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AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 28th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the second one is to hire students to re-box damaged cuttings and preserve the samples. Mr.
  • This is a new contract for radiation testing and analysis at Nuclear One.
  • University of Arkansas with Hero and Consulting for guidance on student This page is page four, contract
  • University of Arkansas with Hero and Consulting for guidance on student health insurance.
  • University of Arkansas with Hero and Consulting for Guidance on Student Health Insurance.
Keywords: 1204, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 13, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My concern is that athletic... good for kids to see or students um, in good for kids to see or students
  • Um watching your students go terrible.
  • Every day I work with students and student athletes alike who are healthy, active, and doing what we
  • It is practical, evidence-based, and a step to ensure Wyoming students and student athletes have their
  • have<01:16:21.440> their students and student athletes have their students and student athletes
Bills: HB0076, HB0102, HB0115
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/15/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • When we've looked at the student survey coming from schools, we know that the largest percent of yes
  • When we've looked<00:25:30.600> at<00:25:30.760> the<00:25:31.160> student<00:25
  • coming looked at the student um survey coming from<00:25:33.240> schools,<00:25:33.800> we
  • The 20,000 the 2022 Minnesota Student The 20,000 the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey<00:37:23.640>
  • to determine whether a 14-factor test to determine whether a construction<01:24:40.000> worker
Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we want to provide even more pathways for students in greater Minnesota.
  • And we want to provide even more pathways for students in greater Minnesota.
  • <00:16:04.320> for learning track to prepare students for learning track to prepare students
  • <00:25:52.480> new have patience in order to uh test new have patience in order to uh test
  • We have 70,000 students right now.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, she's a law student and she's working on a master's in urban planning, I think.
  • that are doing testing.
  • Uh, and it was that could test for PAS.
  • Those that do have tested for a higher level than the allowable amount.
  • Area, and we will go out and test people's ground wells to see if there's PAS impact.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The explicit exclusion of drug testing The explicit exclusion of drug testing equipment<02:54:54.560
  • decriminalization of fentinel test decriminalization of fentinel test strips<02:55:03.680> is
  • Mahalo for the opportunity test. test. test.
  • And the trend is growing for our middle school students.
  • students say they regularly use these products.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock May 14th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have trained about 900 plus students.
  • These smaller produced flocks don't go through the same testing that we do.
  • All of our flocks have to be salmonella tested, they have to be avian influenza tested.
  • In a sense, they want to skirt the federal aspects of the disease testing so that they don't have to
  • test their flocks for salmonella enteritis.
Bills: SB1864
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had various rounds of testing.
  • We had an entire year of hybrid testing where we ran it in parallel.
  • And that has still to date never occurred, not in testing, not last year.
  • You know, so, never occurred, not in testing, not last year.
  • AIMIS system that's used to administer state student financial aid.
Keywords: 959, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We spend a lot of time in many groups I'm in supporting students at Florida Memorial.
  • However, genetic DNA testing, which is critical in identifying pre-existing conditions, can take three
  • However, genetic DNA testing, which is critical in identifying pre-existing conditions, can take three
  • In many cases, multiple siblings must also undergo testing, which further delays reunification.
  • students, opening sports participation to more private schools.
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • qualifications, driver drug testing qualifications, driver drug testing requirements,<00:10:03.640
  • to take care of all the bills we've been filing over the past two, three years dealing with drug testing
  • to take care of all the bills we've been filing over the past two, three years dealing with drug testing
  • of the certification date, and days of the certification date, and hematological<00:16:14.240> tests
  • hematological tests within 90 days. hematological tests within 90 days.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 17, March 2, 2026-AM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • as this week's student page. as this week's student page.
  • She's in student council, FFA president, and on and on and on. This girl is top notch.
  • you out on that well, I'll test you out on that tomorrow. tomorrow. tomorrow.
  • Bluff Student Council. Bluff Student Council. Go<00:56:45.640> Hornets.
  • from<01:27:24.600> Albin,<01:27:25.080> I some students here from Albin, I some students
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So students who apply via the Minnesota DREAM Act application are any student who's a resident student
  • It also includes students who have asylum pending, students who have temporary protective status, students
  • c> student<00:48:44.880> under<00:48:45.200> our student, a resident student under
  • undocumented students aren't all undocumented students aren't all undocumented students. students
  • . students.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS BILL EMPOWERS STUDENTS THROUGH INFORMED CHOICES BY REQUIRING THE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS TO POST
  • TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON STUDENTS THE BILL MANDATES STUDENTS BE PROVIDED A DETAILED ITEMIZATION
  • I AM EDUCATION JUSTICE CHAIR FROM FLORIDA STUDENT POWER NETWORK AND I AM PROUDLY HERE TO SUPPORT THIS
  • I WILL SAY STUDENTS HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT IT.
  • SINCE WE OFTEN DON'T HAVE THAT ADULT SUPPORT OTHER STUDENTS DO.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Committee (02/20/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:27:44.000> 100%<00:27:44.720> of<00:27:44.880> the In our examination we tested
  • 100% of the In our examination we tested 100% of the assets.<00:27:46.080> We<00:27:46.400>
  • The plan is to continue to do that and provide scholarships for low-income students.
  • <00:30:24.640> So<00:30:25.039> again,<00:30:25.360> always low-income students
  • So again, always low-income students.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 20, 2026, first approving the minutes and then adopting the consent calendar as amended, with item 26045 removed for separate consideration. The committee then heard item 26045 from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Real Health Transformation Grant for Go North. HHS explained that the first-year award is $204 million, with most funds passed through to Go North and only limited administrative and audit costs retained by HHS. Members asked about staffing, procurement, the program’s spending plan, and whether future grant amounts would be fixed. HHS said Go North will administer the grants, staffing is expected to be about 20 positions, procurements will be competitive, and future awards will depend on federal review of performance and spending. The commissioner said the money is intended to create transformative changes that must be sustainable after the grant period. The committee then approved the item. The committee next took up regular calendar item 26041 from HHS and adopted it without discussion. It also approved two adjusted items on tab 11, FIS26028 and FIS26029. Item 26027 from the Department of Transportation was adopted as well. Item 26034 from the Department of Corrections was withdrawn, and members noted that any request for new overtime money would be closely scrutinized, especially given the tight budget and the need to explain how existing salary funds were being used. Committee staff said they would follow up with Corrections on vacancy rates, available funds, and other class lines and provide answers to the committee. The committee then received audit presentations on the state’s college savings plans, including the Unique College Investing Plan and the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. Auditors reported clean opinions, no material weaknesses, no audit adjustments, and no unadjusted items requiring reporting. The State Treasurer said the plans are performing well, now total more than $32 billion in assets under management, and are expected to generate about $20 million in revenue this year, with the proceeds supporting scholarship programs for low-income students. The committee placed the audits on file and released them in the usual manner. In other business, members set the next Fiscal Committee meeting for Friday, March 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families May 4th, 2026

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • is making decisions that affect our kids' curriculum, their school budgets, and the future of our students
  • Either way, Missouri students and St. Charles County families will pay the price.
  • Thank you for letting me test. Thank you for testing for being here. We really appreciate that.
  • Without any evidence that it will support any positive outcome for our students.
  • Seventeen thousand students. I know that one. So much bigger than my school district. Okay. Okay.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1002, which would move St. Charles County school board elections and school bond/levy questions from April to the November general election, extend school board terms to four years, and allow candidates to voluntarily list party affiliation. The bill sponsor and several supporters argued that November elections would increase turnout, broaden parent and taxpayer participation, reduce the influence of a small April electorate, and potentially save money. Supporters also said the change could make campaigning more feasible and help voters identify candidates’ general viewpoints. Opponents, including school board members, parents, the Missouri NEA, and the Missouri School Boards’ Association, argued that the bill unnecessarily singles out one county, would politicize school board races, and could bury local education issues on crowded November ballots. They also warned that moving levy and bond questions to November could reduce districts’ flexibility to address urgent needs, and that four-year terms could make recruitment harder and reduce accountability or institutional continuity. Several witnesses said school boards should remain nonpartisan and focused on governance, budgeting, and student needs rather than party labels. Committee members questioned the sponsor and witnesses about why the bill applies only to St. Charles County, whether staggered terms would be lost, and whether partisan labels would help or harm voters. Some members expressed support for the concept as a pilot or model, while others objected to the county-specific approach and the addition of party affiliation. The transcript does not show a final committee vote or other action on the bill.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In a city where me students each fall.
  • Speaker, students at the University >> Mr.
  • 30.000> the<02:11:30.239> country I encourage students across the country I encourage students
  • ,<04:32:25.680> and research, development, testing, and research, development, testing, and
  • I am operational testing of evaluation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm also a 10th-grade student here in Austin.
  • , our students in special education.
  • , our students in special education.
  • That includes 9 million for student meals, over 6.5 million in title funding for low-income students,
  • As a student, I find it self-seller. As a student, I find it selfish, unintelligent, and abhorrent.
Summary: This was a press conference organized by student advocates and Texas Democratic lawmakers to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and allies to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and to criticize Texas voucher proposals. Speakers argued that the department and its Office for Civil Rights are essential for enforcing civil rights protections, supporting special education, Title I, Pell Grants, career and technical education, and other federal education programs. They said eliminating the department would weaken oversight, shift power to states that have a poor record on student protections, and harm marginalized, low-income, disabled, and rural students. Congressman Greg Casar framed the issue as a transfer of public money from schools to billionaires, tying the department fight to federal budget and tax-cut debates and to Texas voucher efforts. State Representative Gene Wu said Texas public education is already near collapse and warned that losing federal support would worsen school closures, staffing shortages, and class-size increases. Representative Gina Hinojosa highlighted Texas’s past special education cap and attacks on Section 504, and said she filed bills to route federal block grants directly to schools if federal policy changes move forward. Representative Vicki Goodwin said the state should fund schools rather than vouchers and noted underfunding of special education and inflation pressures. Round Rock ISD trustee Melissa Ross and Texas AFT president Zef Capo emphasized that federal oversight protects students and that Texas has a history of underfunding and mishandling special education, meals, and other services. The final speaker, Westwood High School senior Eliza Abert, said the loss of federal education support would most harm low-income and middle-class students and called on attendees to oppose the changes. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for public pressure on lawmakers and continued advocacy.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM Informational Briefing 11-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the issue alcohol blood testing lab.
  • structured program for uh Hilo students structured program for uh Hilo students who<01:20:48.560
  • So you know testing and stuff like that.
  • got sent out and the the proc testing got sent out and the the proc testing process<01:39:40.159
  • , section or SIS for DNA testing, section or SIS for DNA testing, ballistics,<01:48:24.960> sex
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then the next one, testing.
  • what the lay understanding of testing means.
  • Then the next one, testing.
  • But again, testing has giant connotations I get it.
  • what the lay understanding of testing means.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including several judges shadowing senators, Chief Justice Ann Timmer, mining industry representatives, a doctor of the day, and student and youth visitors. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a calendar of bills, with several measures receiving committee amendments and do-pass recommendations, including SB 1272 on Douglas port of entry funding, SB 1327 on Arizona Board of Regents restrictions involving foreign countries, SB 1400 on public safety employee information, SB 1519 on off-highway vehicles, SB 1627 on unmanned aircraft, SB 1630 on AHCCCS home- and community-based services and mental illness, HB 1720 on parenting time, SB 1763 on school district finances, SB 1826 on rural wayfinding signs, and SB 1827 on vertiports. Members offered brief explanations on some bills, especially SB 1519 and SB 1720, which addressed off-road vehicle use and equal parenting time standards, respectively. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1272, SB 1327, SB 1400, SB 1519, SB 1627, SB 1630, SB 1720, SB 1763, and SB 1826. SB 1827 failed on third reading by a 15-15 vote. Senators gave explanations on several measures, including concerns about confidentiality in SB 1400, environmental and trail impacts in SB 1519, and the parenting-time standards in SB 1720. SB 1763 passed overwhelmingly, while SB 1630 passed 28-2. The chamber then moved to a second Committee of the Whole for additional bills. In the second COW, SB 1111 on automatic license plate readers drew the most extensive debate. Senator Payne described guardrails such as case-number access, training, and penalties for misuse, while Senator Hoffman offered a sweeping hostile amendment to sharply limit use and impose civil penalties and a private right of action, arguing the bill enabled mass surveillance. The Hoffman amendment failed 13-17, and the Payne-backed amendment was adopted; the bill was then advanced as amended. Senators also considered SB 1214 on stem-cell/regenerative therapy, SB 1683 on foreign land ownership advisory prohibitions, SB 1686 on a memorial at Wesley Bolin Plaza, and SB 1745 on local excise tax rate limits, all of which received do-pass recommendations after amendments where applicable. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, with further floor debate continuing on SB 1111 over privacy, public records access, and surveillance concerns.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (02/19/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:14:05.840> to students, all students the safe to students, all students the safe to safely
  • personal information about students. personal information about students.
  • student trust. student trust.
  • conflicts with other fellow students. conflicts with other fellow students.
  • If<01:21:27.360> students<01:21:27.760> believe If students believe If students believe
Keywords: 1191, senate, all