Video & Transcript Research : 'purchasing'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- of this industry that provides the lights that are on right now in the capital and provides our purchasing
- it upon themselves, either individually in concert with the state or with federal authorities to purchase
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- The funding for land purchases, the fund for fairs, and the fund for cost of care were pulled down to
- assistance both of which are purchase assistance both of which are being<03:06:34.399>
reup <03 - bank on the local F food purchase bank on the local F food purchase assistance<03:07:08.080>
- the animal uh may person and purchasing the animal uh may not<03:21:18.640>
uh <03:21:18.760>< - the rights to land in purchasing the rights to land in perpetuity<04:01:44.880>
for <04:01:45.000
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work.
The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain.
The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 093 Apr 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I can't help it that the commodity growers in Chicago or the commodity purchasers in Chicago are setting
- <02:14:55.200>
in <02:14:55.320>Chicago the the commodity purchasers in Chicago the - And they in Otero County purchased that farmland.
- and they purchased that farmland. and they purchased that farmland.
- to purchase up water rights in Otero County to have it pumped up here.
Summary:
The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders.
The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused.
The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies that the reimbursement requirements do not apply to drugs purchased under the 340B program
- It clarifies that the reimbursement requirements do not apply to drugs purchased under the 340B program
- system where reimbursement is often disconnected from the actual cost of the medications we are purchasing
- c><01:29:54.200>
are cost of the medications we we are cost of the medications we we are purchasing - purchasing purchasing um<01:29:55.760>
and <01:29:55.880>we're <01:29:56.000>expected
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:27:16.400>
within <00:27:16.799>the another primary is purchased within the another - We purchase guardianship services, so we pay fully for a guardianship. It's a little complex.
- We um<01:02:19.119>
purchase <01:02:19.520>guardianship <01:02:20.160>services. - <01:02:20.720>
So <01:02:20.880>we um purchase guardianship services. - So we um purchase guardianship services.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP-HSH Joint Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- So power plant contracts for power generation are not purchased at the spot market.
- So power plant contracts for power generation are not purchased at the spot market.
- no contract should be approved that will increase cost to neighbor island residents, whether for purchase
- that and not be locked into purchase that and not be locked into using<02:34:49.600>
an <02:34 - of electricity from whether for purchase of electricity from the<02:35:06.160>
utility <02:35:
Bills:
HB2284
Keywords:
energy assistance, low-income households, electricity costs, Hawaii home energy assistance program, energy efficiency, 910, house, all
Summary:
The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted.
The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 3, Section 10, beginning on line 27.3, makes similar amendments to the purchase statute to make
- Article 3, Section 10, beginning on line 27.3, makes similar amendments to the purchase statute to make
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the 27.3 makes similar amendments to the 27.3 makes similar amendments to the purchase - statute to make sure that they purchase statute to make sure that they are<00:30:26.880>
in <00 - with State dollars have to purchases with State dollars have to align<00:30:41.240>
with <00:30
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- only the Department of Education's mandate to double food production but also state departments to purchase
- They were able to take CNC machine purchase through the manufacturing grant to allow them to establish
- They were able to take CNC machine purchase through the manufacturing grant to allow them to establish
- <02:15:22.280>
it <02:15:22.480>through <02:15:22.639>the machine purchase it - through the machine purchase it through the manufacturing<02:15:23.360>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 5/27/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Two years ago, it was approved and budgeted to purchase a large mobile biochar kiln.
- You supported us by helping us purchase a large big-box kiln.
- You supported us by helping us purchase a large big-box kiln.
- You supported us by helping us purchase a large big-box kiln.
- You supported us by helping us purchase a large big-box kiln.
Summary:
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met on May 27, 2026, approved the January 7 minutes and the day’s agenda, and reported no conflicts of interest. The executive director gave staff updates, including introductions of new staff member Cara Castanza and DNR liaison Jason Co., both of whom were welcomed by the council. Members were also informed about three minor easement/conveyance matters in the packet, including a small Bowser easement impact with about $1,600 returned to the Outdoor Heritage Fund, a Minnesota Land Trust easement request involving a DNR trout stream easement, and an access easement revision in Itasca County. The council also noted several upcoming dedication events and a June field tour in southeast Minnesota beginning in Winona on June 16, with visits to Whitewater WMA, bluff prairie and stream sites, and a river segment if a boat is secured.
A major agenda item was a legislative session recap on the Outdoor Heritage Fund portion of Senate File 2077, the omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy, and Lands bill. Staff reported that all council recommendations were incorporated into the bill, which passed both chambers on May 17 and was expected to be signed by the governor. The fiscal year 2027 Outdoor Heritage Fund recommendations covered 53 programs totaling about $188.9 million, with the February forecast increasing the appropriation slightly so the final total was about $191.16 million; eligible programs were proportionately increased. Staff also highlighted a few changes made during the legislative process, including adjustments to the Roso Lake rehabilitation phase three project, the conservation partners legacy grant language, and statutory provisions affecting the council.
