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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/17/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- committee because<01:32:15.280><c> I</c><01:32:15.600><c> am</c><01:32:16.000><c> a</c><01:32:16.320
- 32:22.080><c> to</c><01:32:22.239><c> add</c><01:32:22.480><c> you.
- </c><01:32:23.440><c> So,</c><01:32:23.679><c> I</c><01:32:23.920><c> didn't</c><01:32:24.159><c> say
- >> And<01:32:30.480><c> we</c><01:32:30.719><c> are</c><01:32:30.960><c> glad</c><01:32:31.199>
- </c><01:32:36.080><c> I</c><01:32:36.320><c> see</c><01:32:36.560><c> no</c><01:32:36.800><c> further
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 12, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Um<02:32:03.800><c> we</c><02:32:04.000><c> do</c><02:32:04.160><c> not</c><02:32:04.480><c> buy</c><
- 02:32:04.680><c> meat</c><02:32:05.040><c> and</c><02:32:05.160><c> resell</c><02:32:05.640><c> it.
- Um<02:32:07.080><c> it's</c><02:32:07.320><c> clearly</c><02:32:07.840><c> labeled</c><02:32:08.880><
- </c><02:32:15.560><c> is</c><02:32:16.080><c> the</c><02:32:16.200><c> money</c><02:32:16.520><c> is<
- ><c> to</c><02:32:27.960><c> challenge</c><02:32:29.040><c> some</c><02:32:29.280><c> of</c><02:32:29.400
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- leader,<00:32:01.360><c> uh,</c><00:32:01.519><c> which</c><00:32:01.840><c> supports</c><00:32:02.640
- I<00:32:10.159><c> want</c><00:32:10.240><c> to</c><00:32:10.399><c> just</c><00:32:10.640><c> thank<
- /c><00:32:10.799><c> you</c><00:32:11.039><c> for</c><00:32:11.200><c> holding</c><00:32:11.519><c> a
- ><c> on</c><00:32:12.320><c> Senate</c><00:32:12.640><c> Bill</c><00:32:13.039><c> 552</c><00:32:13.840
- Um, I had<01:32:15.520><c> planned</c><01:32:15.760><c> to</c><01:32:16.000><c> give</c><01:32:16.239
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of the<00:32:20.039><c> United</c><00:32:20.360><c> States</c><00:32:20.840><c> to</c><00:32:21.080>
- :32:26.760><c> already</c><00:32:27.240><c> against</c><00:32:27.519><c> the</c><00:32:27.639><c> law
- ><c> we</c><00:32:28.799><c> don't</c><00:32:29.080><c> need</c><00:32:29.320><c> it</c><00:32:30.080
- time that it<00:32:37.440><c> could</c><00:32:37.679><c> subject</c><00:32:38.679><c> not</c><00:32:
- ><c> to</c><00:32:46.200><c> prison</c><00:32:46.639><c> sentences</c><00:32:47.639><c> for</c><00:32
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- there were<00:32:44.960><c> no</c><00:32:45.120><c> such</c><00:32:45.320><c> programs</c><00:32:45.840
- 49.080><c> made</c><00:32:49.240><c> a</c><00:32:49.360><c> point</c><00:32:49.519><c> to</c><00:32:49.720
- ><c> mom</c><00:32:51.799><c> and</c><00:32:52.000><c> dad</c><00:32:52.200><c> had</c><00:32:52.320>
- 32:53.480><c> them</c><00:32:53.600><c> the</c><00:32:53.720><c> tools</c><00:32:54.000><c> to</c><00
- ><c> benefit</c><00:32:57.840><c> F</c><00:32:58.000><c> our</c><00:32:58.120><c> entire</c><00:32:58.600
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility.
The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost.
The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- It's colloquially called the Terroristic Threat Statute. chapter 26.
- It's colloquially called the Terroristic Threat Statute, Chapter 269, Section 14.
- It's chapter two. is the state's anti-masking law, which is a separate law.
- It's Chapter 268, Section 34.
