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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/29/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- We have expedited procedures for other things. What this does is kind of strikes the balance.
- </c><01:19:20.000><c> We</c><01:19:20.159><c> have</c><01:19:20.320><c> expedited</c><01:19:20.960><c
- We have expedited procedures to do that.
- We have expedited procedures for<01:19:21.679><c> other</c><01:19:21.920><c> things.
- process within 3 didn't use an expedited process within 3 months.<04:00:12.560><c> Typically,</c><04
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So finding a more expedited process for a disability determination is in line with our state's newborn
- So finding a more expedited<01:05:33.680><c> process</c><01:05:34.079><c> for</c><01:05:34.240><c> a<
- /c><01:05:34.480><c> disability</c> expedited process for a disability expedited process for a disability
- </c><01:05:52.240><c> determination</c><01:05:52.880><c> for</c><01:05:53.200><c> a</c> to make expedited
- determination for a to make expedited determination for a small<01:05:54.000><c> category</c><01:05:
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s going through the legislative process, and this expedited negotiation process won’t work.
- It’s going through the legislative process, and this expedited negotiation process won’t work.
- It's going through the legislative process, and this expedited negotiation process won't work.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the governor’s May Revision proposals for transportation, natural resources, climate, and related programs, with the Department of Finance and the LAO presenting competing views on the state’s fiscal condition. Finance said the budget remains balanced over two years, with major climate-bond, water, parks, transportation, DMV, and agriculture proposals, while the LAO argued the state still has a structural deficit and should reject or defer many new discretionary spending items, preserve reserves, and be cautious about ongoing commitments. The LAO specifically questioned the timing and scale of new spending for programs such as Clean California, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, and the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, and urged more clarity on future obligations and revenue scenarios, including for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance described it as an enforceable, science-based alternative to a more traditional regulatory approach, with the state’s $25 million request intended to support early implementation, monitoring, habitat restoration, and environmental flows. The LAO countered that the Water Board has not yet adopted the updated Bay-Delta plan, that the proposal may be premature, and that the Legislature should wait for more information on the state’s total funding commitment and the program’s long-term costs. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce conflict and protect water reliability, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure.
The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquiring the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat project. State officials said the acquisition is a time-sensitive, once-in-a-generation opportunity, with an appraised value of $175 million and additional philanthropic and local funding expected to close the gap. Members questioned whether the project had gone through the usual competitive process, whether the site is the best use of scarce park bond dollars, and how public access, habitat, and disadvantaged-community priorities would be protected. The discussion ended without a vote, and the committee moved on to transportation items including Clean California litter abatement, the Games Route Network, homeless encampment coordinators, and DMV modernization and field office proposals, with LAO recommending rejection or delay on several of those requests as well.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (05/05/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Um, typically front-of-the-house folks, expediters, which are bus boys, servers, hostesses, or hosts
- ><c> house</c><00:46:55.520><c> folks</c><00:46:56.480><c> uh</c> Um, front-of-the-house folks, expediters
- And yes, for our question. >> So, he asked who tips the expediters.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And if I want to throw it out there, if possible, let's talk about getting the state an expedited appeal
- And if I want to throw it out there if possible, let's talk about getting the state an expedited And
- if I want to throw it out there if possible, let's talk about getting the state an expedited appeal for
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- bachelor's degree programs, including some of the first six cycles, have already been approved through an expedited
- their bachelor's degree proposals through the existing process because there are streamlined and expedited
- Obviously, we welcome a collaborative streamlined and expedited mechanisms.
Committee:
House Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/08/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- to</c><00:30:22.400><c> ask</c><00:30:22.600><c> us</c><00:30:22.720><c> to</c><00:30:22.800><c> expedite
- </c><00:30:23.240><c> a</c><00:30:23.280><c> little</c> going to ask us to expedite a little going to
- ask us to expedite a little bit.<00:30:24.000><c> So,</c><00:30:24.160><c> Senator</c><00:30:24.360>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- same day, you will leave with some benefit of maybe at least $50 depending on if you qualify for expedited
- Maybe at least $50, depending on if you qualify for expedited services, which are considered emergency
- Maybe at least $50 depending on if you qualify for expedited services, which are considered emergency
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (10-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:19:49.760><c> me</c> some funding that really helped me some funding that really helped me expedite
- </c> expedite my exp uh expansion process." expedite my exp uh expansion process."
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum, approval of the September 18, 2025 minutes, and a staff update on recent tobacco settlement-funded agriculture activities. The agriculture side highlighted Commissioner Shell’s outreach, including school visits, farm visits, and speaking engagements in Kentucky and a trip to Tennessee to discuss program models. A representative also described a national conference in Iowa, where Kentucky’s agriculture finance program was praised as a $180 million loan program built with tobacco settlement funds. The board noted September approvals totaling $950,000 for the agriculture development board and $3.3 million for the finance corporation, along with staff activity such as site visits, program closures, and project reports. The board also announced that the KKMP report covering 2015-2022 would be distributed and that the annual report, marking the program’s 25th anniversary, was being prepared.
