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• an exemption and replace it with language to clarify that exemptions from academic training or examination

Bills: SB213, SB378, SB610, SB681, SB918, SB1172, SB1252, SB1343, SCR8

Keywords: SB 213, Texas insurance, Insurance Code, Chapter 551, Chapter 541, bundling, tying arrangement, cross-selling, homeowners insurance, residential property insurance, auto insurance, personal automobile insurance, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, deceptive insurance practice, property and casualty insurer, Lloyd's plan, county mutual, reciprocal exchange, farm mutual

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• PARTICULARLY ENGAGED WITH THE TRANSITION AND NOW WITH THE NEW SECRETARY AND A NEW HEAD OF THE FDA TO EXAMINE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Section 10 clarifies that enforcement authorities may request sworn statements, examine records, and
• Section 10 clarifies that enforcement authorities may request sworn statements, examine records, and
• Section 10 clarifies that enforcement authorities may request sworn statements, examine records, and
• Section 10 clarifies that enforcement authorities may request sworn statements, examine records, and
• Section 10 clarifies that enforcement authorities may request sworn statements, examine records, and

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, took roll, and approved the journal of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as corrected. Members then made several announcements, including committee meeting notices, a Colorado Farm Bureau burger bash, recognition of Nurses Week, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and a commendation honoring former legislator Dorothy Rupert for her public service and advocacy. The chamber also heard a report that Rep. Flynnel had helped save a life by calling 911 when she witnessed a medical emergency near the Capitol. Committee reports were received from Appropriations and Business Affairs and Labor, and the majority leader moved a slate of bills to special order for May 7. The House then proceeded to special orders and considered House Bill 1433, which would allow the firefighter behavioral health trust to receive gifts, grants, and donations to sustain services for firefighters dealing with trauma. Supporters described the program as essential for first responders, and the bill passed. The chamber next considered House Bill 1429 on consolidating administration of public assistance programs. Supporters said it would stabilize the safety net, reduce error rates, and create a transition plan involving counties, state departments, and frontline workers; the appropriations report and the bill both passed. House Bill 1416, which transfers money from the Universal High School Scholarship Cash Fund to support small businesses and the Colorado Small Business Development Center, also passed as amended after debate over the use of the scholarship fund and its prior implementation challenges. Opponents argued the money should remain with students, while supporters said the fund had already distributed most of its original allocation and the transfer would help small businesses without creating a new program.

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• of Representatives, your standing committee on rules begs leave to report that it has carefully examined
• of Representatives, your standing committee on rules begs leave to report that it has carefully examined
• The examiners of public accounts have reviewed the bill and believe it brings clarity to certain reoccurring
• The<02:10:18.000> examiners<02:10:18.480> of<02:10:18.639> public<02:10:19.199><
• c> accounts<02:10:19.679> have The examiners of public accounts have The examiners of public

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We will examine the tools at our disposal. procurement, contracting oversight, auditing mechanisms, and
• independent expert who will leverage artificial intelligence and sophisticated data analytics to examine
• We will examine the implementation by the agency of the statutory recommendations and we partner with
• That's, of course, one of the chief recommendations. that I have under the first goal is to examine the
• And the scope of these really are to examine whether these payments comply with state laws, rules and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• But I also believe that the proposed statutory process could benefit our title examination standards
• <00:14:54.800> standards benefit our title examination standards benefit our title examination
• This was found on the title examination, and in the state of New Hampshire the sellers are given 30 days
• we do see fortunately title examination we do see fortunately too<00:27:59.000> often<00:27:59.679
• and in the state of New examination and in the state of New Hampshire<00:29:15.080> the<00:29

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

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• investigative processes that take place where you literally go back into their history and you can examine
• history and literally go back into their history and you<00:52:43.200> can<00:52:43.359> examine
• c><00:52:43.760> their<00:52:44.000> financial<00:52:44.480> records you can examine
• their financial records you can examine their financial records as<00:52:45.119> individuals<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And then two, there's probably some way to better use and better examine the data than is currently being
• So, Dallas County asked the legislature to continue examining secure and immediate residential and stabilization
• they're processed, they're identified, and now under 1622, they have to be upon a good faith belief, examine
• I would encourage this committee to examine secure data sharing practices among hospitals, local mental

