Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:47:33.640><c> and</c> CGM and we worked out the numbers and CGM and we worked out the numbers
• </c> call from the nurse and if the numbers call from the nurse and if the numbers are<01:04:54.119><
• phone phone over<01:11:27.080><c> her</c><01:11:27.280><c> sensor</c><01:11:27.840><c> and</c><01:11
• I have the numbers. What was the number? Yes, okay.
• I have the numbers what was the number I have the numbers what was the number the<01:24:41.400><c> yes

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 552, which would remove the “full-time student” requirement for children ages 19 to 25 covered under the state retiree health insurance plan. The prime sponsor said the change would align retiree coverage with state employee and ACA plans, would not cost taxpayers because retirees pay the premiums, and could even reduce administrative burden and possibly state costs. The chair noted the bill simply removes the words “if full-time student” from statute and said the proposal affects very few retirees and has no cost to the state. No opposition was presented, and the chair closed the hearing on HB 552 after no further testimony. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 648, which would require commercial insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices and supplies for people with diabetes. The prime sponsor, a retired dietitian and diabetes educator, gave extensive testimony describing diabetes as common, costly, and serious, and argued that continuous glucose monitoring is important for managing type 2 and gestational diabetes, preventing hypoglycemia, and improving safety and decision-making. She said CGMs can alert users to dangerous blood sugar changes, help people understand how food, activity, and medication affect glucose, and save lives while offering a strong return on investment. During questions, a committee member asked whether the bill should specify that the monitoring be tied to prescribed treatment, and the sponsor agreed that adding “prescribed” would be appropriate. The member also asked about the proper threshold for coverage and whether the bill should be tied to fasting-test diagnosis; the sponsor responded that A1C is only one measure of control and does not show daily fluctuations, and said she was not prepared to recommend a specific threshold but could provide clinical guidelines later. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsor indicated support for the bill’s general approach to broader CGM access.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's number one.
• number number one<00:05:11.039><c> number</c><00:05:11.720><c> two</c><00:05:12.720><c> is</c> I guess
• Can you get email on your phone?
• </c><00:40:05.079><c> of</c> houses that have the right number of houses that have the right number of
• </c> toilets and they have the right number toilets and they have the right number of<00:40:07.720><c

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are five on the consent calendar today: File number 3, SB 870 by Senator Cortese; File number 6
• , SB 902 by Senator Grayson; File number 13, SB 1129 by Senator Cabrero, with amendments; File number
• Chair, as a number of...
• File item number one, SB 1234. This needs a motion. So move. Number one, SB 1234.
• File item number 19, SB 982. Umberg. Not voting. File item number 19, SB 982. Yeah, not voting.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took action on a number of them. SB 1234 by Senator Alvarado-Gil would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; there was no opposition, a committee member confirmed it would apply to caregivers rather than children, and the bill was supported for moving forward. SB 1257 by Senator Arreguín would require the Attorney General to publish an annual public report on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations such as schools, hospitals, courthouses, and places of worship; supporters from immigrant advocacy and health groups testified about fear and chilling effects in communities, while questions focused on how data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 by Senator Choi would bar foreign adversary entities from buying California agricultural land; supporters cited national security concerns, but committee members pressed on enforcement, straw buyers, and who would be responsible for identifying prohibited purchasers, and the bill was held on a 2-4 vote after debate. The committee also heard SB 1146 by Senator Gonzalez, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, describing deepfake health ads as deceptive and harmful; it passed the committee 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 988 by Senator Grayson would regulate auto glass insurance practices by restricting assignment of benefits, requiring claim numbers and itemized estimates, and addressing steering and billing practices; supporters said it would curb fraud and stabilize premiums, while independent glass businesses worried about steering and market concentration. After discussion of consumer choice and small-business impacts, the bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1288, presented by Senator Grayson on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make a good-faith effort to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would reduce barriers to claiming those assets, especially for nonprofits. Nonprofit witnesses described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements, while SIFMA and bankers opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactivity and verification. The bill passed 8-0 to call. The committee also heard SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; the Attorney General’s office and immigrant advocates supported it as a response to exploitative pricing and poor conditions, and it passed 8-0 to call. Finally, SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors opposed the fee and penalty structure as uncapped and costly. The bill was moved forward on a vote and remained on call after committee discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Message number 304. Message number 304.
• Message number 303.
• Message<00:10:20.160><c> number</c><00:10:21.200><c> 307,</c> Message number 307, Message number 307,
• 00:17:59.440><c> of</c> with a number a few a small number of with a number a few a small number of senators
• President, I move veto override number<03:11:16.479><c> 0007</c> number 0007 number 0007 and<03:11:18.960