- The criminal harassment law is Chapter 265. I don't know if you know this one.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met to focus on the role of law enforcement in responding to anti-Semitic incidents. After approving amended minutes, the chair opened with remarks emphasizing that the Commission would confront anti-Semitism from any political direction and outlined the day’s agenda: extremist activity trends, hate-crime statutes, intergovernmental coordination, and security funding. The first presentation came from Ben Pott of the ADL Center on Extremism, who described rising extremist propaganda and anti-Semitic incidents nationally and in Massachusetts, highlighting groups such as NSC-131, GDL, and Patriot Front. He said these groups increasingly use anti-Zionist language, public disruptions, and online platforms to spread hate, and recommended prosecution where possible, civil litigation, education about symbols and tactics, and community reporting to law enforcement and ADL.
Assistant District Attorney David Solvin then reviewed federal and Massachusetts hate-crime laws, including federal civil-rights and hate-crime statutes and state provisions for civil-rights violations, assault and battery to intimidate, religious vandalism, terroristic threats, and criminal harassment. He explained that many of these laws enhance penalties based on bias motivation, but some do not create standalone offenses or qualify as dangerousness predicates under current law. Commissioners pressed him on hypothetical fact patterns involving anti-Semitic slurs, symbols, and attacks, as well as on the limits of existing law for pretrial detention and the need for better data collection. Solvin said more training, better reporting, and possible legislative updates could improve enforcement, and he noted pending bills that would require more regular hate-crime reporting and expand protected classes.
Detective Lieutenant Ryan Cepiel of the State Police Anti-Terrorism Unit and HART described the unit’s creation in 2023, its role in implementing prior hate-crime task force recommendations, and its work with local, state, federal, and community partners. He said HART has trained civil-rights officers, developed recruit and in-service curricula, created resource pamphlets and a Teams page, and is building a GIS-based reporting portal to improve tracking and victim support. Cepiel reported a year-over-year rise in reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts, while noting that current numbers are incomplete because reporting is inconsistent and there is no mandate for local departments to notify HART. Commissioners discussed underreporting, rural versus eastern Massachusetts coverage, the need for more officers and training, and the importance of making victims feel safe coming forward. The meeting ended with agreement that better data, training, and coordination are needed to address the rise in anti-Semitic hate and bias incidents.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- across the state that, according to the Common Sense Institute, have increased their budgets by about 32%
- , the definition for sexually explicit materials here is from a definition found in the obscenity chapter
- And again, they stem from a 1962 criminal code from the obscenity chapter.
- Well, according to the criminal chapter, to the criminal code, it probably is.
- Do you think public libraries should allow hardcore porno on the open... ...to the criminal chapter,
Bills:
SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044
Keywords:
county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- accounting system fiscal 2.4 million general fund in the budget year and 812,000 ongoing to implement chapter
- chapter legislation AB 1877 this is consistent with the fiscal 1.2 million special fund to address workload
- in the budget year and we're also withdrawing proposals from the budget associated with various chapters
- Chapter 811 also included certain reporting requirements only if funding was provided for in the budget
- Our services for 32 counties served by the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento and the Fifth
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's<00:32:05.519><c> worth</c><00:32:05.840><c> noting</c><00:32:06.799><c> that</c><00:32:07.320><c
- Norms change.<00:32:32.559><c> In</c><00:32:32.799><c> the</c><00:32:32.960><c> 1950s</c><00:32:33.679
- ><03:32:26.399><c> retirees</c><03:32:27.200><c> would</c><03:32:27.520><c> receive</c><03:32:28.000>
- </c><03:32:32.520><c> However,</c><03:32:33.520><c> under</c><03:32:33.760><c> the</c><03:32:33.920><
- /c><03:32:39.439><c> revenues,</c><03:32:40.080><c> a</c><03:32:40.640><c> nearly</c><03:32:41.120><c
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN DEFER, CPN, CPN-HHS, CPN-HHS DEFER Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We also are not an issue with that definition of e-liquid currently in Chapter 245.