The recap also covered policy changes in the bill: a public member term limit of eight years, with a short vacancy exception and transition rules for current members; a revised executive director hiring process allowing the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide support while preserving the council’s final hiring authority and permitting closed meetings for candidate discussions; and an extension of the Upper Mississippi River invasive carp deterrent design deadline to June 30, 2027. Members discussed the Roso Lake amendment at length, with Senator Lang and Representative Burkel explaining that the added delay and injunction-related language were intended to address local concerns and preserve the council’s process while litigation proceeds. The meeting ended without any additional formal action beyond receiving the updates and discussion.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:14:23.600>
In Have purchased that requests a title? - That's a notarized document where they're stating that, you know, they purchased it on whatever date,
- So let's point out that if I purchase a vehicle that's a 2002, I have to title that.
- that security of purchasing a vehicle. that security of purchasing a vehicle.
- goes to get a registration for purchaser goes to get a registration for it<00:57:01.599>
when
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- people to make those purchases because it'll give you double the value, your money's worth, in those
- purchases, up to $20 a day. to to fund<03:07:44.399>
what's <03:07:44.600>known <03:07: - essentially it's to promote the purchase essentially it's to promote the purchase of<03:07:51.160
- because it'll give you those purchases because it'll give you double<03:07:59.279>
the <03:07: - in those purchases up to $20<03:08:04.640>
a <03:08:04.880>day Thank you, Mr.
Summary:
The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines.
A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year.
Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/03/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- of Franklin acquired, um, the R School, turned it into a community center, and they did a lease-purchase
- to change the RSA by preventing school boards and municipalities from being able to finance the purchase
- to change the RSA by preventing school boards and municipalities from being able to finance the purchase
- , and what I've heard is that apparently the tax-exempt purchase has a higher cost.
- , and what I've heard is that apparently the tax-exempt purchase has a higher cost.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With fewer rigs, there is a drop in hiring and purchases of taxable equipment and other goods related
- So therefore, what we have today, even if there's no more money going in, the purchasing power is the
- So what they will purchase compared to 10 or 15 or 20 years ago is substantially less.
- So I always think in terms of purchasing power—that is correct.
- So we didn't increase our purchasing power.
Bills:
SB 1
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- And when he tells the story of the leap of faith that it took to purchase that building in that area
- <00:02:38.920>
that faith that it took to purchase that faith that it took to purchase that - <00:36:44.720>
property purchasing property purchasing property at<00:36:46.560>all? - a tract of land and then purchases a tract of land and then constructs<00:36:59.040>
any <00:36 - by a farmer and electricity is purchased by a farmer to<01:42:16.480>
raise <01:42:16.880>
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation by Associate Pastor Justin Wills of Miracle Temple Church in Lothian, followed by remarks recognizing his family’s ministry and requesting that the prayer be journalized. The chamber then moved through several introductions, including Johnston Square Elementary students who were recognized for strong grades, education-related guests, and staff and family members of senators. After the roll confirmed a quorum, the Senate returned to business.
On third reading, House Bill 563, concerning emergency response animals, was amended to align the House and Senate versions. The amendment added self-defense as an affirmative defense, included horses used in search and rescue within the definition of emergency response animal, added a definition of law enforcement unit, and adjusted penalties. The bill then passed with 44 affirmative votes. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 159 on EMS vehicle supplies and neonatal care; the chamber refused to concur in House amendments and sent a message asking the House to recede or appoint a conference committee.
The Senate introduced House Bill 420 and referred it to Rules. In Judicial Proceedings, Senate Bill 791 on immigration enforcement prohibitions in correctional facilities was reported favorably with three amendments, including technical changes, limits tied to certain convictions, notice requirements for state facilities, and authorization for judges or commissioners to consider immigration detainers in bail decisions. The minority leader and others requested that the bill be special ordered for more time to review and prepare amendments, arguing the issue was controversial and had been fast-tracked; supporters of the committee report said the bill had already been heard and discussed. The debate over the special-order motion was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 023 Feb 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , purchasing or remodeling of<01:51:07.840>
teacher <01:51:08.239>rings. - Good luck finding a home to purchase.’ It is not just a housing issue.
- They're going to purchase a home to be near you.
- They're going to purchase a home to be near you.