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you all. in cross product staff so a number of in cross product staff so a number of like<00:09
• </c> stepping out for a moment I got a phone stepping out for a moment I got a phone call<00:17:02.959
• </c><00:19:43.280><c> of</c> have a number of have a number of additional<00:19:45.480><c> verticals<
• </c> I would submit that over the last number I would submit that over the last number of<00:25:37.240
• </c> the same what was the house bill number the same what was the house bill number do<00:48:04.920>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a budget presentation from New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and CFO Jim Durus. McIntyre said the Lottery has more than tripled its return to the Education Trust Fund since 2011, from $62 million to $207 million in FY 24, while keeping expenses relatively flat over time. He explained that the Lottery operates like a business, is heavily audited, and that the governor’s budget raises the FY 26-27 revenue estimate to $185 million, up about $12 million annually from prior estimates. He attributed FY 24’s unusually strong results to record Powerball sales driven by a spike in billion-dollar jackpots tied to higher interest rates, and said scratch tickets still make up most gross sales, though Powerball is the highest-margin product. Members questioned the Lottery about the difference between gross revenue and profit, the steep rise in operating expenses, and the reasons for requested budget increases. McIntyre said the main drivers were payroll, benefits, advertising, added regulatory responsibilities from expanded gaming, and a new Salesforce customer-tracking system. He also described requested capital needs, including an outdated security system, building access and ADA improvements, and upgrades to the front office for employee safety. He said the security system is still running on an old Windows 7-based setup and that the requested upgrade would modernize cameras and add redundancy. The discussion also covered staffing and gaming expansion. McIntyre said the Lottery has 84 employees including three commissioners, with 13 funded vacancies, and that it plans to fill positions as two new gaming rooms come online in Rochester and Derry. He said the Lottery’s revenue estimates were revised upward because sports betting in Massachusetts had less impact than expected and historic horse racing machines have been more profitable than forecast. He also explained the governor’s proposal to shift historic horse racing toward slot-style machines, saying the physical machines would look largely the same but the content and math would change, and that the state’s revenue share would increase under the proposal. No votes were taken; the committee mainly asked questions and received explanations about the Lottery’s budget and revenue assumptions.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I'm going to call us to order, and we are on Minority Caucus Calendar Number 21.
• Moving to blue sheet number 14. We have HB 4001 with Nicole. Nicole: Good morning, members.
• I share with you all how getting my driver's permit at 15, before cell phones, before smart cars or phones
• And I just put this in your folders, numbers. So if you are a digital user...

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, just a few announcements before we begin: please silence your cell phones, and if you need to take
• Okay, just a few announcements before we begin: please silence your cell phones, and if you need to take
• the higher ed campuses, maybe some more, and then if that’s more like 10%, you can see where those numbers
• particular, and you may help me understand the process, but if someone—if a project is in, once it gets a number
• some of these projects look like they never should have gotten to the point where they got a project number

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 26 and first took up Senate Bill 406, which authorizes the city of Slidell to seek voter approval for a local hotel and motel occupancy tax. The bill was described as a local measure giving the city council authority to place the tax on the ballot, with members noting that similar taxing authority exists in many other municipalities. Representative Wiley moved favorable passage, there was no objection, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then received an update from the Division of Administration’s Office of Facility Planning and Control on capital outlay savings identified through cash-flow review and project “scrubbing.” Officials said they found about $50 million in savings from updated cash flows, over-appropriations, projects bid under budget, and reduced appropriations in bundled projects. They explained that bundling projects, including some LED-related projects, allows agencies to shift savings within a bundle and manage overruns or underruns more flexibly. Members praised the savings work but asked whether the process could be moved earlier so the House could benefit sooner, and whether similar reviews could be expanded to other administering agencies and non-state projects. One member raised concerns about whether some projects, including schools and certain NGO-related items, should qualify for capital outlay funding at all, and urged a review of the statutory definition and project approval criteria. Staff said they would look at the definition, review recommendations from prior discussions, and consider ways to tighten the process. The committee then adjourned without further action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, just a few announcements before we begin: please silence your cell phones, and if you need to take
• Okay, just a few announcements before we begin: please silence your cell phones, and if you need to take
• the higher ed campuses, maybe some more, and then if that's more like 10%, you can see where those numbers
• particular, and you may help me understand the process, but if someone, if a project is in, once it gets a number
• some of these projects look like they never should have gotten to the point where they got a project number

Bills: SB406

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you flip over, I wanted to also share with you the number of cases that typically go to crime victims
• If you flip over, I wanted to also share with you the number of cases that typically go to crime victims
• Somebody later on from crime victim comp calls you on the phone and says, I need your social security
• number, your birth certificate.
• Are you going to give that over the phone? Probably not. Not in this day and age.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ARE GOING TO START WITH TAP NUMBER ONE. THE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR APPOINTMENTS.
• I AM GUSTS THERE WERE QUESTIONS, SOME OF YOU WERE GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS ON HERE TO
• AT SENATOR POLSKY HAS SAID, WE HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH VARIOUS EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS ON A VARIETY
• THEY WILL GIVE US THE NUMBERS WHAT THEY THINK THE BEAR POPULATION IS.
• THEY ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION IN THE WORLD. FWC MANAGEMENT IS THE BEST OF MR.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Paul: You're on number 303. Thanks, Madam Chair, committee members.
• Do you have your phone? Madam Chair, does Senator Jaramillo have his phone?
• for anybody living in Bernalillo County, but particularly for my district where there are a high number
• reason we don't index this to the CPI so we don't have to come back every few years and change this number

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• So, but today I think the issue was we were trying to get some numbers together.
• “So based on what you were provided, you feel pretty good about these numbers?”
• “So that makes me question more, why the big number, because it was a smaller number, would be easy for
• And again, yet we're still wrestling with the notion of finding an exact number.
• It's conceptual, number one, that it's going to be in a local home in the community.

Bills: SB2015

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources division met with a quorum and spent much of the meeting on a proposed “medical home” concept for people with significant disabilities and medical needs. Matt Schwartz described the need for small, community-based homes so adults like his daughter could live in a least-restrictive setting without losing housing if service providers change. Architect Jeff Eubel presented a conceptual budget for one roughly 5,000-square-foot facility for four residents, explaining that the design would likely include four large sleeping units, common space, support areas, and medical infrastructure such as emergency power, oxygen, sprinklers, and accessibility features. Committee members and George Sink, joining by phone, raised questions about layout, zoning, ownership, staffing, and whether families would actually move loved ones into such facilities if they were far from home. The department said the concept was not in the governor’s budget and identified staff who could continue discussions; the committee did not take final action and instead discussed refining the language with interested members. The committee then turned to amendments related to long-term care and behavioral health funding. One amendment would reduce a planned $4 million general fund incentive payment and instead create a withhold-based quality program for nursing facilities, to be developed collaboratively by the department and providers and reported to Legislative Management by September 2026. The department said it could live with the language but preferred the governor’s timing; several senators questioned whether the committee should be directing an operational policy change and whether the study would simply delay implementation. No vote was taken, and the amendment was set aside for later consideration. A second amendment would clarify use of an existing $2 million general fund item for behavioral health services in nursing homes and basic care facilities, directing it toward training, technical assistance, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral health disorders. Members noted the funding was already in the bill and discussed it in the context of other budget items, but again deferred action. The committee also clarified that a separate $750,000 juvenile justice diversion appropriation in House Bill 1425 was distinct from a similar amount in the budget and should likely remain in that separate bill. The chair indicated a goal of having amendments ready by the end of the week, and the committee recessed without final votes on the discussed items.

Transcript Highlights:

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• or landline phones.
• or landline phones.
• or landline phones.
• </c> way back and I forgot the bill number way back and I forgot the bill number Senate<02:33:13.840>

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the number of team members we've been super impressed by the number of volunteers that have wanted
• . numbers. numbers.
• So, the number seven is water loss.
• So, number eight is for a sewer project. So, number eight is also<00:57:39.480><c> new.
• at number 10, look at number 10, the<00:59:44.600><c> phased</c><00:59:45.200><c> project</c><00:59:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth. Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene. Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian. The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm number of specific request forms.
• Um, we will then move on to item number three in the agenda.
• </c><00:39:29.119><c> three</c> will then move on to item number three will then move on to item number
• Um wouldn't that phone and is using it.
• Not don't have our phone with us are in a panic. >> Right.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• general disbursements, the tracking and monitoring of theft-sensitive assets like laptops and cell phones
• And now that we've been fully up and operating for a number of years, a very stable system, it really
• And operating for a number of years. Very stable system.
• Kevin, I know that Sherry was not able to join us, but please extend to her our thank you for the number
• Kevin, I know that Sherry was not able to join us, but please extend to her or thank you for the number

Committee: Joint Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program

Summary: The LEAP committee met on June 18, 2025, with introductions from members and staff, then received a clean audit report from the State Auditor covering 2020–2024. The audit reviewed accounts payable, general disbursements, theft-sensitive assets, and data backup/recovery, and found no findings. Staff also outlined the interim work plan, including a full rewrite of the capital budget application (Build Sum), updates to the transportation bond model and operating budget tools, website improvements, and continued research into secure, responsible AI use. Members asked about AI safeguards, keyword search improvements, and making the website more user-friendly, especially on mobile devices. The committee approved the July 8, 2024 minutes after a quorum was reached. It then considered and unanimously approved several budget format changes: the Department of Corrections moved chemical dependency and sex offender treatment into its health care program and renamed Program 700 from “Offender Change” to “Reentry Services”; the Department of Revenue moved the AMP program into its tax analysis and technology support program; and the Department of Transportation changed a toll program title and added new sub-programs for State Route 509 and State Route 167 toll operations to reflect new facilities and more accurate reporting. Kevin Feltis also provided staffing updates, noting the retirements of longtime LEAP staff, the hiring of three new associate consultants in October 2024, and an upcoming December 2025 retirement for Sherry Randage after decades of state service. The new staff members briefly introduced themselves and expressed enthusiasm for their work. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and adjournment after the committee completed its business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Housing is truly the number one issue. A lot of people call it a crisis.
• And that number could be higher.
• Please bring cash to this payment kiosk and send it to this wallet number...
• This isn’t just about numbers on a spreadsheet.
• Of course, I became very concerned and called the number listed.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Summary: The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth. Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects. Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:08:07.440><c> of</c> Again, they've doubled the number of Again, they've doubled the number of
• They send phishing emails and text messages and even spoof bank phone numbers to convince customers that
• </c> but they report that the actual number but they report that the actual number could<00:53:26.440
• </c><00:54:01.200><c> numbers</c><00:54:02.000><c> to</c> even spoof bank phone numbers to even spoof
• bank phone numbers to convince<00:54:02.600><c> customers</c><00:54:03.080><c> that</c><00:54:03.200

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• number three.
• In question number five, question number five talks about how preschool deserts have been identified
• They kept saying I was still on the waiting list, that my address and phone number were the same.
• We don't have the phone. And it's a lot. Not right now. We don't have the phone.
• Jackson can return to take the gavel for issue number three, so we’ll go to issue number four now to

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A few weeks after Brady died, we received a phone call from a gentleman named Rod.
• A few weeks after Brady died, we received a phone call from a gentleman named Rod.
• A few weeks after Brady died, we received a phone call from a gentleman named Rod.
• A few weeks after Brady died, we received a phone call from a gentleman named Rod.
• A few weeks after Brady died, we received a phone call from a gentleman named Rod.

Bills: HF1355 , HF1469 , HF1768

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release