- :00.120><c> Mahalo</c><00:32:00.480><c> for</c><00:32:00.600><c> the</c><00:32:00.720><c> time</c><00
- :32:00.880><c> to</c><00:32:01.039><c> speak</c> Gregory Mahalo for the time to speak Gregory Mahalo
- for the time to speak today<00:32:02.039><c> I</c><00:32:02.279><c> strongly</c><00:32:02.559><c> oppose
- </c><00:32:02.919><c> s</c><00:32:03.200><c> SP</c><00:32:03.399><c> 1150</c><00:32:04.320><c> as</c>
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held decision-making on SB 146, SB 147, and SB 1166. SB 146 and SB 147, both relating to condominiums, were recommended to pass with amendments. The committee adopted amendments based on testimony from Anne Anderson, including mediator/arbitrator qualifications, clarifications about disputes involving managing agents, small claims timing, lien rights, and refund determinations by an early neutral evaluator. For both bills, the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050 for further discussion. Each measure was adopted with no objections.
SB 1166, relating to insurance, was also passed with amendments. The committee removed language that would have required insurers to bring claims and condition rates on doing so, replacing it with encouraging language. The amended bill adds a private cause of action against responsible parties, authorizes insurer actions under certain conditions, defines terms tied to climate-related events and fossil fuel products, and requires HPIA to report to the insurance commissioner on whether it exercised direct action rights. The effective date was likewise deferred to July 1, 2050, and the measure was adopted without objection.
The committee then heard SB 985, relating to consumer protection and gift card fraud, and SB 1525, relating to electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. SB 985 drew support from a consumer fraud victim and others who said gift card scams disproportionately harm kupuna, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill’s packaging/display requirements and suggested stronger penalties instead. The committee voted to pass SB 985 with amendments, deferring its effective date to July 1, 2050, and noted it would move on to Judiciary next. SB 1525 drew significant opposition from the Attorney General’s office, Department of Taxation, Department of Health, and public health groups, who argued it conflicted with federal tobacco law, was hard for Tax to administer, and would not effectively remove unauthorized vape products. After testimony, the committee recommended deferral of SB 1525 without objection.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, line 32 is another governor's recommendation to sunset a driver's license same-day issuance pilot
- ,</c> this chapter, this chapter, and<01:15:25.760><c> then</c><01:15:25.960><c> goes</c><01:15:26.280
- the uh APO, the the folks dairy planning the uh APO, the the folks dairy planning organizations,<01:32
- :01.640><c> uh</c><01:32:01.720><c> many</c><01:32:02.120><c> of</c><01:32:02.280><c> the</c><01:32:02.880
- ><c> uh</c><01:32:03.040><c> the</c> Organizations, uh, many of the organizations, uh, many of the folks
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ><04:32:04.560><c> it</c><04:32:04.800><c> went</c><04:32:04.960><c> to</c><04:32:05.120><c> the</c>
- c><04:32:05.680><c> the</c><04:32:05.840><c> governor</c><04:32:06.560><c> okay</c><04:32:07.439><c>
- that which<04:32:08.560><c> explains</c><04:32:09.600><c> one</c><04:32:09.840><c> part</c><04:32:10.000
- </c><04:32:12.479><c> is</c><04:32:12.800><c> going</c><04:32:12.960><c> to</c><04:32:13.120><c> be</
- ><c> actually</c><04:32:14.159><c> I</c><04:32:14.319><c> didn't</c><04:32:14.399><c> say</c><04:32:14.640
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Apr 23rd, 2026
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Bindu Mukumla, with the National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter, in support.
- Timothy Madden, on behalf of the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, in support
- by Bindu Mukamala, the policy manager for the National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
- participation in extended foster care programs which exceed those in state law, including requiring 32
- participation in extended foster care programs which exceed those in state law, including requiring 32
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Special taxing units, which is a defined term in Chapter 26 of the tax code.
- And I know that MUDs, I think, have some provisions in Chapter 49 of the Water Code that exempt them
- from Chapter 26 stuff, but we don't have that for ESDs.
- So, ESDs are already highly regulated and kept under Chapter 775 at just $0.10 per $100 of valuation.
- That was the $32 million. The Chair recognizes Representative Hickland.
Keywords:
property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- On page one, recommendations fund the Board of Nursing at just under $32 million in all funds.
- Web administrator 32 program specialist 3s.
- Under Chapter 108 of the occupations Code, I want to be clear, this is not a rule we have.
- This is something that the legislature passed under Chapter 108.
- That were convicted of felonies, were they like violent felonies or I guess you said under Chapter 108
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Employee Benefits Programs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Over half our jobs require a high school diploma or no formal education, and just over 32% require a
- Over half our jobs require a high school diploma or no formal education, and just over 32% require a
- It also adds two definitions to the chapter that addresses the defined contribution retirement plan:
- Those definitions are identical to the definitions in the PERS chapter that addresses the main system
- Those definitions are identical to the definitions in the PERS chapter that addresses the main system
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Over half our jobs require a high school diploma or no formal education, and just over 32% require a
- bachelor's degree.” “...formal education, and just over 32% require a bachelor's degree or higher.
- It also adds two definitions to the chapter, which addresses the defined contribution retirement plan
- They are identical to the definitions that are in the PERS chapter that addresses the main system, so
- They are in the PERS chapter that addresses the main system, so they probably should have been included
Summary:
The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts.
After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have in the South Gallery a chapter from Cherokee, Oklahoma, my home county.
- impressive 11-and-2 record, capturing the Class 6A high school football Oklahoma State Championship with a 32
Bills:
HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990
Keywords:
campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and handled several floor introductions, including recognition of an intern, visiting FFA members, and later a Sand Springs state championship football team and Murray County visitors. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 2067 and adopted a unanimous-consent request to bring HCR 1006 directly to calendar.
HCR 1006, which calls on Congress to propose a constitutional amendment giving states more control over campaign and ballot-initiative money, passed by voice vote. Senate Bill 1226, expanding hit-and-run scene-retention requirements to include property damage, passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1239, dealing with transportation-related statutory cleanup and extending a sunset date for structurally deficient bridge funding from 2026 to 2031, was amended twice, advanced, and passed 44-2, then was approved as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1309, adjusting the amount that may be reserved from the Roads Fund for debt service, advanced and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure.
Later, Senate Bill 2132, increasing a justice surcharge on credit-card point-of-sale transactions from 2% to 3%, passed 28-17; Senator Hall recorded a personal-interest abstention. The Senate then confirmed Daniel LaFortune to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by a 44-1 roll call vote. The body concluded by moving to adjourn until Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission 1/29/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh so this<00:32:09.919><c> is</c><00:32:10.000><c> a</c><00:32:10.320><c> serious</c><00:32:11.279><
- ><c> we</c><00:32:15.039><c> as</c><00:32:15.279><c> a</c><00:32:15.440><c> legislature</c><00:32:16.399
- :32:24.799><c> read</c><00:32:25.200><c> I</c><00:32:25.360><c> don't</c><00:32:25.440><c> I</c><00:32
- ><c> in</c><00:32:36.159><c> law</c><00:32:37.279><c> that</c><00:32:37.919><c> we</c><00:32:38.399><
- ><c> the</c><00:32:44.399><c> law</c><00:32:44.640><c> says</c><00:32:45.039><c> and</c><00:32:45.360
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/11/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> like</c><00:32:06.120><c> to</c><00:32:06.320><c> open</c><00:32:06.559><c> the</c><00:32:06.720
- <c> relative</c><00:32:11.159><c> to</c><00:32:11.320><c> an</c><00:32:11.440><c> employes</c><00:32:
- ><00:32:24.159><c> legislate</c><00:32:25.039><c> we</c><00:32:25.159><c> have</c><00:32:25.240><c> a
- </c><00:32:34.360><c> yes</c><00:32:34.519><c> thank</c><00:32:34.639><c> you</c><00:32:34.760><c> Mr
- of</c><00:32:40.320><c> leave</c><00:32:41.080><c> uh</c><00:32:41.240><c> it's</c><00:32:41.399><c>