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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Gary Force Honda Auto dealership is celebrating their 50th anniversary.
- dealership<02:38:20.800>
is Gary Force Honda Auto dealership is Gary Force Honda Auto dealership - of Gary Force and Tim Canaly.
- We are very proud to have Gary Force We are very proud to have Gary Force Honda<02:39:21.280>
- ownership of Gary Force and Tim Canaly. ownership of Gary Force and Tim Canaly.
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration.
Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs.
Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects.
The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/08/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- in the Air Force Reserve.
- I moved up, made it to the Joint Force headquarters, which is the headquarters.
- I was in the Air National Guard and then two years in the Air Force Reserve.
- Kevin Grady, 28-year resident of Hooksett, 25-year Air Force veteran.
- Uh speaking res uh Air Force uh veteran.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/10/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I can—I'm doing all I can to force you into a room to continue to talk. The last one was similar.
- But in the armed forces um our state.
- command structure of the armed forces. command structure of the armed forces.
- There's been a work group or task force or something that came back with a report.
- Uh that way it forces the boards to way.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- constituent in Arlington, Robin Biggs, who's been a tireless volunteer and a patient advocate leader for FORCE
- And it forces people to delay or avoid genetic testing.
- As part of FORCE, I also work as a peer navigator, and I talk to a lot of other people.
- I am the vice president of public policy for FORCE, also known as Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a fully virtual public hearing after a blizzard and state emergency closed the State House and created travel and cleanup concerns. Chairs Senator Paul Feeney and Representative James Murphy opened by thanking first responders and committee staff for making the hearing possible and noted that several members attended remotely. The committee heard testimony on three bills: H.5112, An Act Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination; H.4914, An Act Relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code; and S.2921, An Act Relative to Travel Insurance. Most of the testimony focused on H.5112.
Representative Dave Rogers and his constituent Robin Biggs testified in support of H.5112, describing gaps in federal genetic nondiscrimination law that do not cover life, long-term care, or disability insurance. Biggs shared her experience as a BRCA2 mutation carrier and said genetic knowledge helped her take preventive steps, but that people fear testing because insurers may use results against them. Lindsay Jack of the ALS Association and Lisa Schlager of FORCE also supported the bill, arguing that it would encourage preventive care, research participation, and fairer underwriting without harming insurance markets. They said insurers could still use medical history and diagnoses, but not genetic test results alone.
Committee members asked questions about whether insurers currently request genetic testing and how such information is used in underwriting. Testifiers said the information is routinely asked for or found in medical records, but the bill would prohibit its use in coverage decisions and would prevent insurers from requiring testing. No votes were taken. After testimony concluded and no additional witnesses came forward, the chairs closed the hearing and adjourned the meeting by unanimous voice vote.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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cuts hard and fast budget cap forces cuts hard and fast budget cap forces cuts - scenario when we force these policies. scenario when we force these policies.
- Why do we need conquered to force Why do we need conquered to force everyone<09:01:03.600>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, forced to merge with other institutions to survive.
- Speaker, forced to merge with other institutions to survive.
- in every major war States Armed Forces in every major war and<04:07:32.080>
conflict. - Organized retail crime is forcing businesses to close.
- Abbas face mass internment, forced Dr.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 27th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Man, we're going to introduce market forces to health care.
- Could we force that into an ERISA plan?
- Panel two will be focused on stakeholders and market forces.
- And these employers are being forced to pay them.
- And these employers are being forced to pay them. And these employers are being forced to pay them.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- shall remain in full force and effect. shall remain in full force and effect. uh<00:31:45.679>
- Once we're forced to say yes to all future operators that come in.
- Um, we, as you notice on our uniform, it says US Army or US Air Force.
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That <01:43:29.600>means says US Army or US Air Force.- That means says US Army or US Air Force.
Keywords:
pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 155, HB 1102, HB 1109, HB 1356, HB 1469, HB 1323, HB 1376 (05/26/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- It allowed her to excel in the Air Force. She became a runner.
- It allowed her to excel in the Air Force. She became a runner.
- It allowed her to excel in the Air Force. She became a runner.
- She became a Force. She became a runner.
- I can't force the attorney here.
Summary:
The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate.
The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough.
Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later.
The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They would be built to Air Force standards.
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Summary:
The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Zoo on its aging facilities and bonding needs. Zoo staff highlighted the zoo’s economic and educational role, its 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, and its Free to Explore program, while stressing that many of its 50-year-old buildings are in poor condition, with more than $78 million in backlog and safety concerns for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said the governor recommended $4 million for critical life-support systems and asked for an additional $6 million in asset preservation to renovate the original animal hospital building so a new hospital wing can function properly. Testimony emphasized that the renovation is necessary for staff space, storage, code compliance, asbestos removal, and safe animal care, and described recent injuries and close calls tied to outdated facilities.
Members asked questions about porcupine quills, natural predators, and the meaning of the zoo’s incident rate. Zoo staff explained that quills are not poisonous but are barbed and can be difficult to remove, and that predators include larger cats, owls, and fishers. On incidents, staff said they include close calls and injuries linked to aging infrastructure, such as a tiger reaching farther through a wall after fencing shifted over time, and staff injuries during animal procedures in older spaces. Members also confirmed that the hospital project has shifted from a standalone building to a wing attached to the existing hospital because of rising construction costs.
The committee then heard from Perpich Center for Arts Education. Perpich described its statewide role as both a public high school and an arts education resource center, serving students and educators across Minnesota. It said it hosted 313 events last year for nearly 2,000 educators and administrators and worked with 275 school districts across all 67 Senate districts. Perpich emphasized that nearly seven in 10 students rely on its residential programs because there are no comparable arts high school options in greater Minnesota, and noted strong student outcomes including a 100% graduation rate and national recognition as an exemplary school. For capital needs, Perpich said it received $1.26 million last year for HVAC and building automation work, is grateful for the governor’s recommended $1.3 million this year, and requested $6 million to create a secure, accessible main entrance and upgrade outdated restrooms to ADA compliance.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- psychological effects of stress, de-escalation methods and tactics, bias-motivation defense tactics, and force-on-force
- 23-year veteran is using excessive force 23-year veteran is using excessive force so<00:52:42.920
- Most departments do their use-of-force training in house.
- Most departments do their use-of-force training in house.
- Most departments do their use-of-force training in house.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the word forced because it was a painful process for our community and for our staff.
- the word forced because it was a painful process for our community and for our staff.
- to close our nursing home and I forced to close our nursing home and I used<00:29:22.080>
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word <00:29:22.440>forc <00:29:22.960>because <00:29:23.200>it - accommodate desires of our working force accommodate desires of our working force primarily<01:07
Summary:
The Health Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony from the Minnesota Hospital Association and several hospital leaders about the financial strain facing hospitals across Minnesota. The association’s CEO said hospitals are essential 24/7 safety-net providers, but rising labor, supply, technology, and drug costs are outpacing reimbursement from Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payers. He warned that many not-for-profit hospitals are struggling, that workforce shortages remain significant, and that the committee should consider help on Medicaid rates, discharge/boarding problems, mental health services, workforce development, protecting the 340B drug discount program, and avoiding new mandates that add costs.
Relle Schultz of Winona Health described a community hospital with a 49-bed facility and long-term care services that has faced years of losses, including a $17 million loss in 2023 and $12 million in losses the following year. She said government payers now make up about 65% of the hospital’s mix, and each 1% increase in that mix costs about $1 million. She highlighted the difficulty of sustaining services such as dialysis, which was nearly closed until a local donor provided $3 million to keep it open for three years, and she emphasized the importance of 340B savings and the need for higher Medicaid payments.
Carrie Mulski of Riverview Health in Crookston said critical access hospitals are also under pressure despite their federal designation. She explained that federal support has eroded, that Medicaid and other public programs do not cover full costs, and that her hospital’s 340B savings help keep the doors open. She said Riverview opened a new hospital in 2020 but was hit by the pandemic and inflation, leading to annual losses of $5 million to $6 million and a negative operating margin of 9% to 10%. She also described bond covenant problems, low cash on hand, the prior closure of the nursing home, and the need for rapid state action to stabilize rural hospitals and preserve access to care.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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the consider non-lethal force inside the consider non-lethal force inside the - forced to enter themselves into? forced to enter themselves into?
- This is not forcing anybody to carry.
- Um we have a full force of not them.
- of deadly force. of deadly force.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- given the opportunity to work with an actuary and find a path forward on a COLA for retirees, not be forced
- contract provisions, exit fees, pay-to-quit requirements, or whatever term of art employers use to force
- addition, Los Angeles Unified seeks to logically extend the policy to also apply to reductions in force
- prevailing rate, but they can only charge back to the agency what was posted at the time of advertising, forcing
- What was posted at the time of advertising, forcing them to perform that work at a loss, which this bill
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- vendor reports, inconsistent claims handling, denials based on proprietary thresholds, and families forced
- Last summer, I convened a smoke claims and remediation task force bringing together consumer advocates
- The task force ...experts, public health scientists, and insurers.
- The task force identified significant gaps in science, testing protocols, and claims practices.
- Therein lies the, I mean, you are talking about one of the biggest contentions during the task force
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- FORCED ACCOUNT LABOR IS THE LOWEST PRICE POINT IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK YOU CAN GET.
- THINGS WE'VE DONE, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO HELP US, THIS IS THE GUYS FROM OKLAHOMA TASK FORCE
- WE'VE COMPLETED THE TASK FORCE, COMPLETED THE SWIFT WATER FLOOR OF THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS.
- AND THE WAY WE ARE HANDLING FLORIDA EMERGENCIES WHERE WE DEPEND ON EVERYONE ELSE TO SET UP A TASK FORCE
- WE FIND THOSE EFFICIENCIES AND IT FORCES THE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/19/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- It forced CenterPoint to purchase gas in an environment in which the price spiked, and you know there's
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an - absolutely taking a look at what the utility has already done to ensure that, when the utility is forced
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Feb 5, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 13
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's a better step in the direction of getting everybody involved versus forcing them to get
- I think that's a better step in the direction of getting everybody involved versus forcing them to get
- I think that's a better step in the direction of getting everybody involved versus forcing them to get
- direction of getting everybody<00:28:22.840>
involved <00:28:23.240>versus <00:28:23.600>forcing - <00:28:23.960>
them everybody involved versus forcing them everybody involved versus forcing
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- , recapitalizing the nuclear force with long-range standoff, the new Sentinel weapon system, and the
- She served at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Washington, D.C., as director of the AFRL
- I started that at the Air Force Research Laboratory before it was called that, and it's now a blooming
- I think we've crossed paths with some of the same people at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.
- I really want people to know how, because as a retired Air Force officer, I don't think a lot of people
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Schultz, United States Air Force Schultz, United States Air Force retired,<00:25:04.559>
for< - Alabama Mental Health Task Force. Uh we Alabama Mental Health Task Force.
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your <01:01:04.880>way don't try to force your way don't try to force - then we going to force them to pray. then we going to force them to pray.
- And that needs to be the student is not forced to say the pledge, but it's forced to have it available