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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a small portion.
- So I not only serve Miami-Dade has served Monroe County, which at one point was a small district there
- It varies between small world, very large, large, very large.
- So we have a very small team and we have a very small budget that serves the whole state to try to do
- But we're a small staff that we would need to know what we're looking for us to be able to hire more
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC-CPN Joint Info Briefing - Tue Jan 13, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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businesses and it means small businesses and it means small businesses and< - small and geographically Hawaii's small and geographically isolated<01:31:44.840>
market <01:31 - >
they <01:36:32.120>disagree, That small fraction where they disagree, That small fraction - from a small insurer's perspective. from a small insurer's perspective.
- They've got my records since I was a small kid.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These small changes will have performed.
- A lot of these subcontractors are small A lot of these subcontractors are small businesses<00:19
- I'm the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Small Cities.
- Uh, the fiscal note shows a very small increase in expenses to the board.
- The fiscal note shows a very small increase in expenses to the board.
Keywords:
payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a small amount of legacy programs, but it is very, very small.
- :56.520>
of <00:15:56.640>legacy there's a small amount of legacy there's a small amount - <00:15:59.080>
Um, programs, but it's very, very small. - Um, programs, but it's very, very small.
- Nicole Smerillo, and I'm the director of data, research, and policy at Think Small.
Bills:
HF3415
Keywords:
child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (11/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- live plant uh side of things is small live plant uh side of things is small relative<00:13:16.720
- This doesn't show and the small ones.
- all the small ones that are out there. all the small ones that are out there.
- between small and large is 5 to 10,000. between small and large is 5 to 10,000.
- So, you know, again, these are small acreages.
Summary:
The meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was led, and the clerk called the roll, establishing a quorum. The committee approved the prior minutes after correcting the date and changing a reference so that a draft-legislation note attributed to Representative Wlette was corrected. After that, the chair introduced a carbon presentation by Mr. Charlie Lebec and invited members and guests to move closer to view the slides.
Mr. Lebec’s presentation focused on forest carbon science and forest carbon offset markets, with emphasis on how forests store, sequester, and emit carbon. He explained greenhouse gases and the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature, then defined key terms such as carbon storage, sequestration, flux, sinks, and sources. He also described forest carbon pools, noting that soils contain a large share of forest carbon, and discussed how forest age affects storage and sequestration, arguing that younger forests often sequester carbon faster while older forests store more carbon overall. He also addressed how harvested wood products can continue to store carbon, responding to a question from a member about mass timber and carbon sinks.
The presentation included regional comparisons showing New Hampshire’s forest density, carbon storage, and sequestration relative to other New England states, and noted that New Hampshire forests offset more than 30% of the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from nonforest sources, while Maine and Vermont offset even larger shares. Mr. Lebec said eastern forests are generally carbon sinks, unlike some western forests affected by wildfire, and stressed that forest management, soil protection, and forest age all influence carbon outcomes. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, many of our farms are very, very small.
- Um many of our farms are very very<00:55:59.520>
small. - So I think small grocers like that too. It's important.
- So um you know I think small<01:37:48.000>
small <01:37:48.400>grocerers <01:37:48.960>< - small small grocerers like that too. small small grocerers like that too.
Summary:
The committee first took up a Senate message on HB 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Members reviewed the Senate amendment, which would cap the daily non-payment penalty at no more than $1,000 per day and limit the cumulative penalty to 25% of the cost, with no additional daily penalty if the responsible party is following an agreed payment plan. Members discussed the change from the committee’s earlier version, which had allowed penalties up to 100% of the damages, and agreed the revised language was reasonable. The committee voted to concur with the Senate amendment and indicated the bill could be placed on consent.
The committee then recessed SB 302, requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners, because a late request for an additional change had not yet been fully reviewed. It next voted on SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Supporters said the bill would expand retail access to these meats, support New Hampshire farms, and improve food security. Members also noted the Department of Agriculture did not object, that the bill would remove a sunset and keep more workable inspection rules in place, and that the animals involved are largely from closed herds. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 229 and agreed to place it on consent.
Finally, the committee considered SB 50, establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Members described disturbing testimony about missing, injured, or dead dogs and the lack of clear oversight, licensing, or even a reliable list of kennels in the state. They discussed possible study topics including licensing, inspection authority, standards, penalties, and protections for both pet owners and boarding operators, including disclosure of medical conditions. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 50 and also agreed to place it on consent. After the executive sessions, the committee heard a presentation from the New Hampshire Food Alliance on the state’s first food and agriculture strategic plan, introduced by director Nicole Cardwell, with participation from advisory committee members including Rep. Bixby and Commissioner Sean Jasper.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- with services small businesses rely on to meet their small businesses rely on to meet their legal<00
- <00:48:28.800>
We're burdens for small firms like mine. - We're burdens for small firms like mine.
- SF2374 uh would force hundreds of small SF2374 uh would force hundreds of small practitioners<00
- Small practices, many of which are already stretched during tax season.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure there is a small population in my county that is using it, but that population is very small
- But many of the small agencies cannot ...want to pay for the testing, but many of the small agencies
- It's small. They have to police the bathrooms. Around. There's no smell, no odor. It's small.
- This bill doesn't just threaten small businesses like ours.
- Let's give small businesses a chance and let the free market decide.
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Health heard House Bill 5, a proposal to ban THC products outside the Texas Compassionate Use Program while allowing non-intoxicating CBD and CBG products under tighter regulation. Chair Van Deaver gave a lengthy background on the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’s 2019 hemp law, arguing that the lack of guardrails allowed a large, unregulated THC market to develop. HB 5 would impose licensing fees, product registration, testing and inspection requirements, and restrictions intended to keep products away from children.
Invited witnesses from law enforcement strongly supported the bill. Steve Dye of the Texas Police Chiefs Association and Brian Hawthorne of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas argued that THC consumables are widely mislabeled, often far more potent than advertised, and linked to youth access, impaired driving, and organized crime. Both said regulation would be ineffective and would amount to legalization, while a ban would be easier for officers to enforce. They also emphasized support for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and said medical THC should remain available.
Dr. Peter Stout of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors and Alice Amelot of Texas DPS testified as resource witnesses about forensic testing. They said current lab resources are already stretched thin, that quantitative testing for THC and related cannabinoids is expensive and time-consuming, and that a ban would simplify enforcement because labs could focus on presence/absence testing rather than concentration. Amelot said DPS labs are neutral on the bill but explained that mislabeled products and inaccurate certificates of analysis are common. Committee members asked about traffic safety, impairment, youth use, and the costs of enforcement and lab testing; witnesses repeatedly said the bill would reduce complexity for law enforcement but that any approach would still require more resources for labs.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- You assured me that the committee did not see it as small.
- So we're being squeezed at the small-town level, and we're being squeezed at the federal level.
- And when my rent was $3,000, I had to take the option to move to a small studio with my daughter.
- And when my rent went up to $3,000, I had to move into a small studio apartment with my daughter. ...
- went up to $3,000, I had to move into a small studio apartment with my daughter.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing.
A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment.
Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- Please support this small step toward greater local innovation in local elections. Thank you.
- rule petitions, Ten municipalities, large and small, have already decided or are advancing home rule
- “Deny 97% of the people who could access it if we made it legal because a small percentage cannot?
- They guided me when I wore the uniform, and they guide me now as a small business owner, husband, and
- Shrini Chappara: This is not a small margin.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a public hearing focused primarily on ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation and several local home rule petitions, along with one petition to authorize remote participation in Concord town meetings. Chairs Keenan and Hunt outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would hear both in-person and virtual testimony. The committee also took testimony on Concord’s request for remote participation in open and special town meetings, with supporters arguing it would make town meeting more accessible to residents with childcare, mobility, work, or disability barriers while preserving direct democracy.
A large portion of the hearing centered on RCV local-option bills and municipal petitions from communities including Concord, East Hampton, Salem, Chelsea, Arlington, Revere, Amherst, and others. Supporters—among them local officials, legislators, election advocates, educators, veterans, and nonprofit leaders—said RCV would reduce vote-splitting, encourage more candidates, promote more positive campaigning, improve representation, and increase turnout. East Hampton officials described their existing use of RCV, saying it produced record turnout, was easy for voters to understand with education, and could be expanded to multi-winner races without major added cost. Concord and Amherst witnesses said their voters had already approved local steps toward RCV and urged the committee to let municipalities implement the system without further delay.
Testimony in favor of the local-option RCV bill emphasized home rule and local control, with several witnesses arguing the state should not block communities that have already voted to adopt RCV. Speakers from MassVOTE, the AFT Massachusetts, Voter Choice Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, and Veterans for All Voters said the reform would strengthen democracy, broaden participation, and save money by avoiding low-turnout preliminary elections. Some witnesses also referenced examples from Cambridge, Maine, and Utah to argue that RCV is workable, nonpartisan, and familiar to voters. The hearing ended with no votes or final committee action taken in the transcript provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And much of the work is led by small under-resourced non-profits. Thank you very much. Thank you.
- As well as emergency relief for small scale farmers. Thank you. Thank you.
- Or are we using GGRF funds to subsidize only a small group of people's fire service cost?
- Somebody lives in a state area responsibility. area, particularly the small 2%, and I'm not going to
- And that was ultimately. done there is as I understand it quite a bit of again it was a small portion
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, on line 188, there's a small appropriation to children, youth, and families.
- Madam Chair, on line 188, there's a small appropriation to children, youth, and families.
- Madam Chair, on line 188, there's a small appropriation to children, youth, and families.
- Madam Chair, on line 188, there's a small appropriation to children, youth, and families.
- Madam Chair, on line 188, there's a small appropriation to children, youth, and families.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, here's how it is very small.
- So, you know, issue a CO with a five-year term just to cash flow small renovations that you need to do
- But as far as agencies in the state of Texas, there's just a small handful of agencies that have this
- And so, that's why Texas implemented its small-dollar lending statute.
- As the loans advance, a small amount of money is repaid in full in a short period of time.
Keywords:
local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes omnibus tax package, HF2438 - Part 1 5/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There are a couple other small items, but Madam Speaker, that is the bill. Thank you. workaround.
- are<00:04:05.480>
a <00:04:05.520>couple <00:04:05.800>other <00:04:06.000>small - <00:04:06.480>
items, <00:04:06.840>but are a couple other small items, but are a couple - other small items, but Madam<00:04:07.400>
Speaker, <00:04:07.920>that <00:04:08.320>
Summary:
The House considered the conference committee report on House File 2438, the 2026 tax bill. Representative Gomez outlined the main provisions, saying most fiscal changes were tied to federal tax conformity. He also described several other items in the report, including a two-year extension of the pass-through entity tax workaround, a sustainable aviation fuel provision, a one-time $125 million increase in homestead credit property tax refunds, a one-year removal of the cap on the beginning farmer tax credit, a four-year tax exemption for PGA tickets, permanent aid to certain school districts, a direct file program, changes related to homestead resort classification thresholds, local property tax and income tax provisions, local government aid for the new city of Northern, a four-year extension of local homeless prevention aid, and Department of Revenue policy, technical, TIF, local, and public finance items.
After the report was presented, the House adopted the conference committee report and ordered the bill repassed as amended by conference. The clerk then gave the bill its third reading as amended.
Following third reading, Representative Niska moved to lay House File 2438 on the table. The motion prevailed, and the bill was tabled.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Reading of a joint resolution honoring the lives and service of Melissa and Mark Hortman 2/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Sophie also shared that the best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small
- memory is to do something, whether big memory is to do something, whether big or<00:04:40.000>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/29/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- appreciation<00:04:29.120>
for small token of our appreciation for small token of our appreciation - We have a couple of small issues, small as far as the difference apart that we are very large issues,
- small issues, small as have a couple of small issues, small as far<02:35:22.080>
as <02:35:22.160 - <03:10:56.160>
victory 2023, we able to make a small victory 2023, we able to make a small - We've got We've taken some small steps.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/21/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And the bill ensures that a financial aid through a small charge of 1.5 mills per kilowatt hour on electric
- those developing markets for those small those developing markets for those small nuclear<01:05:
- Um, you know, amount for the small-scale nuclear or other emerging resources. Okay. Thank you.
- Vice Chair, um, you asked a question about would this water down effects to incentivize small nuclear
- showed that there was a cost shift small showed that there was a cost shift small one<01:58:43.199
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- In most cases, nominal means small amount.
- These arrests commonly small amounts.
- I cannabis is really vanishingly small.
- enforce these violations of small enforce these violations of small amounts.<02:05:58.320>
The - So I'm um for these very small amounts.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- One serious claim in a small district and every employee pays for it the next open enrollment.
- . small. small.
- Like, we hear this from small business owners, from large corporations to small ones.
- Like, we hear this from small business owners, from large corporations to small ones.
- Like, we hear this from small business owners, from large corporations to small ones.
Bills:
HF3119
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not a small adjustment. That is a major financial impact to local government.
- This is not a small adjustment. That is a major financial impact to local government.
- This is not a small adjustment. That is a major financial impact to local government.
- This is not a small adjustment. That is a major financial impact to local government.
- <01:41:58.880>
things one store there's a lot of small things one store there's a lot of small
Keywords:
Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting