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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- system it's to refer to children being placed out of home due to abuse or neglect.
- </c> here is we use the term of home here is we use the term of home replacement<00:02:30.760><c> and
- But 10 patients is a very small number of hospital referrals.
- But 10 patients is a very small number of hospital referrals.
- It is a small team made up of psychiatrists, pharmacists, and nurse educators who contract with a small
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, it's a very small number.
- Veterans Homes Fund. Veterans Homes Fund. Okay. And those are fixed percentages, right?
- homes, absolutely not.
- You can walk into our homes today—any home, not any time, but, you know, we're open.
- And then 412 is the veterans' homes themselves, seven statewide homes, staff, ...seven statewide homes
Committee:
House Budget
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Mar 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to see a small decline there this month at 3.5%.
- So we expect to have a small impact there.
- And when you look into some of those specific categories, those are small numbers.
- So we expect to have a small impact there.
- And when you look into some of those specific categories, those are small numbers.
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The folks at home have spoken.
- The folks at home have spoken.
- A lot of small towns.
- </c><02:15:33.280><c> towns</c> small. as rural counties and small towns small. as rural counties and
- Bring<02:23:37.280><c> us</c><02:23:37.520><c> home.</c> Bring us home. Bring us home.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Feb 3rd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think for financial commitments, it should be a larger group.
- Well, I actually care about the general public, not just the small group that's riled up.
- And I valued those other homes using the market approach.
- We formed a little group, and we studied this in Pile of Groves, a small town, and we knew there would
- But as far as this taxation for property tax, is on your home.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, the committee will be hearing late-filed bills and home rule petitions.
- I'm a small business owner in Massachusetts. My name is Frank Zona.
- It's usually very small, a small percentage of the total overall cost of the fee, but that is basically
- it's a small percentage of the things like operating expenses for the Commission it's usually very small
- Also, uncomfortable homes and the safety risks. These problems are preventable.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on late-filed bills and home rule petitions, with both in-person and remote testimony. Committee chairs reviewed logistics for public testimony and then heard a series of bill presentations on topics including nitrous oxide sales, liquor license extensions and alcohol license density, cosmetology licensure compacts, electronic textbooks, HVAC supervisor licensing, and automotive warranty reimbursement rates. Several members asked questions about the public health, consumer protection, economic mobility, and regulatory impacts of the proposals.
Representative John Barrett testified in support of H. 4907, which would regulate the sale of nitrous oxide, arguing it is a public health measure aimed at reducing recreational misuse by young people while preserving legitimate culinary, medical, dental, and industrial uses. Southbridge officials Peg Dean and David Adams supported a local liquor license extension bill, saying delayed revitalization and staffing disruptions from the pandemic-era “Great Resignation” had slowed development and postponed demand for the licenses. MassPack supported H. 4597 to limit new alcohol retail licenses near existing stores after 2026, citing oversaturation and public health concerns, while the committee also heard testimony on a cosmetology compact bill from industry and state-government representatives who said it would improve workforce mobility, especially for military spouses, though members questioned its fee structure and interaction with existing reciprocity rules.
Representative Mindy Domb testified for H. 559, which would create a commission to study electronic textbooks and automatic textbook billing, arguing that digital course materials can limit consumer choice, raise costs, and reduce students’ ability to share or resell materials. Student testimony echoed those concerns. The committee also heard strong support for H. 4719, a bill to create HVAC construction supervisor licensing, from industry witnesses who said it would improve consumer protection, accountability, and clean-energy implementation; and opposition testimony on H. 4019, which would change how auto dealers are reimbursed for warranty work, with dealers supporting a fix to manufacturer reimbursement practices and manufacturers warning the bill would raise costs and allow overpayment. At the end of the hearing, the chairs read the agenda items and the committee adjourned by unanimous voice vote.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- So I thank you for your consideration for these home rule petitions.
- As the housing prices gets worse, more people are pushed out of their homes.
- Some of my patients are employed as home health aides. They care for elderly patients at home.
- home, will have two other jobs.
- The importance of these bills came home to me on election day in November.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on a wide range of voting-access and election-administration bills. The largest portion of testimony focused on same-day voter registration (H. 834/S. 505), with support from Rep. Gentile, Boston and Chelsea officials, civic groups, and election administrators from Maine and Vermont. Supporters argued that same-day registration would help eligible voters who move frequently, miss deadlines, or face administrative errors, and would reduce rejected provisional ballots. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Vermont elections director Sean Sheehan testified that same-day registration has worked in their states without major administrative problems and has helped increase turnout. A Boston-based panel also described high rejection rates for provisional ballots and the burden of registration cutoffs on renters, students, immigrants, and low-income voters.
A second major topic was restoration of voting rights for incarcerated people, including S. 524 and related House bills. The committee heard extensive virtual testimony from incarcerated individuals at MCI Norfolk and MCI Shirley, who said voting should be restored as part of rehabilitation, civic engagement, and reintegration. They described disenfranchisement as dehumanizing and argued that voting would help maintain family and community ties, reduce recidivism, and give incarcerated people a voice on laws affecting prisons and reentry. Rep. Erica Uyterhoeven also testified in support, saying the bill would restore municipal voting rights for incarcerated residents and align with broader efforts to expand political participation.
The committee also heard testimony on bills affecting election administration and access, including a proposal to reduce or eliminate mandated early in-person voting in primaries and shorten the general-election early voting period, with supporters from the town clerks’ community arguing that low usage, staffing burdens, and costs justify the change. Opponents warned that reducing in-person early voting could hurt voters who do not use mail ballots and could disproportionately affect communities of color. Other bills discussed included decoupling the municipal census from voter registration, requiring periodic accessibility inspections of polling places, and a Somerville home-rule petition on non-citizen municipal voting and another on lowering the voting age in municipal elections. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Joint Millennium Fund Committee - 2026-01-29
Transcript Highlights:
- Between groups concerned with families and children.
- We fund groups throughout the entire state.
- Valley Center from a home marked with addiction and abuse.
- And a small portion, as small as we possibly felt was appropriate, a small holdback for the administration
- We can meet them with their friend groups.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on possible uses of temporary Millennium Fund dollars for youth- and family-focused prevention programs. Members first approved the prior meeting minutes, then heard from the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, which requested $682,000 for mid-sized grants to community organizations for child abuse prevention, parenting support, family resource centers, and school-based programs. The presenter emphasized the link between adverse childhood experiences and later substance use, and described the fund’s statewide grant-making process and current projects. Committee members asked about grant selection, funding sources, and how families are identified for services.
The committee also heard from Children’s Bridge, which requested $3.5 million over four years to build a shared-services infrastructure for child care providers. The proposal focused on helping providers stabilize their businesses through software, coaching, shared purchasing, bookkeeping, and access to benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. The presenter argued that child care is part of Idaho’s prevention infrastructure and said the model would transition toward earned income and employer support over time. Members asked about similar programs, infrastructure, and how the model would be sustained after 2029.
Idaho Safety Assessment Centers requested $1 million to support 12 youth assessment centers that divert youth from court, ERs, and school discipline into screening, counseling, and family support. The presenter cited individual success stories and said the centers served more than 12,000 youth in a year, with an estimated return of more than $3 in benefits for every dollar invested. The committee also heard from the Idaho Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, which requested $3 million in one-time bridge funding for 10 centers that conduct forensic interviews and coordinate child abuse investigations; members asked about coordination with state agencies and sustainability. Ross Edmunds of the Department of Health and Welfare requested $150,000 for a 10th recovery community center in Kamiah, explaining that the department already oversees nine centers through quarterly payments and reporting requirements. Finally, Representative Jordan Redman proposed a $5 million statewide drug-use awareness campaign using research, surveys, and targeted media buys; he said the campaign would be evaluated through impressions, reach, and frequency. No decisions were made, and the chair said the committee would return later to continue reviewing the requests, noting the fund is one-time money and that the governor’s recommendations and a $25 million request reduce the amount available.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In different eras, and poison different groups.
- My district is the home of many Jewish constituents.
- Gerald lived in Trockenbrad, Poland, a small Jewish town.
- AB 439 makes two small changes to the California Coastal Act.
- That information is still there, it just makes this group more efficient.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These include home care companies, group homes, residential treatment centers, and many other types of
- These include home care companies, group<01:23:56.800><c> homes,</c><01:23:57.280><c> residential</c>
- <01:23:57.760><c> treatment</c> group homes, residential treatment group homes, residential treatment
- , group homes, residential and out-of-state facilities.
- I spent time in multiple types of placements, ranging from your traditional foster care to group homes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/09/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- much to construct as a site-built home or a single-family home.
- . homes. homes.
- It's their home and and it's their home.
- . ...mobile home, a manufactured home that we can do.
- </c> from their beloved homes. from their beloved homes.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
SPEED Task Force (STF) - Tue Jan 6, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> construction, mobile homes, or the like. construction, mobile homes, or the like.
- </c> that holistically with all the groups. that holistically with all the groups.
- </c> construction permit to build my home. construction permit to build my home.
- working group.
- </c> or chair of the working group. or chair of the working group.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Another group is a group who wants true affordable housing just as I do, but we want this tool being
- Our home is the city of Houston.
- I rented my first home for four years. In just November, I purchased my first home.
- I have two small children, and actually not small now. My daughter is 17 and my son is 8.
- And then they lose their homes.
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026 at 11:16 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Bernalillo has been my home since I immigrated to this country, so the welcoming, the sense of home,
- Bernalillo has been my home since I immigrated to this country, so the welcoming, the sense of home,
- And just for anybody keeping score at home, when we had U.N.M.
- It's targeted to a certain group of people and activities.
- I mean, a small business will lose their business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> expand and must leave its current home. expand and must leave its current home.
- We will add 40 homes, probably 60 homes.
- and large groups.
- </c> spaces for small and large groups. spaces for small and large groups.
- </c><00:59:18.079><c> Thank</c> small ask of Woodbury. Thank you. Thank small ask of Woodbury.
Bills:
HF333 , HF2712 , HF1064 , HF1069 , HF1113 , HF2207 , HF204 , HF2867 , HF2924 , HF746 , HF1530 , HF2587 , HF1078
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> investors, buying up single family homes investors, buying up single family homes by<00:21:32.880
- Some of them sold their homes to live in their forever home.
- sold their homes to live in their forever<00:29:08.000><c> home.
- </c><00:55:35.920><c> to</c> construction of new homes to construction of new homes to artificially<00
- </c> small technical changes. small technical changes.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 40 years ago uh with my own small 40 years ago uh with my own small business<00:03:22.159><c> that
- Um the potential is for small of this.
- </c> Um, and so that could have a small Um, and so that could have a small effect<00:06:25.199><c> on
- They go out there and they build homes.
- We add 5.4 billion dollars into homes.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 94, which would prohibit municipal amendments to the state building code and move New Hampshire toward a more uniform statewide code. Senator McConi and several supporters, including the Josiah Barlo Center for Public Policy, the State Fire Marshal, the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association, argued that local variations create confusion, raise housing costs, and make compliance harder for builders operating in multiple towns. The Fire Marshal said the goal is a single state building and fire code with only limited administrative amendments at the local level, not technical changes, and noted that municipalities could still seek exceptions through the Building Code Review Board if needed. The chair explained that a similar House bill was already moving forward with fire code and administrative amendment language, and members agreed that retaining SB 94 would avoid conflicting bills. The committee then voted to retain SB 94 by roll call, 13-0, with no minority report.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 30, which would designate the Virginia opossum as New Hampshire’s state marsupial. Senator Fenton presented the bill as a light-hearted measure inspired by Chesterfield School fourth graders, who had submitted written testimony and supported the idea. Members discussed the bill in a humorous but mostly supportive way, with one member objecting that it trivialized the legislature, while others said it could help engage students in the legislative process. The committee voted ought to pass on SB 30, 11-2, and agreed to place it on consent with no minority report.
Later, the committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 95, concerning youth camp cabins and state fire/building codes. Senator McConi said the bill would exempt new residential cabins in youth recreation camps from sprinkler requirements and allow them to omit electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems, while requiring any such systems that are present to comply with state code. He said the measure was intended to resolve recurring interpretation problems that have caused expense and uncertainty for camp owners, and he praised work with the Fire Marshal’s office to reach a workable compromise. Representative Schmidt asked about cabin sizes and whether larger cabins with multiple occupants would still be safe; the senator explained that camps typically use counselors, drills, and supervision, and that the people behind him could answer more detailed questions. The transcript cuts off before the hearing concludes or any vote is taken on SB 95.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Those occurred at working group meetings, and as well the working group traveled to three different locations
- </c> task from working group task from working group discussion<00:08:16.520><c> um</c><00:08:17.039>
- </c> sort of the the working group sort of the the working group recommended<00:12:00.480><c> to</c><
- </c> recommendations that the working group recommendations that the working group um<00:15:13.680><c
- </c> article noted that um we give a small article noted that um we give a small amount<00:28:12.480>
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- My mother and two of my sons depend on In-Home Supportive Services.
- And these subjects—regional centers, Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services—touch home.
- Regional centers, Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services, touch home. And for me, it's the world.
- A small board will struggle to meet quorum and fulfill its duties.
- Take us home, baby.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also the founder and CEO of Griffin Communications Group, a year-old Texas small business.
- We interviewed from 700 Texas small businesses.
- We are still your small town suburban weeklies.
- An example here is under certain home health scenarios, the is in the home health agency is entitled
- And then the agency is a very. small piece.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency