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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee opened with House Bill 242, a liquor bill concerning brew pub licenses. Testimony from the New Hampshire Beer Distributors Association, the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association, and the Liquor Commission explained that the bill is intended to correct a clerical error from the prior session and restore the agreed-upon language. The bill would allow a brew pub, within the existing 2,500-barrel limit, to self-distribute its own product to one authorized on- or off-premise license; otherwise it must use wholesale distribution. Witnesses said the measure is a narrow fix specific to brew pubs and does not affect other manufacturing licenses. No opposition was raised during the hearing, and the chair closed the hearing after no committee questions remained.
The committee then heard House Bill 81, which would allow patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restaurant restrooms. The sponsor argued the current prohibition is outdated and can create safety risks by forcing people to set drinks down, citing concerns about drink tampering and a personal story about a friend who was drugged and assaulted after leaving a drink unattended. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would increase liability for restaurants, how enforcement would work, and whether the current law is aimed at preventing underage handoffs or drink spiking. The sponsor said the bill would be permissive for establishments, not mandatory, and that liability would still depend on overservice and Liquor Commission investigations. The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association testified in opposition, saying the bill could raise liability and create concerns about underage consumption in bathrooms. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting the bill would move on to further committee/subcommittee consideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Joint Legislative Audit and Assembly Business and Professions Committee Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2016, poison control received 148 calls. In 2023, there were 840.
- Poison control calls have skyrocketed since the 2016 passage of Prop 64.
- I do want to touch on the poison control data because it was highlighted in the audit.
- But these are not the same as at-home access control.
- But these are not the same as at-home access control.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products are attractive to children. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague, enforcement is inconsistent, and licensees are left to interpret standards without prior review. In a review of 80 packaging cases, the audit team disagreed with the department’s conclusions in 13 instances, and the report highlighted examples involving cartoon imagery, colorful fonts, candy-like references, flavor names, and cannabis beverages that resembled ordinary drinks. The auditor recommended clearer statutory definitions, possible consideration of plain packaging or pre-approval models like Oregon’s, better internal guidance, and stronger tracking and escalation for repeat violators.
Committee members and Assembly Member Irwin emphasized the rise in poison control calls involving children under five since legalization and argued that legal-market packaging can contribute to accidental ingestion, especially when products resemble candy or drinks. Several members pressed the department on why items such as root beer, strawberry lemonade, and cherry pie strain names should be allowed if they may appeal to children. The Department of Cannabis Control responded that it has already centralized label review, added staff and technology tools, improved compliance-history tracking, and is using progressive discipline tools such as notices to comply, citations, embargoes, abatements, and license actions. The department also argued that the illicit cannabis and intoxicating hemp markets are major drivers of youth exposure and that enforcement resources must be balanced across those markets.
Public health witness Dr. Lynn Silver urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, bans on added flavors and child-appealing imagery, lower THC limits for edibles and beverages, and a dedicated pre-market review process. Industry representatives from the California Cannabis Industry Association and the California Cannabis Operators Association agreed that youth protections are essential, but argued that clearer, objective standards are needed so compliant businesses can know the rules and enforcement can be consistent. They said most licensed products are already compliant, that the most blatant youth-targeted packaging is concentrated in the illicit market, and that the Legislature should refine definitions and guidance rather than rely on subjective case-by-case judgments. No formal vote or bill action was taken during the hearing.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- We heard local control. I agree with local control.
- </c><01:37:30.880><c> I</c> control. I agree with local control. I control.
- </c> because they don't have local control. because they don't have local control.
- </c> control to approve those applications. control to approve those applications.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/03/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- So in that instance a person would be in control of that website if they've hacked it.
- So in that instance a person would be in control of that website if they've hacked it.
- So in that instance a person would be in control of that website if they've hacked it.
- So in that instance a person would be in control of that website if they've hacked it.
- Sure whoever is in control of it is liable. Mr. Chair, one more. Thank you, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Across Florida, large associations control millions of dollars in owner funds.
- Across Florida, large associations control millions of dollars in owner funds, funds.
- Julie Brown, a reappointment to the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Ms.
- He is a new appointment to the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Mr.
- Rapp is a reappointment to the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Ms.
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It'll move them to our side of the ledger, but we have control of that.
- It just gives you control of the rules they make.
- It just gives you control of the rules they make.
- Birth control was illegal in many states.
- Birth control was illegal in many states. golf courses were off limits to us.
Committee:
House State Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/16/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> coercive control. coercive control.
- </c> but by fear, manipulation, and control. but by fear, manipulation, and control.
- Coercive control is is coercive control.
- </c> whereas course of control doesn't. whereas course of control doesn't.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted.
Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor.
Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (03/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- With me the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
- And our unit investigates control unit.
- I'd very briefly like to control unit.
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- </c> control unit, we address provider fraud. control unit, we address provider fraud.
Summary:
The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance.
Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor.
The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion 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:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/27/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- You have no control over that.
- You have no control over that.
- You have no control over that.
- You have no control over that.
- You have no control over that.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Expanding and modifying Medicaid fraud provisions 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- furious about fraud, and it's why I introduced this bill last year to beef up the Medicaid fraud control
- furious about fraud, and it's why I introduced this bill last year to beef up the Medicaid fraud control
- Across the country, AG offices house what are called Medicaid fraud control units.
- </c> called Medicaid fraud control units. called Medicaid fraud control units.
- </c><00:43:23.760><c> So,</c><00:43:24.079><c> it</c> Our Medicaid fraud control units.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The state share amount of the SNAP benefit allotment will be based on the state's SNAP quality control
- The quality control payment error rate is the federal performance measure for quality that states are
- During the quality control process, states are required to redetermine eligibility for the household
- The Quality Control Review is not always determining the accuracy of the department's decisions.
- Review tool aligned with federal quality control requirements, advanced training for quality assurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Regarding the bill's rent control, the chilling effect rent control has on the development and expansion
- > all</c><01:13:02.880><c> motans,</c> Rent control will hurt all motans, Rent control will hurt all
- </c> manufactured housing with rent control manufactured housing with rent control and<01:14:30.480><
- </c> We're just asking for a few controls. We're just asking for a few controls.
- </c> control leads to slums. I'm a no. control leads to slums. I'm a no.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee Jun 24th, 2025
Aging and Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- that rent controls subject to rent controls can be waived by DHCS and DSS.
- So, this program position is the rent control piece, right?
- I'm sorry, Tim, but is there a provision that says rent control in the bill?
- And then there's the opposition talking about rent control.
- And then I would say, what would be your answer to the rent control piece? Thank you.
Committee:
House Aging and Long-Term Care
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 2/6/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> settle because they can control settle because they can control the<00:16:16.319><c> wasn't</c><
- What they did in '79 is Democrats controlled some committees, Republicans controlled other committees
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, November 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Waters, each will control 30 minutes.
- Waters, each will control 30 minutes.
- Waters, each will control 30 minutes.
- This is command and control.
- </c><01:15:45.440><c> desperates</c> try to control the economy. desperates try to control the economy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (09/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> uh a a device that has no such controls, uh a a device that has no such controls, I<00:29:38.720
- That is not a feasible approach. settings are set to be so controlling settings are set to be so controlling
- I I I the web that that controls it.
- There's best best parental control app.
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Summary:
The subcommittee work session focused on House Bill 293, which would prevent minors from accessing obscenity on certain internet-connected electronic devices. Chair Pardell opened by noting the bill had been discussed several times and that the goal was to find language acceptable to the committee. Representative Coutab argued the bill is important for child safety, said parents vary in technical ability, and pointed to Apple as evidence that filtering tools can be implemented. He asked whether the other members saw a path forward and what it might look like.
Representatives McFarland and Tur both said they support the underlying concern but questioned the bill’s structure and practicality. McFarland emphasized parental responsibility and individual liberty, said any final language should avoid infringing on rights or creating indirect pressure on corporations, and suggested looking at other states’ approaches and Apple’s closed ecosystem as a limited example. Tur said the bill may solve one problem while creating others, especially by placing the burden on device manufacturers and browsers rather than on the content providers; he cited the recent Texas Paxton decision as an example of a more targeted age-verification approach aimed at websites. Both expressed concern that a broad device-level mandate may be difficult to implement consistently across different platforms.
Chair Pardell responded that the bill is intended to add protective measures rather than impose a blanket ban, and compared it to existing restrictions on minors accessing alcohol, tobacco, or pornographic magazines. She said the proposal is meant to ask for the user’s age during device setup, not to require identification or database checks, and stressed that parents would still be responsible for entering accurate information. Members also discussed whether Apple’s tools are generalizable to Android and other ecosystems, whether the market is already developing solutions, and whether a parent-facing filter or device-level controls would be the best route. Pardell said the committee had received public feedback and that another work session would likely be held in October; no vote or final action was taken.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They asked why a decision was made not to include information about birth control.
- We were talking about all forms of birth control that were available.
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Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- They do provide some funding for control of wolves.
- They do provide some funding for control of wolves.
- I've worked with the State Controller on this legislation.
- They will I've worked with the State Controller on this legislation.
- And I've talked to the State Controller's site, and that's what the State Controller does.
Committee:
House State Affairs
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- So the statement was that there's no local control, we're giving up all local control, but nothing in
- So the statement was that there's no local control, we're giving up all local control, but nothing in
- So the statement was that there's no local control, we're giving up all local control, but nothing in
- So the statement was that there's no local control, we're giving up all local control, but nothing in