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Our first panel today will examine the practice by some municipalities of diverting water and sewer revenues
• Examine the state's preparedness and response to the strategies regarding the New World screwworm.
• Examine the state's preparedness and response to strategies regarding the New World screwworm, evaluate
• brackish groundwater can be developed using Development Board funds, we recommend that the Legislature examine

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And on top of that, they have a digital media evidence section to conduct digital forensic examination
• evidence section to conduct digital evidence section to conduct digital forensic<00:32:19.039> examination
• /c><00:32:20.080> on<00:32:20.399> evidence<00:32:20.880> related forensic examination
• on evidence related forensic examination on evidence related to<00:32:21.440> these<00:32:21.760

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement. Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope. During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.

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• There's some small, I think I'd like to examine the pay-for-performance piece similar to what we did
• think<01:46:49.400> I'd<01:46:49.600> like<01:46:49.760> to<01:46:49.880> examine
• c><01:46:50.480> the<01:46:50.600> pay<01:46:50.840> for I think I'd like to examine
• the pay for I think I'd like to examine the pay for performance<01:46:51.680> piece<01:46:52.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, when they are determining when that has to go in front of an hearings examiner determining whether
• 56:32.040> an has to go in front of an has to go in front of an hearings<01:56:33.080> examiner
• <01:56:33.440> determining<01:56:34.360> determine hearings examiner determining determine
• hearings examiner determining determine whether<01:56:35.200> or<01:56:35.280> not<01:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Transportation opened public hearings on three Senate bills and discussed a fourth scheduling issue. On SB 499, which would change Traffic Safety Commission reporting requirements, the sponsor’s representative said the bill would require annual aggregated data on the causes of traffic collisions in New Hampshire and recommendations to address them. Members asked about the added Trauma Medical Review Committee seat, and a representative explained that it is a longstanding state board of emergency and trauma professionals; the bill had already been amended and passed unanimously earlier in the process. On SB 500, concerning restroom access for certain commercial motor vehicle operators, the sponsor and trucking-industry supporters said the measure arose from concerns raised by female truck drivers and was intended to require larger commercial facilities with available public or employee restrooms to allow truck drivers to use them when there are no public safety concerns. Supporters from the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said driver shortages make it important to recruit and retain women, and that lack of bathroom access is a significant barrier. Committee members asked about the scope of the problem and whether the issue affected male and female drivers differently. The committee then heard SB 559, which would reduce the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads. Supporters, including bicyclists and the Bike-Walk Alliance, testified that lower speeds improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, citing personal crash experiences and national guidance supporting lower urban speed limits where warranted by traffic or engineering studies. They emphasized the bill would not mandate lower limits statewide but would give towns local discretion. Members questioned whether the group would support 15 mph limits and how congestion and travel-time concerns were weighed. A Department of Transportation official testified neutrally, saying the agency had no formal position but had concerns about public perception and possible spillover to unnumbered state roads. The chair also noted an earlier scheduling problem that prevented immediate executive action on a bill until later in the day.

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• four of them being criminal intelligence analysts that would be focused on the financial aspect of examining
• four of them being criminal intelligence analysts that would be focused on the financial aspect of examining
• four of them being criminal intelligence analysts that would be focused on the financial aspect of examining
• four of them being criminal intelligence analysts that would be focused on the financial aspect of examining

Keywords: 1183, house

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• emergency in the nursing home sector by directing the commissioner of HHS to convene a working group to examine
• commissioner of HHS to convene a working<01:20:33.040> group<01:20:33.360> to<01:20:33.679> examine
• <01:20:34.400> our<01:20:34.719> rate working group to examine our rate working group
• to examine our rate setting<01:20:35.920> methodology.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They also examined facility age and crime trends.
• historical trends for each county.<00:59:24.559> They<00:59:24.880> also<00:59:25.200> examined
• They also examined facility age county.
• They also examined facility age and<00:59:27.200> crime<00:59:27.520> trends.

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• For example, lines 114 to 115 require the study to examine technological advances made with respect to
• <01:15:46.200> study<01:15:46.480> to<01:15:47.200> uh,<01:15:47.280> examine
• um, require the study to uh, examine um, require the study to uh, examine technological<01:15:48.200

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• that those rights might be impeded upon or questioned, I think it's incumbent upon us that we would examine
• think it's incumbent upon us that we think it's incumbent upon us that we would<00:22:05.600> examine
• c> those<00:22:06.360> with<00:22:06.480> the<00:22:06.679> utmost would examine
• those with the utmost would examine those with the utmost scrutiny. scrutiny. scrutiny.

Keywords: 958, all

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• had actually already left committee that the underlying language as it applies to firefighters was examined
• it applies to firefighters language as it applies to firefighters was was was um<00:31:38.160> examined
• The<00:31:39.040> Treasurer<00:31:39.840> did<00:31:40.360> testify um examined
• The Treasurer did testify um examined.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• House Bill 769, State Board of Social Work Examiners, provisional license to practice social work established
• ><00:10:49.800> of<00:10:49.880> Social<00:10:50.280> Work<00:10:50.560> Examiners
• , State Board of Social Work Examiners, State Board of Social Work Examiners, provisional<00:10:51.760

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and then moved through messages from the Senate, introducing several Senate bills and referring them to committees. It then took up multiple third-reading calendars and considered a large number of bills across public health, criminal law, education, estates and trusts, social services, and state government. Most bills passed with broad margins, including measures on fiduciary attorney-client privilege, food labeling and prohibited ingredients, human trafficking awareness training, pharmacy prescriber-pharmacist agreements, provisional social work licensure, structural racism training funding sources, youth delinquency prevention funding, menstrual hygiene product labeling, school resource officer sexual activity prohibitions, nurse licensure enforcement, physician delegation changes, child support income definitions, AI-related child sexual abuse material, trauma-informed care resources, restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, open movie captioning, autism and dementia police training, gift card fraud, scholarship eligibility, retention proceeds, graduate scholarship eligibility, intercepted communications penalties, benefits for children in custody, juvenile supervision petitions, institutional debt reporting, contraception access reporting, surgical smoke evacuation systems, tax foreclosure notice requirements, special police officer study, child advocacy center standards, victim notification at charging, human trafficking reporting, drug dispensing cost surveys, school board nominating commission changes, the Henrietta Lacks Commission, ID card photograph requirements, and several others. A few bills drew substantive floor discussion. House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives was supported as a way to help families and heirs access assets, including in cross-border situations. House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting prompted debate over whether the bill was useful and whether it would burden colleges; supporters said it would create needed aggregate data and a data dictionary to better understand debt incurred directly from institutions. House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting was clarified as a reporting measure that harmonizes prior reporting requirements and does not use taxpayer funds to purchase contraception, though grants had supported vending machine installation. House Bill 288 on extending a state of emergency for schools was explained as applying to natural disasters, civil disasters, public health emergencies, or specific security threats, with one member expressing concern about state involvement and learning loss from prolonged closures. House Bill 746 on the Medicaid/health insurance collaborative care model was briefly delayed by a computer issue, then passed after a short pause. Several members announced vote changes after the roll calls, including corrections on House Bills 65, 771, 769, 900, 1058, 1076, 1490, 1540, and 1554. Final actions on the floor were overwhelmingly favorable to the bills considered, with only a handful of measures drawing notable negative votes, including House Bills 410, 963, 1042, 1058, 1076, 1152, 1540, and 1554. The House also passed a number of local and policy bills with strong bipartisan support, and no amendments or motions to postpone were recorded in the excerpt.

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• So I assume that's where the fiscal note would be examined. >> Yes, that is the committee of jurisdiction
• 30:20.559> be that's where the fiscal note would be that's where the fiscal note would be examined
• . examined. examined.

Bills: HF3479, HF4205, HF3782, HF4081, HF4138

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances