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• the ER thought the discoloration was caused by bruising and a child protection investigation was launched
• a child protection<01:14:35.280><c> investigation</c><01:14:35.920><c> was</c><01:14:36.159><c> launched
• </c> protection investigation was launched. protection investigation was launched.

Committee: House Taxes

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• On Saturday, February 14th, the Laramie County Sheriff publicly announced that his office was launching
• 04.960><c> was</c> publicly announced that his office was publicly announced that his office was launching
• a</c><00:01:06.080><c> criminal</c><00:01:06.560><c> investigation</c><00:01:07.840><c> into</c> launching
• a criminal investigation into launching a criminal investigation into the<00:01:08.479><c> same</c><

Committee: House House Special Investigative Committee

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• Um, just a way of background, the Wyoming lottery was established in 2013 and it launched in 14.
• </c><03:07:44.880><c> 2013</c><03:07:46.080><c> and</c><03:07:46.200><c> it</c><03:07:46.320><c> launched
• </c><03:07:46.760><c> in</c> established in 2013 and it launched in established in 2013 and it launched

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• Texas launched its registry just last year and has already registered over 300 companies.
• Texas<00:05:35.200><c> launched</c><00:05:35.520><c> its</c><00:05:35.760><c> registry</c><00:05:36.480
• ><c> just</c><00:05:36.799><c> last</c> Texas launched its registry just last Texas launched its registry

Committee: House Judiciary

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• Um, in addition to that, she and her team at ETS launched the citizen identity initiative and integrated
• their<00:10:11.800><c> team</c><00:10:12.000><c> at</c><00:10:12.120><c> ETS</c><00:10:12.560><c> launched
• </c><00:10:12.840><c> the</c><00:10:12.920><c> citizen</c> their team at ETS launched the citizen their
• team at ETS launched the citizen identity<00:10:13.880><c> initiative</c><00:10:14.800><c> and</c><00

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• As of this month, we’ve launched into a new national emergency response information system that comes
• 01:26:13.920><c> this</c><01:26:14.080><c> month,</c><01:26:14.320><c> we've</c><01:26:14.560><c> launched
• into</c><01:26:15.120><c> a</c><01:26:15.520><c> a</c><01:26:15.600><c> a</c> uh this month, we've launched
• into a a a uh this month, we've launched into a a a new<01:26:16.159><c> national</c><01:26:16.800><

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• I know it was in the beginning, but since the launch of the Akamai program, which is on the table and
• </c><00:28:46.320><c> um</c><00:28:46.440><c> since</c><00:28:46.679><c> the</c><00:28:46.760><c> launch
• </c><00:28:47.080><c> of</c> beginning, but um since the launch of beginning, but um since the launch

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• code and the commercial code and then move into the energy code, and we're fully prepared to have launch
• prepared to energy code and we're fully prepared to to<00:54:53.760><c> have</c><00:54:53.920><c> launch
• </c><00:54:55.440><c> And</c><00:54:55.760><c> tangentally</c> to have launch that.
• And tangentally to have launch that.

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• one tragic case that we all now know about this week, an illegal immigrant who overstayed his visa launched
• illegal immigrant who overstayed<02:40:30.479><c> his</c><02:40:30.760><c> visa</c><02:40:31.760><c> launched
• </c><02:40:32.240><c> Molotov</c> overstayed his visa launched Molotov overstayed his visa launched Molotov

Bills: HB2987 , HB2931

Keywords: small business lending company, SBLC, SBA lending, Small Business Administration, section 7 loans, small business loans, loan guarantee, lender cap, financial institutions, credit access, small business finance, nonprofit lenders, business lending, CEASE Act, House passage, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, sanctuary jurisdictions, office relocation, immigration policy, government operations

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• echo on Senator Dames again, that is a calculation both for, uh, boating as well goes to our boat launches
• </c><00:29:41.360><c> to</c><00:29:41.600><c> our</c><00:29:41.760><c> boat</c><00:29:42.000><c> launches
• </c><00:29:42.399><c> and</c> well goes to our boat launches and well goes to our boat launches and things

Committee: Senate Finance

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• recently for things like accessible playgrounds, accessible hiking trails, and an accessible boat launch
• accessible we did one for an accessible accessible we did one for an accessible boat<00:48:52.960><c> launch
• 48:53.960><c> um</c><00:48:54.680><c> uh</c><00:48:55.000><c> the</c><00:48:55.960><c> um</c> boat launch
• um uh the um boat launch um uh the um the<00:48:57.559><c> Autobon</c><00:48:58.440><c> put</c><00:48

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're not even a year into it; we launched it last April.
• 06.719><c> we</c> there's we're not even a year into it we there's we're not even a year into it we launched
• 07.760><c> April</c><01:15:08.199><c> so</c><01:15:08.880><c> obviously</c><01:15:09.840><c> as</c> launched
• it last April so obviously as launched it last April so obviously as you<01:15:10.159><c> go</c><01:

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions. Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later. The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company launched in 2012, and DraftKings Sportsbook
• entertainment and is a digital Sports entertainment and gaming<02:49:24.439><c> company</c><02:49:25.239><c> launched
• </c><02:49:25.680><c> in</c><02:49:25.960><c> 2012</c><02:49:26.960><c> and</c> gaming company launched
• in 2012 and gaming company launched in 2012 and draftking<02:49:27.760><c> Sportsbook</c><02:49:28.359

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Department of Energy to launch Tesla in California.
• loan from the US Department of<03:01:57.560><c> energy</c><03:01:57.960><c> to</c><03:01:58.160><c> launch
• ><03:01:58.720><c> Tesla</c><03:01:59.520><c> in</c><03:02:00.120><c> California</c> of energy to launch
• Tesla in California of energy to launch Tesla in California who<03:02:01.600><c> exactly</c><03:02:02.200

Bills: HR35

Keywords: Delta Sigma Theta, sorority, anniversary, community service, historical recognition

Transcript Highlights:

• New York has launched a state master planning process for responsible advanced nuclear development.
• New York has launched a state master planning process for responsible advanced nuclear development.
• red states looking at it, New<01:20:24.360><c> York</c><01:20:24.840><c> has</c><01:20:25.080><c> launched
• </c><01:20:25.480><c> a</c><01:20:25.560><c> state</c><01:20:26.080><c> master</c> New York has launched
• a state master New York has launched a state master planning<01:20:27.000><c> process</c><01:20:28.040

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• And they said, well, you know, the waiver process was launched December 11th, two days after the notice
• and the waiver the waiver was pro and the waiver process<01:02:19.599><c> was</c><01:02:19.920><c> launched
• c><01:02:20.400><c> December</c><01:02:21.240><c> 11th,</c><01:02:22.240><c> two</c> process was launched
• December 11th, two process was launched December 11th, two days<01:02:22.640><c> after</c><01:02:22.880
• That process is launched, and as of several months later, in fact, no applications have been received

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• It just seems to me that's a smoke screen because the only basis for launching the investigation is his
• that the resolution is worded that way, but it seems like a smoke screen because the only basis for launching
• because the only the only um basis<02:50:22.160><c> for</c><02:50:22.800><c> for</c><02:50:23.359><c> launching
• </c><02:50:23.840><c> the</c> basis for for launching the basis for for launching the investigation<02

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on HB 584, which would bar New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from enforcing mandates, orders, or similar directives from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum. Prime sponsor Representative Green described the bill as a sovereignty measure and offered an amendment to clarify language, including replacing a reference to entities that “create and enforce policies” with language covering enforcement of policies, mandates, orders, requirements, edicts, or directives. Supporters argued the bill was a preemptive safeguard against outside influence and cited concerns about pandemic-era public health measures and international organizations. Opponents, including the American Heart Association, warned it could chill local policymaking and limit the ability of communities to use outside research or guidance. The chair closed the hearing on HB 584 after testimony concluded. The committee then moved to HB 580-FN, relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases. Representative Anita Burroughs, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to protect people who report sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse, or domestic violence from retaliatory defamation suits, so long as statements are made in good faith and without malice. She also said the bill preserves the ability of accused persons to defend their names. Burroughs explained that the proposal was prompted by a survivor’s experience and was meant to address the chilling effect of expensive litigation on reporting misconduct. Testimony on HB 580 was generally supportive. Witnesses said the bill would help survivors speak out without fear of meritless lawsuits and described retaliatory defamation as a tool used to silence or intimidate accusers. Burroughs noted the bill was informed by anti-SLAPP principles and referenced high-profile defamation cases as examples of the cost and pressure of litigation. No vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided; the hearing on HB 580 was opened and testimony began.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, this bill responds to public outcry over games shut down with as little as two weeks after launch

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• Reimagined Metro Phase One launched in December 2023, implementing new higher-frequency routes from Watsonville

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a large agenda of transportation-related bills, with several measures discussed before a quorum was established. AB 1588 focused on sideshows and street takeovers, with the author, San Francisco Police Department, and Streets Are for Everyone arguing the bill would modernize enforcement, add motorbikes and dirt bikes to the sideshow framework, and improve public safety; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2015 would require Caltrans to study the effects of third-party navigation apps on congestion, local streets, infrastructure, and emergency response, and was supported by Streets for All, AAA, and local agencies, with no opposition. AB 2717 would extend a sunset for off-site advertising displays at large sports venues; the Dodgers supported it, the San Jose Sharks and others noted amendments, and no opposition was heard. AB 1608 would strengthen the independence and transparency of the High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General by requiring public reports, adding confidentiality protections for sensitive security information, and granting staffing and purchasing authority; the First Amendment Coalition supported the amended bill, while the Vice Chair raised concerns about transparency and limiting confidential notices to committee chairs. The committee also heard AB 2346 on e-bike safety, which would require speedometers on Class 2 e-bikes, lights, a statewide sidewalk speed limit, local authority over bike-path speeds, and point-of-sale disclosures. Support came from medical, law enforcement, local government, and safety groups citing rising injuries and confusion over e-bike rules; PeopleForBikes remained opposed unless amended, mainly over lighting and disclosure requirements, though Streets for All withdrew its opposition after amendments. Members broadly supported the bill and discussed helmet use, youth safety, and the distinction between e-bikes and higher-powered e-motos. AB 1919 would let Santa Cruz Metro place a citizens’ initiative on the ballot to secure transit funding and protect service and jobs; the sponsor, bus operators, and labor supported it, with no opposition testimony. AB 2012 would streamline permits for moving manufactured homes under an annual permit, and AB 2024 would clarify Outdoor Advertising Act permitting and relocation procedures; both drew support from industry and housing groups and no opposition. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the consent calendar, which included items 13, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, and 21, by roll call vote. The committee then heard AB 2484, which would allow San Diego voters to authorize a local transit tax initiative for MTS; the author and MTS argued it would preserve service and allow voters to decide future funding, and the bill advanced on a 5-2 roll call with the roll left open for absent members. The committee also heard AB 2560, which would codify the state transportation climate principles known as CAPTI; supporters said it would lock in goals for transit, rail, active transportation, equity, and greenhouse gas reduction, while Orange County Transportation Authority opposed. The author closed by asking for aye votes, and the committee proceeded toward roll-call action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• stopped supporting their Car Thing music player device less than three years after that product was launched

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.