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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I'm just curious about the context that gives rise to this bill, because the structural situation
  • specific conflicts or specific examples you can provide as to why it's now necessary to change the structure
  • We feel that part one actually undermines the stability and integrity of the judicial system.
  • 01:37:36.719> the<01:37:36.880> stability<01:37:37.280> and<01:37:37.440> integrity
  • undermines the stability and integrity undermines the stability and integrity of<01:37:38.000>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro. Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons. Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 25, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wyoming up to speed as far as the legality and the structure for this.
  • far as the legality and the structure far as the legality and the structure for<00:36:59.920>
  • In line with the chairman's question, this having a structure, it is going to be attractive.
  • We're bringing us into the future to setting the structure where we want to be.
  • We're setting the structure where we want to be.
Bills: HB0075, HB0128
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/28/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Either within the same structure or in a detached accessory structure. Okay.
  • <01:40:26.239> So, to large structures or dwellings.
  • So, to large structures or dwellings.
  • is also arbitrary and would structure is also arbitrary and would limit<01:40:53.040> access<
  • ,<03:59:44.319> it you're saying vertically integrated, it you're saying vertically integrated
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/29/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:37:24.240> Integrated any kind of mischief. Integrated any kind of mischief.
  • /c><00:38:31.440> in organization structure uh investments in organization structure uh investments
  • structure multiplies philanthropic and structure multiplies philanthropic and private<00:39:16.640
  • <01:36:03.360> It and state fairs and its structures.
  • It and state fairs and its structures.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

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

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had many meetings to sort of work out a structure.
  • What this bill does is bring greater clarity, transparency, and structure to that oversight.
  • and structure to that oversight. and structure to that oversight.
  • <00:47:06.480> Um<00:47:07.119> the high given the benefit structure.
  • Um the high given the benefit structure.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Some states have passed laws requiring it, but even where it exists, there's no structure, no standard
  • That's why education, structure, and support matter.
  • These are structural vulnerabilities.
  • So I think the standardization, the structure, making sure that all students in that are covered.
  • And then, you know, Standardization, the structure, making sure that all students in that are covered
Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders. The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them. The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes. The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so what we did is set up very specific structures that allowed us to basically focus in on what we
  • But there was one thing: positive relationships, love, very proactive and very structured expectations
  • It creates structure. And you know what?
  • But there was one thing: positive relationships, love, very proactive and very structured expectations
  • It creates structure. And you know what?
Summary: The committee heard a series of school safety and discipline bills, beginning with SB 870, which would codify an attorney general opinion allowing local school boards to decide whether school marshals may openly carry, conceal carry, or store a firearm in a secure safe on campus. The bill was laid out with no public testimony and left pending. The chair then moved to a combined discussion of SB 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1924, all focused on school discipline, teacher authority, and student safety. Senators Perry and Creighton described the package as a response to rising classroom disruptions, assaults on teachers, and concerns that districts lack effective tools to maintain order. SB 1871 would expand teacher removal authority, require return-to-class plans before a student removed for certain conduct can return, make some serious offenses mandatory for placement in juvenile justice settings, and provide telehealth mental health services through a consortium. SB 1872 would require expulsion to a JJAEP for assaults on teachers or school volunteers and extend certain expulsion-eligible conduct to off-campus offenses. SB 1873 would restore the prior understanding that in-school suspension is not subject to a three-day limit. SB 1874 would grant teachers immunity from disciplinary action for reporting discipline violations or acting in compliance with Chapter 37. SB 1924 would restore authority for local police and school district police to issue Class C citations for school offenses and require criminal referrals for students posing an imminent threat or assaulting a teacher, with a substitute clarifying referral rules when a citation has already been issued. The committee adopted the substitutes for the bills and moved them forward. Invited witnesses from teacher and administrator groups largely supported the overall goal of stronger discipline and safer classrooms, while asking for refinements. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association testified that teachers need more autonomy to remove disruptive or violent students and that classroom removals should not mean removal from learning. Superintendents from San Angelo, Grandview, and Wiley ISDs supported the bills’ emphasis on safety, expanded ISS flexibility, mandatory placement for serious offenses, and telehealth mental health services, but asked for more local control, flexibility for Districts of Innovation, more than one campus behavior coordinator in large districts, clearer timelines for return-to-class plans, and more precise definitions for disruptive conduct. Several witnesses stressed that teacher retention and student learning are being harmed by current discipline problems, while some members raised concerns about vague standards and the risk of overuse or public humiliation through citations and removals.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I just hope that people will have the courage and the integrity to not print inaccurate information.
  • Allotment bonus structures. We're good, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Hagenmuth.
  • Incentives and bonus structures, or if the district hasn't yet applied, many teachers in that district
  • In Dallas ISD, the district has worked to create a structured, transparent pathway for all teachers,
  • So that’s an incredible structure for being as pro-teacher as we've ever been.
Bills: SB26, SB 26
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, talking a little bit more about how we've structured this and the initial goals and orientation that
  • Kentucky proud, Appalachian proud, our retail integration and piloting more programs around medically
  • Uh, these are real structure and regulation and funding opportunities and challenges that we're seeing
  • to culture here in are uh integral to culture here in Kentucky.<01:15:23.760> It<01:15:24.000
  • <01:21:42.800> nutrition is how we work to integrate nutrition is how we work to integrate
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association. Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals. The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans. Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/01/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Steve bud I'm CEO of integrated Steve bud I'm CEO of integrated recycling<01:33:34.159> Technologies
  • We understand there's current challenges right now to the Minnesota program structure, but as we have
  • We understand there's current challenges right now to the Minnesota program structure, but as we have
  • We understand there's current challenges right now to the Minnesota program structure, but as we have
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Omnibus budget for health, children and families passes House floor 5/12/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, Chair Leeing's wording changes are helpful, but they still don't take the structure of the rates
  • Uh, Chair Leeing's wording changes are helpful, but they still don't take the structure of the rates
  • Uh, Chair Leeing's wording changes are helpful, but they still don't take the structure of the rates
  • of the rates and make them structure of the rates and make them workable. workable. workable.
  • We need to restore the integrity of this chamber. That means going back to single-subject bills.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/05/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • All these individuals are here legally, but the ability to integrate this program into the Office of
  • All these individuals are here legally, but the ability to integrate this program into the Office of
  • dollars it works to Foster integration dollars it works to Foster integration and<01:11:26.199><
  • <01:11:42.120> and proficiency cultural integration and proficiency cultural integration and
  • <02:20:40.080> other structure other structure other questions<02:20:43.040> representative
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't want to incentivize individuals to tear down historic structures if they can be rehabbed, so
  • We don't want to incentivize individuals to tear down historic structures if they can be rehabbed, so
  • We don't want to incentivize individuals to tear down historic structures if they can be rehabbed, so
  • And I think we can structure it in a responsible way that creates a new corpus for this public safety
  • And I think we can structure it in a responsible way that creates a new corpus for this public safety
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style run-through of many bills and resolutions across Appropriations, Commerce, Education, Federalism/Military Affairs/Elections, Government, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, ENRU, Public Safety, and Rural Economic Development. Measures discussed included housing and HOA rules, school policy and funding, health care licensing and records timelines, public safety and corrections funding, election and campaign rules, water and environmental policy, and several criminal justice and juvenile justice changes. Many items were described as being on third-read consent or consent calendars, with staff often noting that no questions were raised and no sponsor was present. Several bills drew sponsor explanation or member discussion. In education, members reviewed bills on teacher strikes, school safety, math placement, student outcomes, free school meals, parent permission for clubs, and school bond ballot disclosures. In health, bills covered prior authorization data reporting, nursing board rules and complaint procedures, pharmacist testing/treatment authority, opioid antagonist expiration dates, board continuations, and a constitutional amendment on refusing medical mandates. In government and public safety, members discussed DCS legal representation, inmate medical records, public safety parity funding, sheriff authority, border support funding, and a resolution supporting county sheriffs. In commerce and housing, bills addressed condominium and HOA authority, shade structures, pet restrictions, insurance certificates, apprenticeship definitions, automatic renewal contracts, and a state housing affordability district. There was notable discussion on House Bill 4044, which would create a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and DOC salaries using interest from the state rainy day fund and other revenue sources. The sponsor argued it would provide a reliable way to fund public safety pay, while others objected that it would consume interest needed to preserve the fund’s value and that a general fund appropriation would be more appropriate. The bill prompted extended back-and-forth, with some members supporting the concept and others saying it was fiscally irresponsible. Another point of discussion came on House Bill 2775, where staff noted a possible misprint in the bill history, and on House Bill 467, where staff clarified that the inactive voter list changes related to e-poll book status categories. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript, and the meeting appears to have been a review of measures before floor action.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just very quickly, the first would clarify that the existing regulatory structure for broadband regulation
  • Chairman, Senator Gonzales, part of the intent of this bill is to structure the PRC's LIATAP program
  • Chairman, Senator Gonzalez, part of the intent of this bill is to structure the PRC's LITAP program for
  • It changes the entire structure of the accountability and transparency in this state.
  • If they thought this was going to affect the CPAs and integrity, we'd have them piled in the room needy
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It removes outdated statutory requirements that lock the PRC into internal structures designed nearly
  • 30 years ago, structures that really no longer reflect the realities of today's regulatory landscape
  • Structures that really no longer reflect the realities of today's regulatory landscape.
  • not go far enough, according to the governor's office, in setting the PRC free to organize its own structure
  • current duties of the PRC; it just allows the Commission and the chief of staff to organize in a structure
Bills: HB70, HB93, HB95, HB139, HB140, HJR4
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • waves are becoming hotter and more common, less than a third of Los Angeles bus stops have shade structures
  • instructs Caltrans to work with stakeholders and develop a list of community resilience indicators to integrate
  • by the Office of Emergency Services and in partnership with the California Highway Patrol as they integrate
  • AARP is supporting AB 1132 because Caltrans has an integral role to play in keeping our communities safe
  • Standing at a bus stop in 110-degree heat without a shade structure can be a dangerous activity for older
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, April 30, 2026 - PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • opportunities to better structure opportunities to better structure funding<02:19:07.439> and
  • , pillars, strategy, funding, structure, pillars, strategy, funding, structure, and<02:22:53.280>
  • 02:25:10.560> the the structure keeps changing, the the structure keeps changing, the timeline
  • That's a structural issue concern.
  • structural reality built into the law. structural reality built into the law.
Keywords: 916, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's going to change the whole pricing structure of the supply chain issues and American farmers could
  • That's going to change the whole pricing structure of the supply chain issues and American farmers could
  • > of<00:04:14.080> the<00:04:14.319> supply whole pricing structure of the supply
  • whole pricing structure of the supply chain<00:04:15.040> issues<00:04:15.840> and<00:
  • the way this thing is structured the way this thing is structured is<00:52:47.440> set<00
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture-related measures, beginning with SB 2309, which would require the agricultural loan division to sell portions of its loan portfolio and use the proceeds to expand the agriculture loan revolving fund. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the bill, along with several other organizations and individuals. A committee question focused on the risk of not finding a qualified buyer for the loan portfolio; DAB said a mandatory sale of the full amount could force a less favorable rate, while flexibility to sell different amounts could produce a more equitable return. The measure drew eight supporters and no opposition. The committee then took up SB 2317, which directs DAB to study insurance coverage for small producers and report back to the Legislature. DAB and multiple farm groups supported the bill. In response to a question about cost, DAB estimated about $250,000 would be needed, with the study likely covering crop, health, and liability insurance. The next measure, SB 2318, would establish an agriculture statistics program in statute. DAB said it strongly supported the bill and could ramp up quickly if positions were provided; the committee discussed whether a first report could be completed by year’s end if the bill became law midyear, and DAB said yes. SB 2319, which would fund and make permanent a full-time grant writer position at DAB, also drew strong support from DAB, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Ulupono Initiative, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, the local food coalition, and others, with testifiers emphasizing the position’s return on investment and success in bringing in federal funds. The committee also heard SB 2321, establishing a two-year pilot program to respond to the twoline spittlebug. DAB, ranching groups, and many others supported the bill, citing the pest’s spread and the need to act before it becomes unmanageable. A DAB pest control manager said he would need to research past response details and provide them later. Members emphasized the importance of early intervention. For SB 2323, which creates a farmland transition commission to study barriers to farmland access and recommend solutions, DAB offered comments and support for the intent, while farm groups generally supported the concept but raised concerns about the proposed age range and whether a separate commission was necessary. DAB said the Board of Agriculture likely would not have the capacity to perform the commission’s duties and estimated there would be costs to establish it, though no figure was available at the hearing. Finally, the committee heard SB 2332, which reestablishes the agriculture and food security special fund, creates a carbon emissions tax and dividend fund, gradually raises carbon-related tax rates, and provides a refundable carbon cashback credit. DAB supported the measure and deferred to Taxation on details; the Department of Taxation said it would stand on its comments, and the Attorney General’s office offered comments and recommendations. Carbon Cashback Hawaii and the County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development supported the bill, arguing it would reduce emissions, protect lower-income households, and be relatively simple to administer.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Public Works and Highways (01/20/2026)

Public Works and Highways

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:28.480> placed boulders and permanent structures placed boulders and permanent structures
  • How does this proposed law integrate with RSA 674:71? >> I don't.
  • <01:06:06.880> and establishes a clear, structured, and establishes a clear, structured, and
  • > signals, overhead sign structures, signals, overhead sign structures, signals, everything<03
  • Thank you very much. selection and integrity and funding selection and integrity and funding assumptions
Keywords: 1189, house, all