The board then reviewed two featured projects. The Organic Association of Kentucky requested $425,000 for organic producer support, but the board approved only one year of funding at $29,000, with members noting concern about recurring applicants and the need to evaluate long-term funding. The second project, by Joseph Dale Bentley in Lewis County, sought $51,300 to expand a small ruminant facility for goat production and export. Members were particularly interested because the project was already operating and creating market opportunities for Kentucky goat producers; the board approved half the project cost to help expand infrastructure and potentially allow quarantining on site.
The cabinet then presented its annual update on tobacco settlement fund use in public health. Julie Brooks, Sarah Johnson, and Andrea Day reported on the HANS home visitation program, tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, lung cancer screening, and early childhood oral health. HANS served more families in FY25, rising from 6,293 to 6,715, and increased services from 139,943 to over 143,000. Tobacco prevention and cessation programs continued to support Quit Now Kentucky and My Life, My Quit, though officials noted federal uncertainty and the loss of federal tobacco control infrastructure. They also reported a slight decline in student outreach and cessation requests, but continued demand from schools and communities for vaping and nicotine prevention support. Lung cancer screening expanded to 55 screens, with Kentucky cited as a model for other states due to improved incidence, survival, and early detection rates. Early oral health efforts continued through local health departments, with more trainings for public health nurses, continued varnish kits, and expanded support for dental graduates and hygiene teams.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- with Representative Anchia last session to craft this language so that we could move them to an expedited
- Because oftentimes that the request is nothing more than a fishing expedition. Yes, okay, no.
- We're not just a fishing expedition.
Bills:
HB867 , HB1347 , HB1801 , HB1820 , HB2197 , HB2617 , HB3110 , HB3166 , HB3330 , HB4237 , HB4342 , HB4629 , HB4933 , HJR148
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The purpose of this bill is essentially to provide an expedited mechanism for individuals who are alleging
- Um, so I can't speak to why that process takes so long, but in terms of expediting the process, I would
- long, but in why that process takes so long, but in terms<01:08:25.600><c> of</c><01:08:25.839><c> expediting
- the</c><01:08:26.719><c> process,</c><01:08:27.120><c> I</c><01:08:27.359><c> would</c> terms of expediting
- the process, I would terms of expediting the process, I would have<01:08:27.679><c> to</c><01:08:28.000
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1552, which would make the attorney general the interim chief election officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying it could create a conflict of interest if the attorney general were both the state’s lawyer and the chief elections officer in any related litigation. The League of Women Voters supported having some interim backup for the office, but said it was not necessarily advocating that the attorney general fill the role. Several other testifiers, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, opposed the bill, arguing the current law already provides for a prompt commission appointment and warning about partisan bias and concentration of power. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said an interim mechanism is needed to ensure election certification in a crisis. The chair also asked whether any statutory acting capacity already exists, and the attorney general said none was known.
The committee then took up House Bill 2125, which would bar corporations operating under state law from engaging in election activity. The attorney general opposed the bill, citing Citizens United and arguing that corporations have First Amendment-protected political speech rights and that the bill would likely be unconstitutional. Indivisible Hawaii supported the measure, saying it would keep elections focused on the will of the people rather than corporate influence. Libertarian Party testimony was mixed: one witness supported the goal of reducing corruption but warned the bill could suppress organized dissent and sweep too broadly by treating many associations as corporations. The bill’s introducer asked whether the legislature could still enact it as a policy matter, but the attorney general maintained federal constitutional law would control. No vote was taken on either bill during the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment, which would set procedures and compensation for people whose convictions are reversed or vacated on grounds consistent with innocence and whose charges are dismissed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported the bill’s intent but objected to language assigning it responsibility for helping released individuals secure housing, identification, health coverage, and other reentry needs, saying it no longer has jurisdiction after release and suggesting the courts or a community-based contractor handle that role. The Office of the Public Defender strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the harm of wrongful conviction and the need for compensation, case management, and medical coverage after release. No action or vote was reported on this measure in the excerpt.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you have investment then we can expedite, hopefully. There's no auditor report.
- So if you have investment then we can expedite, hopefully.
- investment<00:15:40.880><c> then</c><00:15:41.120><c> we</c><00:15:41.279><c> can</c><00:15:41.360><c> expedite
- </c> investment then we can expedite investment then we can expedite hopefully.<00:15:43.440><c> Um</
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's money in here for what is supposed to be expediting permits, but really it's just going to...
- <02:19:26.000><c> supposed</c><02:19:26.240><c> to</c><02:19:26.399><c> be</c><02:19:26.800><c> expediting
- </c> uh for what is supposed to be expediting uh for what is supposed to be expediting permits,<02:19
- a switch in there that if the commissioner of the MPCA decides that they don't want to give the expedited
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP/WAL Joint Public Hearing - Tue Mar 18, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- underlying water pollution and public access concerns that could be accepted or at least negotiated in an expedited
- underlying water pollution and public access concerns that could be accepted or at least negotiated in an expedited
- underlying water pollution and public access concerns that could be accepted or at least negotiated in an expedited
- underlying water pollution and public access concerns that could be accepted or at least negotiated in an expedited
- underlying water pollution and public access concerns that could be accepted or at least negotiated in an expedited
Summary:
The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted.
The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits.
Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And second, on the list of six powers and duties, to expedite the creation of voluntary certifications
- And second, on the list of six powers and duties, to expedite the creation of voluntary certifications
- Expedite the creation of voluntary certifications by identifying, vetting, and recommending credentialing
- But yet in your task force request number two it says expedite the creation of voluntary certification
- </c><01:23:52.520><c> the</c><01:23:52.600><c> creation</c> number two it says expedite the creation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- there and the select board and all of the town residents who have done a great job at trying to expedite
- :47.920><c> to</c> who have done a great job at trying to who have done a great job at trying to expedite
- </c> expedite voters through the process. expedite voters through the process.
- we immediately try to work with the moderator at the polling location to figure out how they can expedite
- we immediately try to work with the moderator at the polling location to figure out how they can expedite
Committee:
House Election Law
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 116 May 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So maybe that'll expedite him a little bit. All right. So seriously, this is a blank check.
- I do recognize that this is supported by oil and gas because they're trying to expedite the process.
- So what this does is it just makes sure that the expedited process does not become more onerous.
- So what this does is it just makes sure that the expedited process does not become more onerous.
- So what this does is it just makes sure that the expedited process does not become more onerous.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have so many committee hearings that we're trying to expedite a little, but thank you for your testimony
- I did see that Assembly Member Haney is here, so let's just expedite that so that everyone that's here
Summary:
The committee heard several bills, with testimony largely in support and some opposition on a few measures. AB 458 would direct the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Justice, to develop model procurement guidelines for state purchases of firearms, ammunition, and accessories so agencies avoid vendors that violate gun laws; law enforcement and San Francisco representatives supported it, and members discussed adding oversight and vetting. AB 1729 would update state telework policy by requiring written telework plans for return-to-office decisions and restoring public reporting on telework savings; supporters cited cost savings, productivity, climate benefits, and worker flexibility, while the author clarified it would not alter collective bargaining under the Dills Act. AB 1754 would require post-completion reporting on bond-funded programs’ goals and outcomes; supporters framed it as a transparency and accountability measure, while counties and water agencies opposed it unless amended, warning of added bureaucracy, delays, and litigation risk. AB 1841 would create a paid state holiday recognizing California Native American Day, and AB 2115 would issue a formal legislative apology to California’s first peoples and install a commemorative plaque at the Capitol; both drew strong tribal and labor support and broad committee praise, with members emphasizing education, historical acknowledgment, and healing. AB 2211 would allow craft distillers to operate a satellite room and use certain alcohol modifiers on premises, and AB 1991 would authorize wineries, breweries, and craft distilleries to conduct sensory tastings for research with guardrails; both had industry support, with AB 1991 drawing one opposition voice from Alcohol Justice. AB 1578 would require elected officials to take anti-hate speech training as part of existing sexual harassment training; it drew sharp First Amendment objections from opponents and mixed committee views, but the motion to send it to Appropriations passed on a recorded vote. The committee also heard AB 1807, which would bar state-owned property from being used for federal immigration enforcement operations; the author and supporters argued it would protect communities and prevent state complicity in federal actions.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Mandating financing as an area of discovery invites, frankly, a one-sided fishing expedition.
- How would a plaintiff or their ...discovery invites, frankly, a one-sided fishing expedition.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several financial services bills, with the main focus on cryptocurrency kiosk regulation, financial literacy, and earned wage access. Legislators and witnesses described widespread crypto-related scams targeting older adults, often involving impersonation, urgency, spoofed phone numbers, and rapid transfers through kiosks that are difficult to trace or recover. Supporters of the kiosk bills said Massachusetts needs licensing, registration, transaction limits, warning notices, receipts, refund protections, and other safeguards; some also urged a “pause” or hold on transactions to give victims time to reconsider and allow law enforcement to intervene. The Attorney General’s office, AARP, local law enforcement, and several prosecutors and sheriffs backed the consumer-protection approach, while Bitcoin Depot supported a narrower regulatory framework but opposed low fee caps and strict daily limits, arguing they would function like a ban and reduce legitimate use.
Witnesses from Waltham police, Middlesex and Essex County law enforcement, and the AG’s office said crypto scams are growing quickly, losses are often unrecoverable once funds move, and current tools are limited. They described cases involving elderly victims losing thousands of dollars, and said warnings alone are not enough because scammers keep victims on the phone and guide them through the process. Some witnesses said a temporary hold or refund mechanism has worked in at least one case, while others emphasized that transaction limits and visible disclosures could reduce harm even if they do not stop fraud entirely. The AG’s office also said it would submit written opposition to separate earned wage advance legislation, while DailyPay testified in support of that bill, saying earned wage access helps workers bridge short-term gaps without debt or credit reporting.
The committee also heard support for mandatory financial literacy education from Representative Jim Hawkins, who said high school students need instruction on credit, debt, and inflation before they enter adulthood. In addition, the committee took testimony on litigation financing bills from insurance industry representatives, who argued for disclosure and regulation of predatory litigation lending and warned about foreign interference and reduced plaintiff recoveries. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; members asked questions throughout, and the chair noted the need to move testimony along because of time constraints.