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• If you're in a rural community and you're a care provider, you sign into that app and through the internet
• There's no internet. It's an internet desert.
• And then I also ask for a GPS address of their home or their employment in internet deserts.

Summary: The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and considered a large number of bills, many related to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1432, SCR 1003, SCR 1033, and SCR 1028. Members discussed whether the state should accept cryptocurrency for payments, tax or exempt virtual currency, ban central bank digital currency, and support digital assets in retirement systems. Senator Epstein repeatedly argued against the measures and tried to offer amendments targeting data center tax exemptions, but one such amendment was ruled not germane and the ruling was upheld on a division vote. The bills and resolutions in that group generally advanced with do-pass recommendations, with SB 1043 and SB 1044 amended before advancing. The Senate also advanced several bills on family law, public records, scholarship organizations, property conveyances, underground facilities, and environmental and energy issues, including SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328, SB 1078, SB 1142, SB 1184, SB 1254, SB 1278, SB 1281, SB 1418, SB 1445, and SB 1566. Some measures drew discussion and amendments: SB 1254 received a clarifying amendment for deeds handled by title and escrow professionals; SB 1278 had a floor amendment withdrawn; SB 1281 was amended by committee and floor changes; SB 1418 prompted questions about small modular reactors and concerns about uranium mining and health impacts; and SB 1566 was amended to address malicious delay enforcement and judicial review. Most of these bills received do-pass recommendations. In the health and human services calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631, with SB 1124 retained on the calendar. Debate centered on ACCESS and remote work, administrative deficiency cure periods, anonymous complaints, fee-for-service claims, and DCS-related hearings and investigations. Senator Gonzales opposed several ACCESS-related bills, arguing they lacked appropriations, could disrupt services, or conflicted with federal Medicaid law, while sponsors said the bills addressed agency performance and provider complaints. SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, and SB 1345 were amended before receiving do-pass recommendations, and SB 1345’s sponsor said ACCESS was removed from the bill. The final calendar included regulatory and veterinary-related bills such as SB 1137, SB 1144, SB 1205, and SB 1286. SB 1205, dealing with motor vehicle booting fees, received a floor amendment requiring an appeals process for private parking lots. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine and prescriptions, drew the most extended debate, with a committee amendment and a Kavanagh floor amendment restoring a 14-day prescription extension and adding flea and tick treatment; Senator Leach opposed the floor amendment, describing prior stakeholder negotiations and changes in committee support. The transcript ends while that debate is still underway, after several bills have already been reported out with do-pass recommendations.

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• If you're in a rural community and you're a care provider, you sign into that app and through the internet
• There's no internet. It's an internet desert.
• And then I also asked for a GPS address of their home or their employment in internet deserts.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• they've also interpreted interstate commerce very broadly, uh, using computer, credit card processor, internet
• :58.640><c> credit</c><01:00:58.960><c> card</c><01:00:59.280><c> processor</c><01:01:00.160><c> internet
• </c><01:01:01.359><c> phone</c> uh credit card processor internet phone uh credit card processor internet

Bills: SB2198, SB2140, SB3055, SB3090, SB3091, SB3092, SB2761

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• Statewide and internet crimes have more than 10-fold increased over the last 10 years, from almost 1,200
• agents evidence Laboratories and our agents Statewide<00:14:55.759><c> and</c><00:14:55.959><c> internet
• </c><00:14:56.360><c> crimes</c><00:14:56.759><c> have</c><00:14:57.680><c> uh</c> Statewide and internet
• crimes have uh Statewide and internet crimes have uh more<00:14:58.600><c> than</c><00:14:58.720><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, while the headlines scream, the internet screams even louder with a monologue known as, "Meanwhile
• So, while the headlines scream, the internet screams even louder with a monologue known as, "Meanwhile

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• is that not only to see, um, platform is that not only are<01:29:48.719><c> the</c><01:29:49.440><c>
• The New Hampshire Constitution channel is available to anyone, even if they don't use that platform.
• There's a platform that covers a bunch of extra lessons and curriculum materials that's high quality
• So the Discovery platform is free to all schools. Okay, just the Constitution channel.
• So, we were able to Education platform.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• best explained by shared spike ORF sequences within the expression cassette across both vaccine platforms
• sequencing, and larger cohort studies to rigorously define the impact of synthetic mRNA vaccine platforms
• sequencing, and larger cohort studies to rigorously define the impact of synthetic mRNA vaccine platforms
• sequencing, and larger cohort studies to rigorously define the impact of synthetic mRNA vaccine platforms
• In doing so, we platforms accordingly.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources. Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading. Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.

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• . >> Say, and the problem really will become a significant issue when DOP moves to their new platform
• So at that point, when DOP migrates to this new platform, it is my understanding that the retirement
• </c><01:42:18.000><c> that</c><01:42:18.239><c> they're</c> moves to their new platform that they're
• moves to their new platform that they're implementing<01:42:18.880><c> in</c><01:42:19.199><c> July.
• </c> when DOP migrates to this new platform when DOP migrates to this new platform um<01:42:25.760><c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate. The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough. Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later. The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.

