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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- how to acquire enough data for decision how to acquire enough data for decision making<01:03:19.440
- a decision on whether it makes sense to collect the whole state or a subset.
- a decision on whether it makes sense to collect the whole state or a subset.
- <01:16:35.760>
a from Guilford said that she makes a from Guilford said that she makes a decision - And in today's world, there's only one thing that matters: the data to make the decision.
Summary:
The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level.
Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit.
Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise.
The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- And in doing so, we wanted to make modifications and renovations to the building.
- And in doing so, we wanted to make modifications and renovations to the building.
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um <00:05:37.039>and wanted to make modifications um and wanted to make - I'll make sure next time that I reach out to you directly. >> Thank you. >> Sure.
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added <00:11:38.480>in making these decisions if it's added in making
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- During my child's first grade year, families and administrators sat down to make impossible decisions
- Each year, we sit with our administrators to help guide decision-making and cutting these vital roles
- and cutting these vital decision-making and cutting these vital roles<00:41:10.160>
in <00:41: - So, I think we need to look at the difficult position that teachers are in and trying to make decisions
- teachers are in and trying to make teachers are in and trying to make decisions<01:10:00.800>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, I'd like to say thank you to the Senate President for making this a priority for this Senate session
- The senator continues in support of the legislation and thanks the Senate President for making this a
- A guarantee that is currently upheld by a Supreme Court decision and by state and federal law.
- to impose something on every city and town as a mandate, because I continue to believe that local decision-making
- President, I continue to believe that local decision-making is important and allowing folks to determine
Summary:
The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2.
The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted.
In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to be really transparent. on this committee because we have a really big decision to make of how
- So the... are attempting to make efficient and effective decisions for the education of their school
- Big adjustment to make.
- We see districts making a mix of. decisions, but there's definitely some cost associated with that.
- But again, Principle A and Principle B. might be making very, very different management decisions and
Summary:
The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This makes Congress the decision maker on which money should be appropriated to which agency.
- <00:15:57.360>
decision. - decision.
- There can be no 1947 decision decision.
- makes Congress the decision Constitution makes Congress the decision maker<00:17:03.199>
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Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Representative Ed Case. Chair Carl Rhodes opened by explaining the purpose of the briefing, noting it was being livestreamed and that public testimony would not be taken in the usual way. He described the rule of law as central to democracy and introduced Case, who was invited to discuss the concept and its relevance to recent federal actions affecting Hawaii.
Case framed the rule of law as a durable system grounded in the Constitution, federal laws, separation of powers, and checks and balances, with each branch of government and the public itself playing a role. He emphasized that Congress makes the laws, the president executes them, and the courts decide whether the Constitution and laws are being followed. He also stressed that elected officials swear to uphold this structure and that the rule of law is distinct from ordinary policy disagreements.
Case then argued that the Trump administration has undermined the rule of law through actions such as dismantling or weakening agencies created and funded by law, withholding appropriated funds, removing inspectors general and other independent officials, ignoring or challenging court orders, weakening the independence of agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve, and intimidating dissenting voices, the press, and other opponents. He said these actions have harmed Hawaii and reflect a coordinated effort to concentrate power in the executive branch. He noted that Congress has not been serving as an effective check, while federal courts have been the main remaining check through more than 46 lawsuits, and he identified voters as the ultimate check and balance, briefly correcting the timing of the next midterm election to 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Legislative Commission on Data Practices 12/11/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and inherently any application of AI that would have automated decision-making is where the most significant
- Thank you, Madam Chair. of humans in AI in regards to automated decision-making and inherently any application
- of AI that would have automated decision-making is where the most significant risk comes in and obviously
- <01:22:56.320>
making <01:22:57.360>or <01:22:58.480>um automate decision making - or um automate decision making or um information<01:23:00.080>
that <01:23:00.400>we're
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 4362 gives the power to make those decisions about how to protect staff, faculty, administrators
- More guns do not make us safe. not true. More guns do not make us safe.
- This allows them that flexibility at the campus level based on their local population to make a decision
- <01:46:09.600>
a their local population to make a their local population to make a decision - /c><01:46:10.880>
sense <01:46:11.119>for decision that makes the most sense for decision
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, the public drives a lot of our decision-making. They have to.
- Decision-making is distributed across the board, the commissioner, and the institutional presidents,
- The quicker we can get the data and the quicker it can inform decision-making, the greater the trust
- These decisions need to be made. They're unpopular decisions to make at the campus level.
- And you could start making decisions like, okay, what are the most critical pieces now that we need to
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- There are more than eight boards and nearly 90 board members working in silos, making decisions about
- There are more than eight boards and nearly 90 board members working in silos, making decisions about
- It brings local governments together to make better regional decisions.
- at the local, county, state, and federal level, to see this be formed and take local control from decision-making
- But neither to say, we... ...make decisions individually of where we want to live.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TCA Public Hearing 03-25-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, why don't we go straight into decision-making on these measures?
- - don't we go straight into decision- don't we go straight into decision- making<00:37:27.119>
- So, we'll defer this measure for decision-making until Tuesday the 1st, next week, at 3:02 p.m. here
- Similarly to the other measure, I'd like to defer this for decision-making to Tuesday the 1st at 3:02
- conference room 224 for decision-making conference room 224 for decision-making so<00:40:52.240>
Summary:
The Committee on Transportation and Culture heard a series of resolutions covering cultural preservation, civic education, dark-sky protection, Taiwan relations, aviation safety reporting, waterborne cargo subsidies, and Maui transportation planning. Testimony on the Hawaii Theatre resolutions (SCR 131/SR 110) came from the Hawaii Theatre Center in support, with a question about whether acquisition funding was in the current budget; the witness said he was not aware of any such funding. The state archivist strongly supported SCR 169/SR 138 on expanding public outreach and civic engagement, and a student testifier supported the measure while urging stronger language to include Indigenous culture and closer work with Native communities. On STR 12/SR 8 recognizing International Dark Sky Week, testimony emphasized light pollution’s effects on birds, marine life, human health, and astronomy, and suggested stronger lighting ordinances and possible dark-sky reserve efforts. STR 31/SR 17 on Taiwan received support from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, while STR 180/SR 150 on aviation safety reporting drew support from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters but opposition from the Department of Transportation, which said much of the requested information falls under FAA jurisdiction and would be voluntary at the state level. STR 150 on waterborne cargo subsidies was supported by DOT, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, with DOT asking that the working group be smaller to speed a report to the 2026 session. STR 37/SR 21 and STR 38/SR 22 on Kihei road planning drew support from the Kihei Community Association, which described severe congestion and safety concerns in South Maui.
In decision-making, the committee advanced SCR 131/SR 110 on the Hawaii Theatre as introduced. SCR 169/SR 138 was advanced with amendments to address comments about Indigenous culture. STR 12/SR 8 on International Dark Sky Week was deferred for further discussion until the following Tuesday. STR 31/SR 17 on Taiwan was advanced with technical, non-substantive amendments. STR 180/SR 150 and STR 150 were both deferred to the same later decision-making date to allow further work on possible amendments and jurisdictional issues. STR 37/SR 21 was passed as introduced, and STR 38/SR 22 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. In each vote taken, the measures were adopted without recorded opposition from the members present.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Court of Appeals has a chance to rule, they make a legal decision, it goes back to the trial court
- Bill, is that the presumption you're making? I suppose.
- That's why we created the appellate court as the governor of that decision-making.
- Ones that are permitted to make that decision.
- I think you're making some assumptions in that.
Bills:
HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe very strongly in local decision-making.
- We believe very strongly in local decision-making.
- We believe very strongly in local decision-making.
- Uh, yeah, no, that's exactly what I think people are to those that make the conscious decision that I'm
- that make the conscious decision<04:03:06.319>
that <04:03:06.560>I'm <04:03:06.720>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/24/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- If they fail to make a decision because they would be prohibited from making one, the default decision
- , makes a decision that it doesn't meet a required setback, there is no permit.
- gets to its decision gets to its decision makes<03:46:32.080>
a <03:46:32.319>decision - a decision that it doesn't meet a makes a decision that it doesn't meet a required<03:46:34.239>
- <04:00:23.760>
a <04:00:24.000>landfill make a decision about whether a landfill make
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Without added fiscal flexibility, cities like Hercules will be forced to make more difficult decisions
- Without added fiscal flexibility, cities like Hercules will be forced to make more difficult decisions
- Fiscal flexibility means cities like Hercules will be forced to make more difficult decisions.
- We're also looking at Medi-Cal, making sure that we can keep our clinics open, that we can serve Making
- to make their own decision and shape their own future to make sure we have robust services and can fund
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, beginning with housekeeping remarks about filing position letters and the committee’s suspense file process for measures with revenue impacts over $150,000. SB 288, which would clarify that the Prop. 19 one-year timeline for inherited family homes in probate begins when ownership is legally established, drew support from the author and outside groups and was referred to suspense. SB 974, which would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19 guidance so eligible heirs do not lose the exclusion, passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended.
The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund on tax returns to support sea otter conservation, and SB 999, which would move the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March to June 1 to capture more complete data. Both measures received support and no opposition; SB 575 passed 5-0 to Appropriations, and SB 999 passed 5-1 to Appropriations.
SB 762, a local government tax-authority measure allowing certain cities and counties to seek voter approval for a transaction and use tax, drew extensive testimony from local officials and advocates citing budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts, while one taxpayer group opposed it. Committee members debated tax burdens and local fiscal needs. The committee first adopted the urgency clause, then passed the bill as amended to Local Government. SB 1073, which would create a voluntary tax contribution fund for the historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District, also passed unanimously as amended to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee after supportive testimony about cultural preservation and the need for broader arts funding. After the votes were finalized, the committee adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 20, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- you're going to have a board make you're going to have a board make decisions<01:08:36.159>
and - <01:10:42.640>
a <01:10:43.040>decision <01:10:44.040>and than the board making - a decision and than the board making a decision and Order<01:10:45.600>
um <01:10:46.000>and - Let's move directly into decision making.
- Let's move directly into decision making. Let's move directly into decision making.
Summary:
The committee heard a series of transportation and public safety bills, beginning with HB 706, which would require skateboard users under age 16 to wear helmets. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, and the chair noted written support from AAA Hawaii, Kulani Medical Center for Women and Children, and several individuals. No opposition was mentioned, and the bill appeared to draw no questions.
Members then heard HB 860, which would grant immunity to the state or county that repairs or maintains a street when ownership or jurisdiction is disputed. DOT and DLNR supported the bill, with county support from Maui and a Hawaii Island county representative, while the Hawaii Association for Justice opposed it. The committee also heard HB 1162, requiring applicants for a motorcycle instruction permit to complete an approved basic rider course, with DOT support and a recommended amendment to exempt motorcycles used for training; the Public Defender asked about the current process, and DOT explained the bill was intended to improve safety given motorcycle fatalities. HB 1259, allowing speed-limit reductions within 10 mph of the current limit without an engineering study, also drew DOT support and support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and individuals.
The committee next considered HB 1158, a governor’s package bill limiting civil liability for people who provide firefighting services with vessels at commercial harbors or roadsteads to gross negligence or wanton conduct. DOT Harbors said the bill was prompted by lessons from the Lahaina fires and was intended to encourage privately owned firefighting-equipped vessels to assist without hesitation; the Hawaii Harbor Users Group and an individual supported it. HB 54, which would make a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense a Class C felony and allow vehicle forfeiture, drew DOT support but strong opposition from the Public Defender, who argued the bill was overly harsh, would force jury trials, and could create sentencing problems; the Public Defender also said existing penalties were already significant. The committee then heard HB 1334, which would exempt donations of wild game meat, including axis deer, to charitable and nonprofit organizations from certain meat inspection and transportation laws; DLNR and multiple community and food-related groups supported it, and no opposition was noted.
Finally, the committee took up HB 698 on animal cruelty, which would increase criminal penalties for various offenses. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the cases are rare, enforcement is limited, and the proposed penalties—up to Class A felony treatment in some cases—were too severe; animal welfare advocates strongly supported the measure, saying cruelty cases are widespread, underreported, and under-enforced, and that stronger penalties are needed as a deterrent. No votes or final actions were taken on any of the bills in the portion of the hearing provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The Board of Control then makes a decision with regard to that appeal on whatever basis the appeal is
- The Board of Control then makes a decision, and then that can be appealed to the Wyoming district court
- them to make uh appropriate decisions<01:29:57.440>
with <01:29:57.840>good <01:29:58.239 - Again, it's having the best data available at the time to make these decisions and, yeah, if we can certainly
- It'll be helpful in understanding recharge and water control areas for informed decision-making.
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Let the decisions we make and the work we do reflect our love for our neighbor, our care for the vulnerable
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we <00:08:56.600>make <00:08:56.880>and before us let the decisions - we make and before us let the decisions we make and the<00:08:57.240>
work <00:08:57.519>we - Communications were received please make Communications were received please make note<00:12:27.279
- deal with small trusts that don't make deal with small trusts that don't make sense<00:19:02.159
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
February 2026 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 2/27/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to those budget decisions. to those budget decisions.
- Still, it will be important for policymakers to keep a few things in mind as they make decisions this
- Still, it will be important for policymakers to keep a few things in mind as they make decisions this
- to make budget<01:32:15.440>
decisions <01:32:15.840>going <01:32:16.080>forward - we the decisions we make in the in the decisions we make in the in Minnesota's<01:38:59.520>
government - we the decisions we make in the in the decisions we make in the in Minnesota's<01:38:59.520>
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 8, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're going to make some decision. Whether it's going to be a decision on tariffs, we don't know.
- They're going to make some decision.
- Uh, these inform all of our decision- These inform all of our decision-making.
- And so a lot of that decision-making falls upon you.
- -<02:39:08.560>
making And so a lot of that decision- making And so a lot of that decision