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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HWN-EIG, HWN, HWN-HOU, HOU DEFER Public Hearings 02-04-2025
Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, so this would be like another surcharge on the rest of the customer base.
Committee:
Senate Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The joint hearing focused primarily on Senate Bill 1409, which would cap county user fees charged to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the measure, arguing it would reduce monthly housing-related costs for lower-income beneficiaries and help make homesteading more affordable. Several testifiers, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and some individuals, also submitted comments or support. County and city water and sewer agencies, including the County of Kauai Department of Water, the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and the City and County Department of Environmental Services, strongly opposed the bill, saying it would shift substantial costs to other ratepayers, create lost revenue, and could force fee increases for everyone else. They also raised concerns about the bill’s cap structure and potential misuse, while noting their systems are funded by user fees rather than taxes.
During committee discussion, Honolulu Board of Water Supply officials estimated about 4,500 DHHL customers on Oʻahu and projected lost revenue of roughly $30 million to $36 million over five years, with larger cumulative impacts over time; they said any waiver would be absorbed by other customers. The County of Hawaiʻi representative estimated nearly 2,000 DHHL customers on the Big Island and about $2.4 million in annual lost revenue. DHHL responded that it is pursuing revenue-generating projects on unused lands, but members questioned whether the department should do more to generate its own revenue and suggested looking at other affordability mechanisms, including market rent on commercial properties or a similar cap on other beneficiary fees. After hearing the testimony and discussion, the committee chair announced the recommendation to defer SB 1409 indefinitely, and the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs agreed with that decision.
The hearing then moved to Senate Bill 1408, a housekeeping measure. DHHL testified in support, saying the bill was part of an effort to lower housing costs through a modular manufacturing approach. DHHL described plans to use an unused hangar at Kalaeloa for a potential modular housing manufacturing plant, including discussions with the University of Hawaiʻi and a Denver-based company, and said it was also exploring a pilot project with Habitat for Humanity on Maui. No vote or final action on SB 1408 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/21/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They come in, 'I'm here for a bus ticket.' 'Oh, where are you going?'
- tickets to self-nal to<03:02:54.240><c> to</c><03:02:54.479><c> the</c><03:02:54.640><c> warming</c>
- </c><03:02:58.800><c> Oh,</c><03:02:58.960><c> where</c> in, I'm here for bus ticket.
- Oh, where in, I'm here for bus ticket. Oh, where you<03:02:59.200><c> going?
- </c><03:03:11.200><c> to</c> handing over a public bus ticket to handing over a public bus ticket to
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/03/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- well, even though you didn't take default service, we're going to penalize you and put an extra surcharge
- well, even though you didn't take default service, we're going to penalize you and put an extra surcharge
- well, even though you didn't take default service, we're going to penalize you and put an extra surcharge
- well, even though you didn't take default service, we're going to penalize you and put an extra surcharge
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I know our screening and ticket FTE, if you look on page six, is 185,122.
- I know our screening<00:16:00.400><c> and</c><00:16:00.600><c> ticket</c><00:16:01.040><c> FTE,</c><00
- > if</c><00:16:02.160><c> you</c><00:16:02.200><c> look</c><00:16:02.360><c> on</c> screening and ticket
- FTE, if you look on screening and ticket FTE, if you look on page<00:16:02.840><c> six,</c><00:16:03.200
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- signing their leases for next year, preparing for finals, setting their alarms for when student season tickets
- 29:45.320><c> season</c> their alarms for when student season their alarms for when student season tickets
- 46.080><c> Gopher</c><01:29:46.360><c> football</c><01:29:47.160><c> will</c><01:29:47.400><c> be</c> tickets
- for the Gopher football will be tickets for the Gopher football will be dropped,<01:29:48.280><c> running
Bills:
HF4252
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/10/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- If you were issued an entrance ticket, please keep it.
- A New York study showed that drivers with 10 tickets contributed to deadly crashes at a rate almost three
- As the number of tickets climb, that risk rises to 5 to 20 times the general population.
- building ...and wait for you to go 5 miles an hour over that speed limit, and will pull you over and ticket
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- understanding would be that potentially consumers would end up, in this case, let's say, with higher ticket
- 03.280><c> higher</c> up with in this case, let's say, higher up with in this case, let's say, higher ticket
- 41:05.360><c> were</c><00:41:05.520><c> being</c><00:41:06.080><c> paid</c><00:41:06.400><c> a</c> ticket
- prices if labor were being paid a ticket prices if labor were being paid a fair<00:41:07.360><c> wage
Summary:
The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target.
Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then.
Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/5/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it as it may be required for re-entry if you leave the
- If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it as it may be required for re-entry if you leave the
- If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it as it may be required for re-entry if you leave the
- If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it as it may be required for re-entry if you leave the
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it, as it may be required for re-entry if you leave
- If you receive an entrance<00:01:10.080><c> ticket,</c><00:01:10.479><c> please</c><00:01:10.640><c>
- retain</c><00:01:10.960><c> it</c><00:01:11.280><c> as</c><00:01:11.520><c> it</c> entrance ticket, please
- retain it as it entrance ticket, please retain it as it may<00:01:11.840><c> be</c><00:01:11.920><c>
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/25/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, most recently, unfortunately, the World Juniors hockey saw less tickets from Canadians being bought
- Juniors<00:51:26.960><c> hockey</c><00:51:27.440><c> saw</c><00:51:27.920><c> less</c><00:51:28.319><c> tickets
- </c><00:51:28.640><c> from</c> Juniors hockey saw less tickets from Juniors hockey saw less tickets from
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- If you stop me, you can't, you know, you don't have a right to give me a ticket for it. >> Senator Allen
- to</c><02:13:07.760><c> give</c><02:13:07.840><c> me</c><02:13:08.000><c> a</c><02:13:08.159><c> ticket
- </c> don't have a right to give me a ticket don't have a right to give me a ticket for<02:13:08.639><
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, then established a quorum with 27 senators present. The body excused absent senators, approved the previous day’s journal, and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate also welcomed guests in the gallery, including Auburn University McCarter School of Building Science students and retired MPD Sergeant Martin Bean.
The chamber received multiple House messages and gubernatorial confirmations, referring several local bills and appointments to the appropriate committees. Committee reports included favorable action on Senate Bills 298 and 91 from County and Municipal Government, and House Bills 297, 365, and 436 from Local Legislation. The Senate adopted several resolutions, including recognitions for Tharptown Baptist Church, Tuskegee University Day, Dr. Bradley Heim, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball, and a special order calendar resolution setting priority bills for the 15th legislative day.
On local bills, the Senate advanced and gave final passage to a series of county and municipal measures, including SB 301 (Perry County), SB 314 (Morgan County), SB 295 (Montgomery County), SB 312 (Marshall County), HB 371 (Pike County constitutional amendment), HB 386 (Elmore County), HB 330 (Etowah County), HB 409 (City of Alabaster), HB 408 (Shelby County), SB 299 (Barbour County), HB 416 (Cleburne County), and HB 421 (Lawrence County constitutional amendment). HB 337 on Madison County was carried over. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring Alabama’s record-breaking economic development year, citing major investments and job creation, and heard a lengthy Black History recognition segment on W.E.B. Du Bois, Patricia Roberts Harris, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou.
The main policy discussion centered on Senate Bill 240 regarding parole hearings, with the sponsor explaining it would allow the Pardons and Parole Board to hear from inmates and victims by phone or video to reduce travel burdens and improve access. The sponsor said an amendment was being worked on and moved to carry the bill over to the call of the chair, while another senator raised questions about whether inmates currently have an in-person opportunity to speak and whether board members would be able to question participants remotely.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I need to move my car and now I got a ticket. And I'm too scared to go to the courthouse.
- I need to move my car and now I got a<01:06:22.000><c> ticket.
- 06:23.119><c> scared</c><01:06:23.280><c> to</c><01:06:23.440><c> go</c><01:06:23.520><c> to</c> a ticket
- And I'm too scared to go to a ticket. And I'm too scared to go to the<01:06:23.839><c> courthouse.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- average voter, you know, they've gone to vote on their officers, to vote on the big issues, the big ticket
- big<02:00:19.679><c> issues,</c><02:00:20.080><c> the</c><02:00:20.239><c> big</c><02:00:20.400><c> ticket
- </c><02:00:20.719><c> items,</c><02:00:21.119><c> and</c> big issues, the big ticket items, and big issues
- , the big ticket items, and the<02:00:21.440><c> rest</c><02:00:21.599><c> of</c><02:00:21.679><c> the
Committee:
House Election Law
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- and that was from some ski areas, and I heard back from people, that's less than the cost of a lift ticket
- people, that's less than the cost of<01:02:25.680><c> a</c><01:02:25.839><c> lift</c><01:02:26.160><c> ticket
- c> Um,</c><01:02:28.400><c> and</c><01:02:28.640><c> so</c><01:02:28.880><c> you're</c> of a lift ticket
- Um, and so you're of a lift ticket.
Summary:
The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent.
The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent.
House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (9-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This year we've already sold the 400 tickets and are continuing to grow more.
- </c><01:20:50.320><c> sold</c><01:20:50.560><c> the</c><01:20:50.719><c> 400</c><01:20:51.120><c> tickets
- </c> year we've already sold the 400 tickets year we've already sold the 400 tickets and<01:20:51.520
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I've never even had a speeding ticket before, so this was downright terrifying.
- I've never even had a<01:03:18.160><c> speeding</c><01:03:18.559><c> ticket</c><01:03:18.880><c> before
- ,</c><01:03:19.280><c> so</c><01:03:19.599><c> this</c><01:03:19.760><c> was</c> a speeding ticket before
- , so this was a speeding ticket before, so this was downright<01:03:20.680><c> terrifying.
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She's a little irritated she had to be ticketed into this event, I can tell.
- since I've served in this body, and I was actually very excited for a brief second when I got this ticket
- opportunities, meaning more individuals will be transitioning from prison to supervision. when I got this ticket
- because I thought when I got this ticket because I thought y<01:28:13.719><c> all</c><01:28:13.920><
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Cwodzinski might buy a plane ticket to Seattle.
- Senator Wesenberg might buy a train ticket to Oregon.
- Wezenberg might buy a train ticket to Wezenberg might buy a train ticket to Oregon.<01:46:02.719><c>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Botti raised, is that the key driver in these programs generally is the top-of-the-ticket races, so if
- is the<01:21:39.520><c> top</c><01:21:39.679><c> of</c><01:21:39.800><c> the</c><01:21:39.920><c> ticket
- </c><01:21:40.159><c> races</c><01:21:40.719><c> so</c><01:21:40.880><c> if</c> the top of the ticket
- races so if the top of the ticket races so if legislators<01:21:41.840><c> are</c><01:21:42.000><c>
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several election-related and governance measures. On SB 176, relating to recounts, the Office of Elections supported clarifying that recount triggers should be based on the final Election Day report rather than the 6:00 a.m. next-day report, citing a 2022 recount example. The chair noted 3 testimonies in support, 42 in opposition, and 1 comment. On SB 1337, relating to the Stadium Authority, the authority supported changing quorum rules so only voting members count, explaining that the current interpretation makes it difficult to conduct business; written testimony from DBEDT was also received. On SB 289, relating to ethics administrative fines, the Ethics Commission supported uniform procedures to resolve uncontested enforcement matters more quickly while preserving due process; written support was also noted.
The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment on freedom of speech and money in elections. Supporters, including Community Alliance on Prisons, Our Revolution Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, and others, argued that money in politics distorts democracy and that the amendment would help prevent wealthy interests from buying influence. Opponents, including the Hawaii Christian Coalition and individual testifiers, argued that changing the constitution was too serious, that the proposal should be handled by ordinary legislation instead, and that the measure could create legal conflict. Deputy Attorney General Candace Park said the bill would only matter if key federal cases such as Buckley and Citizens United were overturned, and the chair thanked her for the legal input.
The committee also heard SB 780, relating to election ballot disqualification, which would exclude candidates disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions and create procedures for challenges. Opposition testimony said the bill would undermine voter choice, burden courts and election officials, and invite misuse; the Hawaii Christian Coalition echoed those concerns. Members raised questions about whether the measure would apply only to state and county offices, and the Attorney General’s office said it would follow up. Finally, on SB 1030, relating to election intimidation, supporters said firearms should not be brought near polling places or ballot drop boxes, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and could affect lawful possession; the committee received 12 testimonies, with 39 in support. The committee then began SB 1225, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the vote threshold for legislative amendments to a majority of votes tallied, excluding blanks, spoiled ballots, and overvotes; testimony in support was heard from the LGBTQ+ Commission and others, and the discussion was still underway when the excerpt ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you have to have a ticket to whatever event that you're going to? How does that work?
- Would you have to have a ticket to whatever event that you're going to? How does that work?
- Would you have to have a ticket to whatever event that you're going to? How does that work? Mr.
- There's no seating that we sell tickets to individually, and so we are coming before this committee to
Bills:
HF1262 , HF1741 , HF472 , HF1668 , HF2055 , HF1786 , HF1876 , HF1089 , HF1121 , HF509 , HF1545 , HF2027 , HF642
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
food truck, liquor license, temporary license, community events, catering, municipal regulations, food hall, St. Louis Park, on-sale, intoxicating beverages, food vendors, common seating area, HF472, Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato, MSU Mankato, Taylor Center, special liquor license, on-sale wine license, malt liquor license