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• </c> terms of the status of our IT platforms. terms of the status of our IT platforms.
• We also need a long-term modernization plan that moves Minnesota towards an integrated platform with
• that moves Minnesota towards an plan that moves Minnesota towards an integrated<01:32:32.800><c> platform
• </c><01:32:33.280><c> with</c><01:32:33.600><c> centralized</c> integrated platform with centralized
• integrated platform with centralized core<01:32:34.719><c> functions.

Bills: HR1

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, 1183, house

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• Currently, to have reports fully set up in their technology platforms that our counselors are familiar
• technology</c> reports fully set up in their technology reports fully set up in their technology platforms
• that our counselors are platforms that our counselors are familiar<00:59:30.200><c> with</c><00:59:30.319
• 01:08:56.480><c> in</c><01:08:56.640><c> the</c><01:08:56.799><c> technology</c><01:08:57.440><c> platforms
• </c> earlier um in the technology platforms earlier um in the technology platforms they<01:08:58.359>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In early 2024, we deployed Northstar, a resource-sharing platform that provided a library of training
• we deployed Northstar a resource 2024 we deployed Northstar a resource sharing<00:28:48.279><c> platform
• that provided a library sharing platform that provided a library of<00:28:50.080><c> training</c><00
• We are engaged really on a daily basis through a couple of online collaboration platforms with all of
• with all of our counties um we platforms with all of our counties um we provide<00:37:28.200><c> uh<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• working with the CGMC about 15 years ago, and I'll be honest, housing wasn't part of our policy platform
• > think</c><00:21:59.919><c> um</c><00:22:00.200><c> you</c><00:22:00.320><c> may</c> our policy platform
• Digital platforms can expedite approvals and reduce administrative burdens, allowing builders to focus
• </c><01:13:53.239><c> can</c><01:13:53.440><c> expedite</c> processes digital platforms can expedite
• processes digital platforms can expedite approvals<01:13:54.520><c> and</c><01:13:54.679><c> reduce</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• medical college. sat for the two-part exam, have malpractice insurance, and some who did it on the internet

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• here in Carson City, those joining by video conference in Las Vegas, and anyone listening over the internet

Bills: SB156, SB467

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, cybersecurity, information security, state agency, data protection, confidentiality, 909, all

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• However, this information is easily accessible on the internet and in person.

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• Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard STR 123 SD1, which asks the judiciary to convene a working group to study landlord-tenant issues aimed at increasing rental housing supply and improving landlord-tenant interactions. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it had originally asked to defer the measure but was not opposed to the idea of a working group and preferred the Senate bill vehicle already introduced. Hawaii Realtors testified in strong support of the measure. Members discussed how the working group should be structured, including whether it should have balanced representation from tenant advocates and landlord-side stakeholders, with possible participation from neutral entities such as the judiciary or DCCA. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection said the legislature should decide the composition, noted that minority views can still be advanced outside the working group, and deferred to the convenor on whether recommendations would be made by consensus or vote. In decision-making, the committee recommended passing the measure as a House Draft 1 with amendments that narrow the scope of the working group and conform it to House-Senate Bill 822. A member expressed a reservation that the bill should explicitly require equal numbers of tenant and landlord representatives to bolster community credibility. The motion passed, with one member voting aye with reservations and the recommendation adopted.

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• I want to thank everyone for being here today as we convene the Subcommittee on Internet.

Bills: HB 1240, HB1353, HCR76, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, international cooperation, infrastructure investment, bond issuance, state agencies, shrimp industry, federal regulations, foreign imports, economic impact, public health, Gulf Coast communities, Texas-Israel relations, Israel, Jerusalem, trade office, foreign relations

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• If it is available online, do I have broadband internet to be able to participate?"

Bills: HB9, HB102, HB9

Keywords: three-cueing system, reading instruction, K-12 education, structured literacy, scientific strategies, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, 1136, house, all

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• Internet, extractive industries, entertainment, hotels, and supporting events are on the list of systemic
• Internet, extractive industries, entertainment, hotels, and supporting events are on the list of systemic
• and our relatives, and even our young and our relatives, and even our young boys.<01:04:01.880><c> Internet
• Internet, extractive industries, boys.
• Internet, extractive industries, entertainment,<01:04:04.320><c> hotels,</c><01:04:04.800><c> and</c>

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

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• if there is an outage anywhere they can redirect because they obviously, we all fall apart if our internet
• if there is an outage anywhere they can redirect because they obviously, we all fall apart if our internet
• fall<01:15:47.560><c> apart</c><01:15:47.920><c> if</c><01:15:48.000><c> our</c><01:15:48.159><c> internet
• </c><01:15:48.520><c> doesn't</c><01:15:48.760><c> work</c> fall apart if our internet doesn't work fall
• apart if our internet doesn't work as<01:15:49.520><c> you</c><01:15:49.719><c> just</c><01:15:49.880

Keywords: 1183, house