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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (05/15/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:11:28.720><c> Um</c> conditional approval request. Um conditional approval request.
  • appropriateness appropriateness for<00:24:09.000><c> other</c><00:24:09.720><c> providers</c><00:24:
  • </c><01:13:07.800><c> requested.
  • </c> certificate of compliance requested. certificate of compliance requested.
  • request? request?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then moved through several Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid-related rules. Rule 25-220 from the Department of Energy was postponed until June so stakeholders would have more time to review revised language. Rule 25-240, involving Medicaid income verification and deductible provisions for medically needy applicants, was adopted after staff noted the cited sections had expired but the agency said it had continued operating under federal law and the state plan; the agency also said it had begun rulemaking on the cited provision. Rules 25-265 and 2633 were also adopted, with staff explaining that although parts of the rules had expired, the agency had continued implementing the policies through the Medicaid state plan, billing manuals, and related rules. The most extended discussion centered on rule 25-304 from the Bureau of Aging and Adult Services, which covers case management services for the CFI program. Staff and the agency explained that the amended conditional approval request clarified how case management agencies indicate staffing capacity, how telehealth decisions are evaluated, and that the department—not the case management agencies—sets the timeline for accepting or denying cases. The agency said the rule is intended to ensure participants are not pushed into telehealth when they do not want it or cannot use it, while leaving technical and clinical telehealth decisions to the provider. A case management provider testified in opposition to parts of the rule, arguing that the committee should not require agencies to admit unverified patients, that reimbursement-rate issues belong in legislation, that the quality-management section duplicates existing licensure oversight, and that the telehealth language improperly gives case managers authority over how other licensed providers deliver services. Committee members questioned whether the telehealth language was simply allowing case managers to determine whether telehealth fits a person’s care plan, and agency representatives responded that this was the intent. No final vote on rule 25-304 is shown in the transcript excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This funding was appropriated for cleanup activities at the Exide facility.
  • That's different than cutting money for requests for new money coming from transit agencies.
  • And so, Those appropriations were also continued into the future.
  • If with continuous appropriations and the 2.5 billion for... The 1.5 billion.
  • We request the continued prioritization of this program through ongoing and continuous appropriations
Keywords: 988, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm just... ...to requests.
  • We have also implemented a request-first policy.
  • We've also implemented a request-first policy, which means we request the information from the licensee
  • We've also implemented a request first policy, which means we request the information from the licensee
  • I’m not sure schools are using it appropriately.
Keywords: 1182, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs with the Department of Water Resources.
  • Sonia Pettick with the Legislative Analyst's Office. And I know that my colleague Ms.
  • As we have currently requested, yes, and as we see the work. Excellent.
  • I think that's going to be more appropriate. Excellent, thank you. Great, thank you.
  • We'd also like to offer our support to SB 72 by Senator Caviero and request an appropriation of $6.8
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on water and coastal resilience heard an overview of the governor’s Proposition 4 spending plan, with presentations from the Department of Finance, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and later coastal agencies. Members discussed the water chapter’s major allocations for drinking water and wastewater, recycled water, tribal water infrastructure, groundwater recharge and SGMA implementation, dam safety, flood protection, integrated regional water management, Salton Sea projects, and water data/stream gauges. The LAO noted that many programs are established and have clear funding processes, but some newer or less-defined programs may warrant more detailed future budget requests and reporting. No votes were taken on the agenda items. Members raised concerns about groundwater subsidence, water deliveries from the Delta, the pace of water storage investments, instream flows, and whether bond dollars were being used to backfill General Fund reductions. Administration witnesses said groundwater recharge spending is being paced because prior years already funded substantial SGMA work, that Delta operations are governed by water quality, salinity, and species requirements, and that Proposition 1 storage projects have moved slowly because they are locally led and require permitting and financing. The Water Board and DWR said they use public needs assessments, annual plans, and existing grant processes to prioritize projects, and Finance said some General Fund programs were shifted to Proposition 4 to help balance the budget. Members also asked for clearer public tracking of bond spending and more concise future reporting. In the coastal resilience portion, the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy described Proposition 4 funding for sea level rise adaptation, coastal flood management, habitat restoration, public access, and San Francisco Bay projects, with a multi-year rollout based on project readiness and recent large state investments. The Conservancy said it would use its existing rolling grant process, while OPC said its sea level rise grants would build on existing programs and new technical assistance. The Department of Fish and Wildlife explained its proposed use of bond funds for climate-ready fisheries, hatchery modernization, salmon monitoring, whale- and turtle-safe fishing gear, and a specific hatchery operations request tied to the Friant settlement. The LAO said the coastal chapter’s proposed first-year spending is relatively modest but generally reasonable given staffing and project readiness, while members emphasized oversight, transparency, and coordination across agencies and jurisdictions.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 91 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mark for legislation to increase congressional licensure, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Mark for legislation to increase first assistant clerks in Berkshire County, to the Committee on the
  • Jones of North Reading withdraws his request for a quorum roll call. Mr.
  • The Chair kindly requests that members remain in the chamber for consecutive two-minute votes.
  • At the request, at the request of myself and Representative Kushmerek, would the members, employees,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House first took up several procedural orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity; Health Care Financing; and Public Health. All three orders were adopted after suspension of the rules. The chamber also concurred in Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on cosmetology license reciprocity, judicial and clerical matters, retirement pension notarizations, and automated curb enforcement. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 for additional petitions on Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies and on a gubernatorial proclamation for Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The House passed to be enacted two local bills: House 2320, establishing an appointed treasurer-collector in Berkeley, and House 4136, further regulating stabilization funds in Leicester. It also ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on employment discrimination based on legal cannabis use, the role of the governor’s council on the ballot, absentee voting, ballot uniformity and election ballots, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four, and regulating employer use of credit reports. Later, the House accepted and adopted a gubernatorial amendment to the FY2026 appropriations bill related to vital statistics. The bulk of the session focused on FY2026 budget veto overrides. The House considered and approved multiple Ways and Means recommendations to let appropriations stand notwithstanding the Governor’s vetoes, including items for administrative staff in the trial courts, state parks and recreation, nursing facility rate add-ons, community services for the blind, substance addiction services, early intervention services, Korea Technical Institutes, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, shelter workforce assistance, housing services and counseling, regional economic development grants, charter school reimbursement, and the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine program. Roll call votes on these items generally passed by wide margins. The House also observed moments of silence for Bolton Police Chief Amos Luke Hamburger and former Senator Edward J. Kennedy Jr., and then adopted an order to adjourn to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and there's money in here in the request and there's money in here in the request for<00:01:21.280
  • She requested a roll call.
  • </c> appropriation down to that $312,000. appropriation down to that $312,000.
  • </c> appropriation to the district courts. appropriation to the district courts.
  • So, I would request a roll call on the final bill and, um, I would request a no vote.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3874, the Judiciary budget bill, and first moved it to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill was described as funding the judicial branch’s budget request, including courthouse and judge security measures, home safety for judges and staff, a $1 million courthouse safety grant program, and funding related to paid family and medical leave costs that the courts must absorb. A court administrator explained that some base adjustments were budget-neutral internal shifts within the court system, moving money from district courts to other courts to better meet overall needs. Members then debated several amendments. The A7 amendment, which reduced some of the requested security funding for administrators and aligned it more closely with legislative security levels while retaining flexible Supreme Court security personnel, was adopted. The A1 amendment, which would have deleted the additional operating adjustment for paid family and medical leave, failed on a 7-7 tie after debate over whether the courts should bear the employer share of that cost and whether the program itself was an unfunded mandate. The A2 amendment, also related to paid family and medical leave funding, likewise failed on a 7-7 tie after similar discussion about the judiciary’s ongoing employment costs and the branch’s inability to raise its own revenue. The committee then adopted the A4 amendment, which increased the courthouse safety grant program from $1 million to $4 million. Supporters said there was unmet demand for courthouse security grants and that the money would help with hardware such as screening equipment, while the court administrator said the branch would not spend more than it could use and that the grants would be reviewed by a committee including law enforcement and county representatives. The administrator noted the funding would be one-time money and would not cover staffing costs. The committee also discussed the judiciary’s ongoing need for funding, with members arguing both that the courts should be treated like other employers and that the judicial branch, as an independent branch of government, must be funded by the legislature. The final A5 amendment was then introduced, with staff noting it would delete a section already covered by the adopted A7 amendment and reduce an appropriation on page four, line 14.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 67 Mar 19th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 905, by the Appropriations Committee, is an act relating to the appropriation to the Office
  • appropriation to the State Board of Education for Community Colleges, appropriating additional money
  • appropriation to the Military Division, appropriating additional money to the Military Division for
  • an act relating to the Appropriation, In the House of Representatives, Housewell 907 by Appropriations
  • This is an appropriation bill...
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, opened with prayer honoring Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboom, and approved the journal. The chamber then handled routine committee and House messages, including referrals of several Senate and House bills to standing committees, reports of enrolled measures, and gubernatorial and House transmittals. Senators also briefly returned House Bill 545 to committee because it had not been properly reported. The main floor action centered on several third-reading bills. Senate Bill 1299, limiting government use of digital identification and protecting physical ID and device privacy, passed 35-0 after debate about privacy, enforcement, and whether it would affect agency accounts. Senate Bill 1335, extending service obligations for state-supported veterinary students, passed 33-2. Senate Bill 1330, raising the small-claims limit from $5,000 to $15,000, passed unanimously by reused roll call. Senate Bill 1359, the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act, drew the most debate over consumer protection versus regulation; it passed 19-16. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1348 on public outdoor target ranges and Pittman-Robertson funds, Senate Bill 1376 on declarations of candidacy, and Senate Bill 1378 modernizing off-road vehicle account and trail funding rules. Later, the chamber took up several appropriation bills: House Bills 868, 869, 870, 871, and 876 all passed, covering PERSI, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, OITS, the State Tax Commission, and the State Board of Education/higher education budgets. Those budget bills prompted extended debate over funding levels, tax collection, cybersecurity, and especially cuts to universities, community colleges, and career technical education, but each ultimately passed.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:37 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We support this legislation.
  • serve students online, as that is the most appropriate approach.
  • And we have not yet approved those requests, but those requests alerted us that they were going to be
  • together with the Vice Chair for legislation.
  • It will be a major part of the legislative agenda over the interim for the Legislative Education Study
Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Mar 25th, 2025

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we handle patient requests, continuing care requests, insurance payer requests, life insurance requests
  • So we handle patient requests, continuing care requests, insurance payer requests, life insurance requests
  • , attorney request. ...care requests, insurance payer requests, life insurance requests, attorney requests
  • , government requests, audit requests, you name it.
  • During the 2020, 2021, and 2023 legislative sessions, this same legislation was brought forth and in
Summary: The committee took up a large health policy agenda. SB 1568 on electronic prescribing was explained as a federal conformity measure, but members raised concerns about preserving patients’ ability to obtain paper prescriptions and about exemptions for emergency, hospice, and other situations. Emergency physicians testified in support of e-prescribing but asked for flexibility, and the bill was reported favorably despite Senator Harrell’s opposition. SB 1606 on patient access to records sought to standardize record-production timelines and require electronic delivery when available; after an amendment correcting a drafting error, the bill drew concerns about HIPAA, behavioral health confidentiality, and the distinction between personal and legal representatives, and it was reported unfavorably as a committee substitute. The committee then approved SB 1346 on fentanyl testing, with a technical amendment, to require hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine testing for suspected overdose or poisoning. SB 1224 on administration of controlled substances by paramedics was amended to clarify language and reported favorably. SB 656 on health care billing and collection activities was substantially revised by strike-all amendment to allow sale of medical debt to third parties under new limits, including no interest or fees and return of debt if charity care applies; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 68 expanded health facilities authority financing to include not-for-profit LLCs and parent companies, and SB 524 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the newborn screening panel; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 1842 on out-of-network referrals after multiple amendments, requiring providers to verify network participation at the point of service and notify patients in writing, though several members and physicians warned it could burden providers and increase workload. The committee also advanced proposed committee bill SB 7028, which revises the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, adds oversight and reporting requirements, creates a pediatric cancer research incubator, and establishes the Bascom-Palmer VisionGen initiative; cancer center representatives testified in strong support, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill. SB 172 on specialty titles and designations was amended to clarify enforcement and was reported favorably after supporters said it would prevent misleading use of specialist titles, while opponents argued it could confuse practitioners’ titles. Finally, SB 1690 on surrendered infants was reported favorably after supporters said it would codify and expand safe-haven baby box procedures and opponents raised safety concerns about the devices. The committee also noted SB 1606 remained pending for reconsideration next week before adjourning.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (01/08/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Grant legislative session.
  • </c> um a budget or some other legislation. um a budget or some other legislation.
  • >> Without an appropriation. I'm so sorry. >> Without an appropriation. I'm so sorry.
  • >> Thank you. >> That's what we had, and it was changed to an appropriation at the request of the department
  • </c> an appropriation an appropriation at<02:26:37.760><c> the</c><02:26:38.000><c> request</c><02:26
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 11th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • That would be my request. Thank you.
  • We're supposed to appropriate all the money in the legislative branch, and this just kind of makes sure
  • appropriations, then we can do that.
  • Chairman and members of the Appropriations Committee.
  • willing to sponsor that legislation.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee approved the minutes from its March 5, 2026 meeting, then took up several bills dealing with budget process and appropriations rules. House Bill 834, by Representative Monks, would have set a timeline for liquidating carryover encumbrances, but after concerns about flexibility, the sponsor asked that it be sent to General Orders for possible adjustment. The committee agreed and sent HB 834 to General Orders. House Bill 835, also by Representative Monks, addressed non-cognizable expenses that arise when the Legislature is not in session. Monks said the bill would keep the executive branch able to spend in limited circumstances while better aligning with the constitution, including a $10 million annual cap with exceptions for emergencies, certain construction-related federal funds, and tuition-related costs. After questions about past instances exceeding the cap, the committee voted to send HB 835 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Monks to carry the bill. House Bill 836, by Representative Ehlers, was withdrawn from the agenda and then held in committee by motion. House Bill 837, also by Ehlers, proposed a calculated reduction approach based on agencies’ historical personnel spending, but the sponsor asked to have it returned to him; the committee agreed. The related RS 33663, which changed one provision from “shall” to “may” to give the Appropriations Committee more flexibility, was introduced and recommended to the Second Reading Calendar. Finally, House Bill 838, by Representative Petzke, would require the governor’s budget submission to include draft policy bills and sponsor names whenever a budget item requires statutory changes, and to include draft budget language when needed; the committee sent HB 838 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation represents a commitment.
  • I urge your aye vote today at the appropriate time.
  • As you may know, since I became a legislator, I've been trying to pass legislation revolving around this
  • This bill is the only priority legislation of the California Legislative Black Caucus this cycle.
  • AB 2599, motion is do pass to Appropriations. Aye. AB 2599, motion is do pass to Appropriations.
Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of bills. Early items included AB 2605, which would require statewide reporting on public defense services; supporters said California lacks basic data on how indigent defense is delivered and that the bill would help identify under-resourced counties, while no opposition appeared. AB 1650 would require rental vehicles used in law enforcement operations to display agency identification; supporters framed it as a transparency and community-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement tactics, while sheriffs and police groups opposed it unless amended, arguing it could compromise undercover and task-force operations and raise legal and indemnification concerns. AB 1930 would require notice to the Attorney General before business entities respond to subpoenas involving legally protected abortion or gender-affirming care information; supporters said it protects patient privacy and provider safety, while opponents raised constitutional, law-enforcement, and business-burden concerns. The committee also heard AB 458, directing state procurement guidelines for firearms and accessories so agencies buy from responsible vendors, with support from police chiefs, gun-violence prevention groups, and local officials, and no opposition testimony offered. The committee then heard AB 1588 on sideshows and street takeovers, which would update the definition of sideshows, include motorcycles and dirt bikes, and align penalties with street racing. Supporters, including police, city, transportation, and road-safety advocates, said the bill responds to dangerous events, property damage, and injuries; opponents from civil liberties and public defender groups argued higher fines and criminal penalties are ineffective and disproportionately harm low-income people, favoring roadway design and community-based prevention instead. AB 910, the Survivors Act, would expand affirmative defenses and vacature relief for survivors of trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence; supporters, including a survivor who described decades of abuse and wrongful conviction, said the bill gives survivors a chance to tell their stories and seek relief, while district attorneys opposed expanding relief to violent offenses and warned it could erase restitution and undermine victims’ rights. AB 2624 would expand Safe at Home confidentiality protections to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters described threats, doxxing, and harassment against immigrant-serving organizations, while opponents claimed the bill was prompted by investigative reporting on fraud and would chill journalism and transparency. The committee also heard AB 31, making the tribal police pilot program permanent and creating a missing and murdered Indigenous persons task force, which drew strong support from tribal representatives and no opposition. Later, AB 1959 sought to close a resentencing loophole tied to a 2001 Santana High School shooting case by restoring judicial discretion in resentencing for certain juvenile offenders; supporters said the current process can lead to automatic release even after parole denial, while opposition testimony began with concerns that the bill was responding to one case and lacked broader evidence. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly noted they supported several bills but could not formally vote because the committee lacked a quorum, so motions were held for later action.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 5th, 2026 at 08:31 am

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we stand in strong support of this legislation.
  • We're all in, and we ask for your support for this appropriation and this legislation. Thank you.
  • At the request of the whip over maybe last fall, there is a request to see if any of those federal exemptions
  • Whether it's a request for a report from an individual legislator or multiple legislators or a memorial
  • , it's still just a request. ...legislators or a memorial, it's still just a request.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, big kudos to the author for this legislation.
  • That doesn't mean our work as legislators ends.
  • Therefore, at the appropriate time, I respectfully request your aye vote.
  • Requests an aye vote. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, uh, Madam Chair, I work for the Legislative council Service.
  • Um, 24 of those pieces of legislation were introduced.
  • Initiatives, um, training for those in public schools, and it also requested a $1.75 million dollar appropriation
  • Um, again, um, got stalled in house appropriations.
  • And then um House Bill 75 was another appropriation, and the request was for $43 million to be appropriated
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • present</c> legislators legislators were not present legislators legislators were not present when<00
  • I have requested those.
  • this legislation will make sure that no this legislation will make sure that no annual<00:10:38.760><
  • </c><00:31:11.159><c> for</c> when we see an additional request for when we see an additional request
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first took up Senate Bill 193, a simple measure described as restoring wallet cards for jailers to carry when they are outside the jail. The sponsor noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee approved the bill 9-0 for passage to the Senate floor. The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senator Higdon, which would change how the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) treats sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave in retirement calculations. The sponsor argued the bill is intended to address TRS’s financial challenges by standardizing leave rules statewide, limiting TRS retirement credit to 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, preventing annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, requiring districts to pay the actuarial cost for any leave beyond the cap, and adding reporting and oversight requirements for participating agencies. He also said the bill would add 30 days of maternity leave, allow voluntary district contributions for tier four teachers, and direct the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agencies. Committee members asked about how overages would be audited and billed, the cost of a sick day, and how the bill would interact with local leave policies, including paid parental leave in some districts. The sponsor clarified that existing accumulated leave would not be affected, that the bill applies going forward, and that districts could still offer more leave but would bear the added cost. Members also discussed whether the maternity leave language set a cap or a minimum, and one senator noted the bill was intended to preserve personal days while stopping annual leave from being converted into pension credit. No vote on Senate Bill 9 was shown in the transcript excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have no concerns with the amount of funding requested.
  • At this time, it's not a legislative mandate. At this time, it's not a legislative mandate. Okay.
  • This particular request really is just a request...
  • This particular request really is just a request so that we can get some staffing on board to have focused
  • I'm here today to request respectfully request that you include the $100 million backfill in the May
Summary: The committee heard an overview from Cal OES on disaster response, LA wildfire recovery, federal FEMA reimbursements, security monitoring, and the state’s 911 transition. Cal OES said its budget supports disaster preparedness and recovery, including ongoing work in Los Angeles, where it reported about 700 FEMA public assistance applications totaling roughly $1.2 billion and about $545 million in state wildfire response and recovery funding already allocated under AB 100. Members pressed for more detail on FEMA delays, hazard mitigation grants, federal event planning, and the status of Operation Stonegarden, while also raising concerns about small-disaster recovery, federal shutdown impacts, and the need for more timely reporting. A major portion of the hearing focused on Next Generation 911. Cal OES described problems with the current regional deployment, especially call-routing and transfer failures, and said it now plans to shift to a statewide provider as an interim step, then run an open procurement for a long-term vendor. The agency said it expects to execute a bridging contract in the coming weeks, release an RFP in the second quarter of 2026, award a long-term contract in the fall, begin transitioning Los Angeles-area PSAPs ahead of the 2028 Olympics, and complete statewide migration by summer 2030. The LAO urged the Legislature to pause further implementation until it has more information on the problems, alternatives, costs, privacy/security issues, and oversight needs, and recommended quarterly and monthly reporting if the project proceeds. Several senators echoed concerns about cost, redundancy, cybersecurity, and whether the statewide model could create new risks, and the chair said she would pursue a joint oversight hearing with the Emergency Management Committee and seek input from the State Auditor. The Department of Justice then presented its overall workload and budget pressures. DOJ highlighted its work on fentanyl enforcement, human trafficking, firearms recovery, housing enforcement, consumer protection, environmental and civil rights litigation, and a large federal litigation workload, saying it has filed 59 lawsuits against the Trump administration and won most of them. DOJ said the added federal cases and other mandates have strained existing staff, though 44 additional hires have been made. Members praised DOJ’s work on immigration, housing, and federal accountability, and asked for more information on detention facilities and staffing. The committee also reviewed DOJ’s firearms-related budget proposals. DOJ requested funding for continued firearms IT modernization, implementation of SB 704 on firearm barrels, and a temporary shift of Bureau of Firearms costs to the General Fund. The LAO supported the IT modernization request but recommended funding SB 704 from the Dealer’s Record of Sale Special Account, with startup costs covered by a loan from the Firearm Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, and suggested limiting the General Fund shift to one year and treating it as a loan. The LAO also asked DOJ to develop a framework by January 10, 2027, for deciding which firearm and ammunition workload should be supported by fee revenue rather than the General Fund.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:05 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • But it is processed and bill only requested by..."
  • But it is processed and bill only requested by Payer policy.
  • So are you testing more than is requested?
  • Council, Legislative Education Study Committee, and Legislative Finance Committee.
  • Is there anyone who is online who stands in support of this legislative... ...legislation.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So our bill request today is requesting funding for the Minnesota Zoo, $3.5 million per year to establish
  • today is requesting so our bill request today is requesting funding<00:07:59.759><c> for</c><00:07:59.879
  • I really want to point out the request I really want to point out the request today<00:15:33.040><c>
  • </c> uh valid and uh well warranted request uh valid and uh well warranted request so<00:18:06.039><c
  • </c> vehicles where their use is appropriate vehicles where their use is appropriate and<01:18:48.760
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Capital Budget (04/24/2025)

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> think it's based on the appropriations think it's based on the appropriations that<00:25:43.679>
  • . appropriation. appropriation.
  • or recommended to be appropriated.
  • </c> several of its capital appropriations several of its capital appropriations related<00:43:01.440
  • That would have to be done through a legislative special and go through the legislative process.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all