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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (05/05/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the partnership and collaboration they're having with Lonza in Portsmouth is also really exciting
  • But the partnership and collaboration they're having with Lonza in Portsmouth is also really exciting
  • So, we collaborate with Thermo Fisher Scientific and MassBio and offer what we call the Edge program,
  • c> Thermoffisher</c> So, we collaborate with Thermoffisher So, we collaborate with Thermoffisher Scientific
  • and and um bring those collaborate and and um bring those conversations<01:29:33.760><c> together.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/21/26

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grateful, continually grateful for that collaborative partnership with the Office of Legislative Auditor
  • Grateful, continually grateful for that collaborative partnership with the Office of Legislative Auditor
  • Grateful, continually grateful for that collaborative partnership with the Office of Legislative Auditor
  • and cooperation with law collaboration and cooperation with law enforcement.<01:10:44.000><c> We've<
  • And so we do a lot of intra-agency and cross-agency collaboration.
Keywords: 1183, house
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 048 Mar 3rd, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c><00:30:00.960><c> alternative</c><00:30:01.440><c> ways</c><00:30:01.679><c> to</c> and collaboration
  • , alternative ways to and collaboration, alternative ways to communicate<00:30:02.320><c> and</c><00:
  • <00:30:31.600><c> with</c><00:30:31.760><c> peers,</c><00:30:32.240><c> think</c> collaborate with peers
  • , think collaborate with peers, think critically,<00:30:32.960><c> and</c><00:30:33.200><c> innovate.
  • ,</c><00:33:18.240><c> and</c> critical thinking, collaboration, and critical thinking, collaboration
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/19/26

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the vice president of policy and organizing at Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
  • </c><00:23:57.679><c> Beacon</c> Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
  • Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
  • </c><00:24:01.200><c> of</c> provider and a collaborative of provider and a collaborative of congregations
  • </c> stable housing is priority collaborative stable housing is priority collaborative also<01:13:43.280
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/11/2026)

Resources, Recreation and Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Through that work and through collaboration over the years... testimony for House Bill 15, uh, 1258.
  • Through that work and through collaboration<01:07:55.359><c> over</c><01:07:55.599><c> the</c><01:07:
  • </c><01:09:59.360><c> without</c> academic collaborations without academic collaborations without requiring
  • She said DES and DNCR collaborated and came up with the language before the committee that morning.
  • </c> made clear. dees and DNCR collaborated made clear. dees and DNCR collaborated and<01:41:40.480><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We continue to want to be accountable, transparent, strategic, and collaborative.
  • People continue to work together, and we will continue to be collaborative.
  • We will partner with collaborative.
  • That's how continue to be collaborative.
  • . collaborate. collaborate.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes from its August 27 meeting. It then received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislators on the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, referred to as HR1. She explained that the bill is estimated by CBO to save the federal government $911 billion over 10 years, with more than 20 Medicaid-specific provisions, most of the savings concentrated in five policies and largely backloaded into 2030-2034. She emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by state, but that expansion states and hospitals are expected to be most affected, in part because of changes to eligibility, provider taxes, and state-directed payments. Castanza highlighted several new funding and flexibility provisions, including a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund for 2026-2030 and a new home- and community-based services waiver option effective July 1, 2028, with $100 million in grants in fiscal year 2027. She also outlined major eligibility changes for Medicaid expansion adults: work or community engagement requirements effective January 1, 2027; twice-yearly redeterminations for the expansion population effective the same date; and new cost sharing for certain expansion adults effective October 1, 2028. She noted that Kentucky, as an expansion state, would be subject to these changes and that state agencies would face significant implementation demands, especially because federal guidance and timelines are tight. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on financing changes. Castanza described new limits on provider taxes, including a 0% safe harbor for new taxes and a phased reduction for existing taxes in expansion states beginning in 2028, while nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are exempt from the reduction if already taxed. She also explained that state-directed payments will be capped and phased down over time, with existing arrangements grandfathered only briefly; she said Kentucky has 11 approved state-directed payments and could see significant fiscal effects. She added that the bill also bars Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood or similarly situated providers for one year, changes immigrant eligibility rules effective October 1, 2026, lowers the federal match for certain emergency services, and expands the scope of the federal erroneous payment recoupment provision effective October 1, 2029. Throughout, she stressed that federal savings may translate into state cost shifts and that implementation timing will be critical.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so there's a lot more collaboration that can happen there.
  • But again, that's where the professional collaboration comes in.
  • You say you might need to collaborate with them.
  • If you collaborate, why wouldn't you know? I guess that's...
  • If you collaborate, why wouldn't you know?
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • are extremely important to collaboration are extremely important to helping<00:52:08.240><c> people<
  • Um, so we work in<01:18:55.360><c> collaboration</c><01:18:55.760><c> with</c><01:18:55.920><c> them<
  • /c><01:18:56.080><c> to</c><01:18:56.400><c> identify</c> in collaboration with them to identify in collaboration
  • The funds received by Minnesota SBIR in our collaboration and working with them over the years have been
  • the board for uh the collaborative the board for uh the council<01:43:26.000><c> on</c><01:43:26.239
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 2

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, I do agree with you on being collaborative.
  • </c> find that energy that that collaborative find that energy that that collaborative manner<00:37:24.000
  • um in fact just signed on collaborative um in fact just signed on to<00:37:58.319><c> one</c><00:37:
  • So what this might do is we might come to some really beautiful collaborations on something that we can
  • So what this might do is we might come to some really beautiful collaborations on something that we can
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to have to do this in collaboration and in coordination with others.
  • We're going to have to do this in collaboration and in coordination with others.
  • I mean, and it's hard for just state departments to collaborate and coordinate.
  • I mean, and it's hard for just state departments to collaborate and coordinate.
  • </c> which would require OHA to collaborate which would require OHA to collaborate with<00:41:19.520>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 410, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ biennium operating budget. OHA asked for a modest increase over its base budget, including $1.2 million to fund 13 new full-time positions for a strategy and implementation team tied to its long-term plan, with emphasis on housing, education, health, and economic resilience. OHA also described a broader effort to work directly with executive branch departments to improve outcomes for Native Hawaiians. Testimony was largely supportive, with several individuals speaking in favor and one testifier expressing strong frustration about Native Hawaiian rights and access to resources. The chair noted there were 38 additional written/supporting testimonies and three in opposition. Members asked about OHA’s funding sources and public land trust revenues; OHA said it is not receiving the full 20 percent share, described a public land trust working group and system issues, and said a related bill would seek funding to begin an inventory. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then considered House Bill 304, which would make the Hawaiian version of a law binding when the law was originally drafted in Hawaiian and later translated into English. The Judiciary supported the bill, saying it reinforces Hawaiian as an official language and looks to the original language for legislative intent. The Attorney General supported the intent but recommended narrowing the bill with a proviso to avoid ambiguities, limiting it to laws originally drafted in Hawaiian that were not later amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English. Public testimony was generally supportive, though one speaker raised broader sovereignty concerns. Members questioned how many laws would be affected and whether the proposed amendment would undercut the bill; the Attorney General said the amendment was meant to address uncertainty in interpretation. No final action was reported. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 603, which would direct OHA to administer a Native Hawaiian business marketing program to promote Native Hawaiian-owned businesses through marketing and technical assistance. OHA supported the concept, saying a label or branding program could help consumers identify and support Native Hawaiian-owned businesses, but requested that funding be redirected to a working group to study program design, implementation, enforcement, and long-term viability. The chair noted four supportive testimonies had been received, and a member asked OHA to confirm that its programs serve all Hawaiians, not only those eligible for homelands; OHA said it serves all Hawaiians in the state. The transcript ends before any vote or further action on HB 603.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Collaboration is essential.
  • across multiple collaboration span across multiple Industries<00:26:55.760><c> governments</c><00:26
  • with us steel companies in collaboration with us steel and<00:27:25.120><c> other</c><00:27:25.440><
  • Through this initiative, we also collaborate with Metro State University and the University of St.
  • Through this initiative, we also collaborate with Metro State University and the University of St.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on State Government. (6-23-26)

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • our sworn females within our agency, uh, days down Trooper Island where we get them together and collaborate
  • </c><00:46:25.360><c> and</c><00:46:25.520><c> I</c><00:46:25.600><c> go</c> them together and collaborate
  • and I go them together and collaborate and I go to<00:46:25.840><c> them</c><00:46:26.000><c> and</c
  • </c><01:12:18.440><c> to</c> committed to working collaboratively to committed to working collaboratively
  • </c><01:14:06.440><c> with</c> Administration and collaboration with Administration and collaboration
Keywords: 958, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 02/26/26

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As part of the Great River Covenants project, a digital humanities collaboration among many central Minnesota
  • the great river covenants project, a digital<00:15:51.519><c> humanities</c><00:15:52.079><c> collaboration
  • </c><00:15:52.639><c> among</c> digital humanities collaboration among digital humanities collaboration
  • Minnesota's statewide library network strengthens access, efficiency, and collaboration across educational
  • insufficient appropriation language, which does ration awards for students, so that we can find a way to collaborate
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ACT 279 WG Info Briefing - Mon Dec 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It demonstrates community collaboration and the movement made possible through 27.
  • It demonstrates community collaboration and the movement made possible through 27.
  • It demonstrates community collaboration and the movement made possible through 27.
  • It demonstrates community collaboration and the movement made possible through 27.
  • So we look forward to continuing collaboration and generating a report. >> Okay.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Act 279 working group met for an informational briefing with DHHL on its use of the $600 million appropriation and progress on the department’s implementation plan. The chair reviewed the working group’s oversight role, noting that it was created to monitor expenditures, project development, and progress toward reducing the Hawaiian Homes waitlist, and that the group must submit a progress report before the 2026 session and a final report before the 2027 session. DHHL said it had provided an updated booklet reflecting the Hawaiian Homes Commission’s February 2024 recommendations and a detailed accounting of encumbrances and project progress across the islands. DHHL highlighted several implementation themes: innovative financing and construction methods, land acquisitions and exchanges, technology, beneficiary services, and partnerships with counties and private entities. The department described a “project lease” model that gives beneficiaries access to a project rather than a specific lot, with options such as turnkey homes, owner-builder, self-help, or rent-to-purchase arrangements depending on financial qualification. Officials said this approach is intended to serve lower-income beneficiaries, expand access for people on the waitlist, and allow beneficiaries to receive support services such as financial literacy and down payment assistance. The department reported that roughly $511 million had been encumbered for infrastructure, about $152.8 million for acquisitions, financing, and beneficiary services, and about $36 million in other covered costs, with about $588.9 million encumbered as of December 31 and about $120 million expected to be spent by that date. Officials said the original implementation plan covered about 2,722 units, while the updated plan projects roughly 6,000 to 7,000 leases and 2,472 lots to be occupied. They also described phase-two needs for additional funding, including projects on Hawaiʻi, Maui, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu, and said they would need continued legislative support, including possible bonding and private activity bond set-asides, to complete remaining projects. Members discussed the distinction between encumbered and spent funds, and DHHL explained that encumbrances reserve money for specific contracts while construction spending occurs over time through progress payments. The department also showcased examples of innovative projects, including a high-rise project in urban Honolulu financed through a mix of private activity bonds, tax credits, and state funds, and an acquisition-based project in Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi using multiple funding sources. DHHL emphasized partnerships with the City and County of Honolulu and Maui County, and said it is still assessing future projects to keep infrastructure costs manageable and ensure homes are safe and affordable for beneficiaries.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • This ambitious plan is not just a government initiative but a collaborative effort that involves Governor
  • just a government initiative<00:15:12.759><c> but</c><00:15:12.880><c> a</c><00:15:13.040><c> collaborative
  • </c><00:15:13.639><c> effort</c> initiative but a collaborative effort initiative but a collaborative
  • happens beyond that examination and collection of evidence if you are not part of a system that collaborates
  • happens beyond that examination and collection of evidence if you are not part of a system that collaborates
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to housing, homelessness, caregiving, and tax relief. On HB 431, which appropriates funds for the CAL initiative and HHFDC, the Department of Human Services supported the bill and noted the Governor’s request for $50 million per year for HMS, the need for more permanent supportive housing, and a technical issue with establishing a special fund in session law. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions strongly supported the measure, describing it as unprecedented funding for CAL projects and linking it to goals of reducing homelessness and expanding housing inventory. Catholic Charities Hawaii, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Reimagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition also supported the bill, emphasizing permanent supportive housing, diversion from jail, and public safety benefits. The chair redirected one testifier to stay on the measure when testimony drifted to another program. Written support was also noted from several organizations and agencies. The committee then heard HB 225 on squatting. DHS said it appreciated the intent and deferred to the Attorney General and task force members, while noting that outreach on public lands differs from private land, where owner consent is required. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill and wanted a voice in finding a solution. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions also said it supported the intent, while opposition from the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands and support from one individual were noted. For HB 280, which would make the community outreach court permanent and appropriate funds, the Judiciary strongly supported the bill, describing the court as a mobile, community-based program serving vulnerable populations and connecting participants to services. The Office of the Public Defender also supported the measure, saying the program has helped people move off the streets and into stable housing and that permanent funding would allow expansion. Written support from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition was noted. The committee then moved to HB 71, creating a refundable family caregiver tax credit, where the Department of Taxation provided comments, the Executive Office on Aging and AARP Hawaii supported the measure, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about duplication with an existing dependent care credit and the lack of incentives for cost control. The committee next heard HB 753, which would increase the applicable percentage for the household and dependent care services tax credit. Support came from the Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, and Hawaii Children’s Action Network, while the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and administration but noted the bill adds guardrails against abuse. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.
  • Thank you for highlighting the importance of collaboration in the self-study process.
  • Thank you for emphasizing the collaborative nature of the self-study process.
  • This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.
  • This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.
Bills: SB 2
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Care Committee Jul 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We work very closely with the North Dakota Perinatal Collaborative and Andy Williams and his crew at
  • We work very closely with the North Dakota Paranatal Collaborative Andy Williams and his crew at the
  • This work has strengthened the collaboration between EMS and hospital partners and supports ongoing efforts
  • and provided an important opportunity for health care providers across a continuum to connect, collaborate
  • This work has also included ongoing collaboration with critical access hospitals through site visits,
Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've done some really significant work and collaboration on this bill, and so I hope we'll be able to
  • projects in Arlington and Cambridge and have engaged hundreds of community volunteers in creating collaborative
  • projects in Arlington and Cambridge and have engaged hundreds of community volunteers in creating collaborative
  • In other states, we’ve seen collaborative models where producers, regulators, and stakeholders work together
  • Ameripen is eager to collaborate on a more practical, results-driven solution that reflects real-world
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • them more efficient in delivering services, identifying where there are, how they can be more collaborative
  • Or how they can be more collaborative long-term in helping the system be more efficient and more effective
  • be a transition-age student or an adult, or they can call us, and where there is opportunity to collaborate
  • And so that's where we find that we are collaborating in most instances.
  • While the statutory language established the framework for oversight and collaboration, the following
Keywords: 908, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-04-29 - 11:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Three, the Advisory Council may collaborate with any other relevant stakeholders it deems appropriate
  • The Department of Health shall collaborate with the University of Vermont Medical Center, the Vermont
  • In collaboration with the Department of Health, identify support services or other resources for long
  • In collaboration with the Department of Health, identify support services or other resources for long
  • </c> Department of Health in collaboration Department of Health in collaboration with<01:09:46.880><c
Keywords: 927, senate, all