Transcript Highlights:

• This is not red or blue. It is a human issue.
• is<01:21:36.440> not<01:21:36.719> red<01:21:37.239> or<01:21:37.520> blue
• partisan issue this is not red or blue partisan issue this is not red or blue it<01:21:38.280>
• and the political issues and blue and the political issues and recognize<01:24:27.400> that<01
• I was on the music video set of ACDC Rock the Blues Away.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, a count of how many people waited on this, like from the blue sheet, from when the hearing was
• two on the blue sheet that were new, something like that.
• sheet and then names on the on the blue sheet and then maybe<00:56:22.480> two<00:56:22.799><
• c> on<00:56:22.960> the<00:56:23.039> blue<00:56:23.240> sheet<00:56:23.559>
• that<00:56:23.640> were maybe two on the blue sheet that were maybe two on the blue sheet

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

Transcript Highlights:

• least<01:12:23.520> uh<01:12:23.679> you<01:12:23.800> know<01:12:24.120> alert
• them<01:12:24.719> that<01:12:24.840> if<01:12:24.960> any least uh you know alert
• them that if any least uh you know alert them that if any one<01:12:25.440> complained<01:12:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Spoiler alert: they're small, but I did scrub the budget and tried to find everything that we could.
• We were alerted our first section, I think, has to do with wage claim settlements in the wage claim settlement
• account, and we were alerted by the Bureau of Accounts at the end of last fiscal year.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're a red state, but we're a red state with blue regulations.
• It is time we shut down the blue regulations and that we take it back.
• We talk about just a while ago we heard about how blue we are. You know what?
• There are four states that still allow marriage to be from zero to 18, and two of those states are blue

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

Summary: The House recognized several visitors and groups during the day, including the Norman North High School Cheer and Stunt Team, a student page, Bartlesville Day at the Capitol, and Leadership Elk City. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on a wide range of measures, with most amendments adopted without objection and many bills passing by wide margins. Topics included advanced health care directives, the Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, motor vehicle and insurance changes, food truck fire suppression, foreign adversary land ownership restrictions, plumbing licensing reform, probate procedure, financial institutions, riots, Medicaid, court reporters, public finance, district attorney recruitment incentives, child care, the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, adjunct teachers, workers’ compensation, and other technical or policy updates. Several bills drew substantive debate. The Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act prompted questions about the additional $15 million funding tranche, return on investment, and the use of out-of-state fund managers; supporters said the program had created thousands of jobs and generated strong tax revenue, while opponents criticized the lack of independent ROI data and transparency. House Bill 3500 on probate procedure also drew questions about a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits, with the author saying the change would prevent a “gotcha” that could defeat a decedent’s wishes. House Bill 3660 on natural organic reduction was the subject of extended debate, with supporters arguing for personal freedom and rejecting claims about misuse of the resulting material, while opponents raised concerns about the practice and its regulation. The House passed most measures by comfortable margins, including bills on advanced health care directives, professions and occupations, motor vehicles, Medicaid, insurance, child care, court reporters, public finance, and criminal law. A few measures failed or were reconsidered: Senate Bill 1916 initially failed on a 46-39 vote, but the House later voted to reconsider and then passed it on reconsideration. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, which were adopted where required by two-thirds votes. The session ended with the House still considering debate on House Bill 3660 after the chamber had recessed and returned to order.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you've got red states, blue states, purple states — they're all much more well-resourced in terms
• So, you've got red states,<00:29:55.320> blue<00:29:55.520> states,<00:29:55.840> purple
• <00:29:56.120> states,<00:29:56.840> you states, blue states, purple states, you states
• , blue states, purple states, you know,<00:29:57.000> they're<00:29:57.320> all<00:29:58.080

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

Transcript Highlights:

• There's the blue sheet.
• <00:41:36.000> There's<00:41:36.240> the<00:41:36.400> blue and thank you, LBA
• There's the blue and thank you, LBA.
• There's the blue sheet.<00:41:37.760> For<00:41:38.000> that<00:41:38.240> record,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And you heard our testify talk about Minnesota's behind a bunch of states, red, purple and blue.
• behind a bunch of states, red,<00:14:24.680> purple<00:14:24.959> and<00:14:25.120> blue
• so<00:14:26.520> you<00:14:26.600> know,<00:14:26.839> I red, purple and blue
• And so you know, I red, purple and blue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• thing is they really had a challenge when they tried to regionalize with Steele, Scott, some of them Blue
• thing is they really had a challenge when they tried to regionalize with Steele, Scott, some of them Blue
• thing is they really had a challenge when they tried to regionalize with Steele, Scott, some of them Blue
• Steel, Scott, some of them Blue Earth, because we could not get them to accept some of the prisoners

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

Transcript Highlights:

• I was at Blue Cross during PEEP, and so I know the differences.
• I was at Blue<01:06:16.359> Cross<01:06:16.720> during<01:06:17.040> PEEP.
• <01:06:18.000> And<01:06:18.400> so<01:06:18.960> I<01:06:19.120> know Blue
• And so I know Blue Cross during PEEP. And so I know the<01:06:19.480> differences.

Bills: HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

Transcript Highlights:

• it feels like we're being signaled out and retribution coming on because we, in my opinion, are a blue
• because we in my opinion because we are because we in my opinion because we are blue<01:18:30.120>
• 31.200> you<01:18:31.320> explain<01:18:31.760> the<01:18:31.840> fact blue
• How do you explain the fact blue state.

Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year

Transcript Highlights:

• So that would be Healthy Blue, UnitedHealthcare, and Home State Health. Okay.
• Okay, for those in the room, this is a blue book. It's pretty thick. Statewide real estate.
• We've got multiple blue books out here, just exactly which one you're in. I see it there.
• This came to us in the form of a spreadsheet for House Bill 20, so before you go digging into your blue

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The blue line on the graph on the left is the annual emissions on the planet of carbon dioxide.
• <00:15:27.199> The<00:15:27.519> blue<00:15:27.760> line<00:15:28.079> on
• The blue line on the about carbon here.
• The blue line on the graph<00:15:28.800> on<00:15:29.040> the<00:15:29.199> left

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was led, and the clerk called the roll, establishing a quorum. The committee approved the prior minutes after correcting the date and changing a reference so that a draft-legislation note attributed to Representative Wlette was corrected. After that, the chair introduced a carbon presentation by Mr. Charlie Lebec and invited members and guests to move closer to view the slides. Mr. Lebec’s presentation focused on forest carbon science and forest carbon offset markets, with emphasis on how forests store, sequester, and emit carbon. He explained greenhouse gases and the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature, then defined key terms such as carbon storage, sequestration, flux, sinks, and sources. He also described forest carbon pools, noting that soils contain a large share of forest carbon, and discussed how forest age affects storage and sequestration, arguing that younger forests often sequester carbon faster while older forests store more carbon overall. He also addressed how harvested wood products can continue to store carbon, responding to a question from a member about mass timber and carbon sinks. The presentation included regional comparisons showing New Hampshire’s forest density, carbon storage, and sequestration relative to other New England states, and noted that New Hampshire forests offset more than 30% of the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from nonforest sources, while Maine and Vermont offset even larger shares. Mr. Lebec said eastern forests are generally carbon sinks, unlike some western forests affected by wildfire, and stressed that forest management, soil protection, and forest age all influence carbon outcomes. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yellow are sites that require a tower, and blue are sites that need to be completed.
• > Yellow are sites that require a tower Yellow are sites that require a tower and<00:19:24.720> blue
• :25.520> that<00:19:25.840> need<00:19:26.080> to<00:19:26.240> be and blue
• are sites that need to be and blue are sites that need to be completed.<00:19:27.600> But<00:

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Staff Report on Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System- 00:01:09 Kentucky State Police and Finance and Administration Cabinet Response to Staff Report- 00:48:37 Adjournment-01:34:512, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard a staff report on Kentucky’s statewide emergency responder voice system (SERVS), a multi-phase project intended to improve interoperable radio communications for first responders. Staff said Kentucky State Police did not appear to have violated statutes or regulations, but the project lacked an overall master plan, clear milestones, and consistent documentation, which contributed to delays, spending issues, and deployment problems. The report recommended updating the Kentucky Field Operations Guide to reflect SERVS and noted that the project has been funded in phases since 2018, with appropriations totaling roughly $216 million across 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, while about $109 million had been spent by the end of fiscal year 2025. The report raised concerns about project sequencing and oversight. Staff said most spending was concentrated in special mobile equipment, with Motorola accounting for about two-thirds of all SERVS expenditures and the top four vendors making up 81 percent of spending. They also said a sample of Motorola payments suggested possible late payments, though they could not confirm whether interest was paid. Staff criticized the use of master agreements for a project of this size, the lack of a centralized ledger, and the absence of a documented timeline or risk mitigation plan. They recommended stronger procurement and planning requirements, including possible legislative changes requiring approved master plans for large capital projects and additional funding conditions tied to SERVS master agreements. Land acquisition and deployment progress were identified as major bottlenecks, especially in Eastern Kentucky. Staff said the project began in western Kentucky using existing tower sites, but the remaining work is concentrated in harder-to-acquire areas, with more than 95 percent of new towers still incomplete. They said the Division of Real Properties did not begin formal contract work on acquisition until October 2024, despite earlier coordination, and recommended earlier consultation on future projects. Staff also noted that the Kentucky Wireless Interoperability Executive Committee had not been active in oversight, and survey results showed limited awareness and involvement among first responders. Committee members agreed that the lack of an initial implementation plan and the continuing need for funding reflected broader planning problems, and they discussed the need for a clearer end-to-end game plan rather than continuing to fund the project without a defined completion path.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'm looking at all these red states colored blue. In other words, this is not a partisan thing.
• Um, you can see in that first blue box there, um, A's we categorize people within our statute.
• Um, you can see in that first blue box there, um, A's we categorize people within our statute.
• Um, you can see in that first blue box there, um, A's we categorize people within our statute.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Bay, could you please retrieve the blue sheet for me?
• 00:22:27.360> please<00:22:27.520> retrieve<00:22:28.480> the<00:22:28.640> blue
• Bay, could you please retrieve the blue Bay, could you please retrieve the blue sheet<00:22:29.120

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House section 76 is a house-only provision that requires an alternative mode analysis for the Blue Line
• analysis<01:15:53.440> for<01:15:53.760> the<01:15:54.560> um<01:15:54.800> blue
• ><01:15:55.120> line<01:15:55.840> uh<01:15:56.320> light analysis for the um blue
• line uh light analysis for the um blue line uh light rail<01:15:56.880> transit<01:15:57.199>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I grew up in a blue vinyl siding home and I also turned out fineish.
• > grew<00:37:39.760> up<00:37:39.839> in<00:37:40.000> a<00:37:40.320> blue
• I grew up in a blue my neighborhood.
• I grew up in a blue vinyl<00:37:41.119> siding<00:37:41.520> home<00:37:41.680> and<

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Transcript Highlights:

• The A17 amendment is largely technical in nature and deals with the gold and blue star memorial plaque
• And I happen to agree with Blue Cross.
• And I happen to agree with Blue Cross.
• And I happen to agree with Blue Cross.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we established a process for gold and blue star family plaques at no cost to the state.
• process<00:59:28.640> for<00:59:28.880> gold<00:59:29.040> and<00:59:29.200> blue
• <00:59:29.440> star<00:59:29.680> family a process for gold and blue star family a
• process for gold and blue star family plaque<00:59:30.240> at<00:59:30.400> no<00:59:30.559

Keywords: 1187, senate, all