Transcript Highlights:

• So it was locked in for two years and corrected at the first opportunity.
• cycle.<05:01:40.718> So<05:01:40.878> it<05:01:41.040> was<05:01:41.200> locked
• So it was locked in for two years cycle.
• So it was locked in for two years and<05:01:42.560> corrected<05:01:42.958> at<05:01:43.200

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• CACR 15 locks in the model that works. It preserves science-based management.
• CACR15<02:53:42.720> locks<02:53:43.040> in<02:53:43.200> the<02:53:43.359> model
• <02:53:44.800> It CACR15 locks in the model that works.
• It CACR15 locks in the model that works.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It has to be locked up. It has to be behind the counter. It has to be out of the reach of minors.
• It<00:26:00.960> has<00:26:01.120> to<00:26:01.200> be<00:26:01.279> locked
• > It<00:26:01.840> has<00:26:01.919> to<00:26:02.080> be It has to be locked
• It has to be It has to be locked up.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was just thinking that instead of you're locked in and we have to come back here in 10 years because
• I was just thinking that it instead of<01:40:13.360> you're<01:40:13.679> locked<01:40:
• > we<01:40:14.880> have<01:40:15.040> to<01:40:15.199> come of you're locked
• in and we have to come of you're locked in and we have to come back<01:40:15.520> here<01:40:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know, but I don't want to lock the hands of the PUC to even consider that.
• <00:37:09.760> don't<00:37:09.920> want<00:37:10.040> to<00:37:10.160> lock
• <00:37:10.599> the don't know but I don't want to lock the don't know but I don't want to
• lock the uh<00:37:11.400> the<00:37:11.599> hands<00:37:11.960> of<00:37:12.119>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You don't want to lock yourself in to a long period of time with a rate that might not be sufficient
• You don't want to lock yourself in to a long period of time with a rate that might not be sufficient
• You don't want to lock yourself in to a long period of time with a rate that might not be sufficient
• You don't want to lock yourself in to a long period of time with a rate that might not be sufficient

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

Transcript Highlights:

• history and we think of Governor Jack Burns, and he was, I think, police chief at a time when we were locking
• <02:51:17.120> when<02:51:17.239> we<02:51:17.359> were<02:51:17.520> locking
• <02:51:17.840> up<02:51:18.040> Japanese a time when we were locking up Japanese a
• time when we were locking up Japanese people<02:51:19.640> of<02:51:19.880> Japanese people

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on February 19, 2025, and first heard House Bill 150, which would prohibit lending a firearm to someone who does not have a firearm permit or a registered firearm. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, though HPD said enforcing any time limit on a loaned firearm would be difficult. Several members of the public opposed the measure, arguing it would interfere with lawful lending for hunting, competitions, training, military-related use, and family situations, and could create unintended criminal liability. One supporter said the bill would strengthen gun safety and encourage more responsible ownership. No vote was taken during the testimony portion described. The committee then heard House Bill 186, which would make harassment by stalking a class C felony. The Office of the Public Defender requested deferral, arguing the bill would remove a misdemeanor option that can help deter escalation and could be unnecessarily severe and burdensome. Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying stalking can be a precursor to more serious violence. The Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney raised concerns about how the new felony would fit within the existing grading scheme, noting that aggravated harassment by stalking and first-degree terroristic threatening are already class C felonies. April Bautista testified in strong support, describing her own experience with domestic violence and stalking and urging passage of the bill. Committee members discussed whether other penalty structures might be possible, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard House Bill 991, which would delete the term “agent of the contractor” from criminal history record check provisions to comply with FBI requirements. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center supported the bill with comments, explaining that the FBI had found the term too broad for fingerprint-based background checks tied to access to federal tax information. In addition, House Bill 995 was introduced, changing deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting; the Department of the Attorney General supported it, saying the revised deadlines would allow a more complete report, and HPD was also heard on the measure. The transcript ends before any votes or final committee actions on these bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 1792 FN micromanages classroom speech from the State House and locks partisan culture war language
• HB 1792 FN micromanages classroom speech from the State House and locks partisan culture war language
• classroom speech from the state<01:24:41.840> house<01:24:42.159> and<01:24:42.320> locks
• <01:24:42.639> partisan<01:24:43.120> culture state house and locks partisan culture
• state house and locks partisan culture war<01:24:43.760> language<01:24:44.080> into<01

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I can quote from John Locke back in 1690 about parental rights.
• And I can quote from John Locke back in 1690 about parental rights. bottom of page one and over to page
• And I can quote<04:06:48.960> from<04:06:49.279> John<04:06:49.520> Lock<04:06:49.920
• back<04:06:50.160> in<04:06:50.479> 1690<04:06:51.279> about quote from John Lock
• back in 1690 about quote from John Lock back in 1690 about parental<04:06:52.000> rights.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• people, when they don't understand what the road signs say, the first thing they do is instinctively lock
• people, when they don't understand what the road signs say, the first thing they do is instinctively lock
• the first thing they do<01:05:35.119> is<01:05:35.280> instinctively<01:05:35.920> lock
• ><01:05:36.160> up<01:05:36.319> the<01:05:36.480> brakes do is instinctively lock
• up the brakes do is instinctively lock up the brakes and<01:05:37.520> it's<01:05:37.760>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• sometimes they come involuntary, but it's more the more intense cases that typically are, you know, locked
• > intense cases that typically are you intense cases that typically are you know<00:51:42.640> locked
• 44.960> okay<00:51:45.559> and<00:51:45.760> how<00:51:45.920> many know locked
• unit um okay and how many know locked unit um okay and how many beds<00:51:46.720> are<00:51:
• So I think it's still going to be on Zoom, so it isn't that the public is locked out then.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds. Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts. The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.

Transcript Highlights:

• couple of other times, those first three non-codified sections are effective immediately to kind of lock
• initiatives ago, um, our programs, our initiatives are<03:59:33.680> relatively<03:59:34.160> locked
• <03:59:34.720> by<03:59:34.960> the<03:59:35.120> federal are relatively locked
• in by the federal are relatively locked in by the federal approval.<03:59:36.160> Uh,<03:59:36.399
• Again, I don't want to lock us into these percents. We don't know what's going to happen.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those are very important provisions, and if we didn’t have those then we would be locked into the current
• Those are very important provisions, and if we didn’t have those then we would be locked into the current
• Those are very important provisions, and if we didn’t have those then we would be locked into the current
• Those are very important provisions, and if we didn’t have those then we would be locked into the current
• Those are very important provisions, and if we didn’t have those then we would be locked into the current

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division III work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health Services budget. Department staff said Public Health has a relatively small budget compared with other DHHS divisions, is supported mostly by federal and other non-General funds, and contains nearly 100 accounting units and more than 50 federal grants. They emphasized that the governor’s budget did not include significant cuts, but that federal funding uncertainty and the winding down of pandemic-era resources were major factors affecting the division. The division also explained that some apparent budget growth reflects reorganizations, including moving the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and some programs from other DHHS divisions into Public Health. The presentation described Public Health’s mission as serving the entire state through food and water safety, disease surveillance, emergency response, maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, WIC, community health center support, and public health data collection. Members asked about bird flu, and staff explained that human-health response would involve Public Health’s lab, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness units, while animal-health issues are handled with the Department of Agriculture; they also noted ongoing milk testing requested by FDA and USDA. The division said its organizational structure includes bureaus for Family Health and Nutrition, Infectious Disease Control, Public Health Protection, Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Wellness, Statistics and Informatics, and Public Health Laboratories, with about a 15% vacancy rate. Committee members questioned whether the division’s budget and staffing had really grown since pre-COVID, and staff responded that full-time authorized staffing is about the same as in 2018, with the increase largely due to federal pandemic funding that has since receded and to program transfers between divisions. They said Public Health’s General Fund share is about $24 million out of roughly $1.1 billion in DHHS General Fund spending, or about 2.2% of the department total. Members also asked about the 3,000-position cap and unfunded positions; staff explained that the cap remains in chapter law through June 30, 2025, that 394 positions were unfunded in the governor’s budget, and that the division expects flexibility to move money from personnel lines and fill unfunded positions to manage changing needs. No votes or formal actions were taken in this portion of the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• We lock in and further boost the doubled child tax credit to $2,200 for more than 40 million American
• Lock.<07:12:22.400> We<07:12:22.558> lock<07:12:22.798> in<07:12:23.040> and<
• /c><07:12:23.280> further<07:12:23.600> boost<07:12:23.920> the Lock.
• We lock in and further boost the Lock.
• We lock in and further boost the doubled<07:12:24.558> child<07:12:24.878> tax<07:12:25.200

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're locking out the younger generation, and we're squeezing the elderly. There's no doubt.
• then for districts that are less resourced, like Newport, like Pittsfield, like Berlin, would this lock
• then for districts that are less resourced, like Newport, like Pittsfield, like Berlin, would this lock
• then for districts that are less resourced, like Newport, like Pittsfield, like Berlin, would this lock
• <01:02:34.640> in<01:02:35.359> those would this lock in those would this lock in those

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• They lock and unlock automatically. And the doors in this building lock every day at 4:30.
• They lock and unlock automatic system.
• They lock and unlock automatically. automatically. automatically.
• ><00:14:15.920> in<00:14:16.160> this<00:14:16.399> building<00:14:16.720> lock
• And the doors in this building lock And the doors in this building lock every<00:14:17.519> day

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:52:23.280> yeah<00:52:23.440> that<00:52:23.559> will<00:52:23.720> lock
• <00:52:23.960> the<00:52:24.119> devices um that yeah that will lock the devices um
• that yeah that will lock the devices for<00:52:24.720> the for the for the day<00:52:26.520><
• I think about those pouches that you’re talking about that lock as students come in and out of school
• as students come in and out of lock as students come in and out of school<01:03:16.760> and<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by announcing that afternoon hearings, including House Bill 283, would be moved to Representatives Hall because of expected public interest. It then took up House Bill 671, which would establish a kindergarten literacy readiness program. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, described the measure as a way to close gaps in early reading readiness and said it was intended as a first step, with only a placeholder appropriation while details are developed. He framed it as a targeted effort to help children who are not entering first grade ready to read. Testimony on HB 671 was largely supportive. Representatives asked about the bill’s structure, whether a specific program had been identified, how it would interact with play-based learning, and why the provider was limited to a registered nonprofit. Waterford.org representatives Teresa Rosenberger and Rob Riley testified in support, describing Waterford Upstart as a home-based, evidence-based early learning program already used in New Hampshire. They said the program provides adaptive instruction, family coaching, and technology support, including computers, tablets, internet access, and translation services in more than 100 languages. They also said the model has been successful in New Hampshire, including a Nashua pilot and later statewide efforts, and that similar legislation has existed in other states. Rep. Jonah Wheeler also spoke in support of the bill. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 671. After a fiscal note for HB 671 was distributed, the committee moved to House Bill 781, which would require school districts to adopt policies for a cell phone-free education and includes an appropriation. The transcript cuts off as Rep. Litchfield was introduced to testify on that bill, so no testimony, debate, or vote on HB 781 is included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• have not committed violent, non-violent lower-level offenses in their past are not automatically locked
• have not committed violent, non-violent lower-level offenses in their past are not automatically locked

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then there was a radio locked in a cabinet on the rifle range.
• They had a walkie-talkie locked in the riflery range cabinet.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have things like smart locks and AI maintenance triage, 24-7 call centers that often can provide faster
• to choose the management structure that best serves their residents and property rather than being locked

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.