like that the fund be invested in um equities<03:27:14.880><c> including</c><03:27:15.200><c> stocks
• of alter of equities including stocks of alter of corporations<03:27:17.200><c> and</c><03:27:17.359
• ,</c><03:28:09.520><c> and</c> saying in equity, stocks, and saying in equity, stocks, and corporation

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• also agree that, given the housing shortage and especially the affordability crisis in our housing stock
• also agree that, given the housing shortage and especially the affordability crisis in our housing stock
• Do they have the knowledge, or is it part of their mission to assess the state of our housing stock across
• Do they look at the housing stock themselves and say, “Oh, here’s where we can use some huge weatherization
• that very work that you’re talking about, trying to figure out how do we make New Hampshire’s housing stock

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all