- They're going to purchase a home to be near you.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 01:06:24.960>
so, <01:06:25.200>the <01:06:25.440>consumer <01:06:25.839>purchases - <01:06:26.319>
it <01:06:26.559>at And so, the consumer purchases it at And so, the - consumer purchases it at they're<01:06:27.599>
forced <01:06:27.839>to <01:06:28.000>- of excess insurance and the purchase of excess insurance and reserves<04:23:36.720>
be <04:23:- <04:32:54.960>
and reinsurance that may be purchased and reinsurance that may be purchased - of excess insurance and the purchase of excess insurance and reserves<04:23:36.720>
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Senator Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would clarify that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary policy for a newborn’s care unless the mother has no coverage or no employer-sponsored coverage. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure simply codifies the department’s long-standing interpretation of existing law. Representative Miles asked whether the coverage would extend to a grandchild if a young woman on her parents’ plan had a baby, and Birdsell said it would. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed.
The committee next heard Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Senator Kevin Avard. The bill requires insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, when they change Medicare Advantage offerings. Benton Court said the bill was prompted by disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers and the department were confused by carriers exiting, changing plans, or narrowing offerings. He said the department does not regulate Medicare Advantage itself, but does license the carriers, and the notice requirement would help the department advise consumers; he also said noncompliance could affect a carrier’s license and could lead to fines. Members discussed the notice period, and the department and AHIP indicated support for changing it from 120 days to 90 days to align with federal timing. The hearing was closed with plans to work on an amendment in subcommittee.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Representative Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole said the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell at a loss. Members questioned whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts, whether the bill would raise consumer prices, and whether it would mainly affect independent pharmacies. Cole and others said the issue has changed over time because PBMs now control a much larger share of the market, and that the bill would let pharmacies refuse loss-making fills and direct patients to mail order instead. The discussion also noted that the bill excludes Medicare and Medicaid and that the current proposal does not create a middle-ground option for patients to pay a premium at the counter.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, December 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- enhanced premium tax credits will officially expire, leaving 24 million Americans who currently purchase
- 26.559>
Americans <00:57:27.119>who <00:57:27.440>currently <00:57:27.920>purchase - million Americans who currently purchase million Americans who currently purchase healthcare<00:
- from or paid for by materials purchased from or paid for by a<02:43:34.000>
foreign <02:43:34.640 - Katherine Parker has owned her own retail business on Purchase Street in Rye, served as leader of her
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They purchase it.
- <02:56:37.200>
across are purchased across are purchased across Minnesota.<02:56:40.399>- But what this says is that if a state agency is going to purchase land inside a county and it's going
- Uh, you know, the land that's purchased, I go after a lot of the land.
- , I I go after a that's that's purchased, I I go after a lot<03:55:44.720>
of <03:55:44.800>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Who made the purchase decision and the placement decision for these books? Have you ever inquired?
- Did you ever ask, and were you told who made the purchase decisions?
- Yes, the media specialist is given the rights to purchase the material according to what she sees or
- Yes, the media purchase decisions?
- Um, a suggestion to jump off purchased.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Senator Ward said the bill is intended to help parents, teachers, and school staff recognize early symptoms such as thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and weight loss so children can be referred for care before they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. He noted that a newer blood test can identify some children at risk earlier than in the past. Members asked how people would be directed to the website, and Ward said the information would be posted online and also distributed in handouts, with school personnel helping spread awareness. He emphasized the bill is informational only and not a diagnostic or treatment tool.
Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives from the Dartmouth Diabetes Link and students with type 1 diabetes who described delayed diagnoses, emergency hospitalizations, and the difficulty of having symptoms misunderstood as stress, athletics, or normal teenage changes. They said the bill could help parents, teachers, and peers recognize warning signs earlier and reduce the risk of life-threatening ketoacidosis. One witness noted that New Hampshire ranks high in childhood type 1 diabetes, and another said even a single person seeing the information could make a difference. A retired diabetes educator and state representative also testified in support. The hearing on SB 102 was then closed.
The committee then opened the hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school sports teams to be designated as male, female, or co-ed, bar biological males from female-designated teams and locker rooms, and create a cause of action for violations. Senator Avard said the bill responds to constituent concerns and is meant to protect fairness, safety, and privacy for biological females. In questioning, he said girls could still play on boys’ teams, but boys could not play on girls’ teams, and he said he would be open to changes. Opponents, including an attorney from LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, argued the bill is substantially the same as a law passed the previous year that was already challenged in federal court and found likely unconstitutional under equal protection and Title IX; they urged the committee to mark it inexpedient to legislate. The transcript cuts off before any committee vote or further action on SB 211.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- What this does is it establishes an optional purchase of a license plate in support of veterans.
- If nobody purchases it at auction, they are able to utilize three documents.
- But I just purchased a 1985 RV which is worth way more than a, say, a 2002 Honda Rebel.
- a 1985 RV which is worth just purchased a 1985 RV which is worth way<03:51:40.319>
more <03:51 - cell phones for every include purchasing cell phones for every examiner<04:15:01.760>
so <04:15