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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- to your office, Chair, for a kind of a deadline for when we can accomplish and get back to you on feedback
- </c><00:34:27.760><c> on</c> accomplish and get back to you on accomplish and get back to you on feedback
- </c> feedback on this bill. feedback on this bill.
Bills:
SB2982, SB2367, SB2818, SB2944, SB2022, SB2240, SB2986, SB2547, SB2401, SB3031, SB3035, SB3032
Keywords:
foreign influence, campaign finance, contributions, state elections, transparency, election integrity, Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, Ala Wai Harbor, DLNR, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Board of Land and Natural Resources, state boating facility, small boat harbor, public-private partnership, PPP, marina management, harbor lease, fast lands, submerged lands
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 2982 on campaign finance, which would prohibit foreign entities and foreign-influence businesses from making contributions and expenditures. The Attorney General’s office testified first, followed by the Campaign Spending Commission, which supported the bill but asked for clarification on constitutional review authority and additional implementation time for certifications, forms, and procedures. Common Cause also supported the measure, arguing it would help protect elections from dark money and foreign influence. No vote was taken.
The committee then took up SB 2367 on a state boating facilities lease program for the Ala Wai small boat harbor. DLNR supported the bill, while UPW opposed it, warning about privatization of a public asset and possible job displacement. Several members of the public supported the concept but urged amendments to protect public access, affordability, youth ocean programs, and state employee jobs. Committee members questioned DLNR about the scope of the lease, the role of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and whether public access and existing concessions would remain protected. DLNR said current leases would remain, the board would retain approval authority, and employees would not necessarily be displaced, but members indicated more discussion and possible amendments were needed.
For SB 2818 on boating penalties, DLNR testified in support and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 2944 on conservation, which would require wildlife viewing guidelines that substantially conform to NOAA guidance and reporting requirements; DLNR said it stood on its written testimony. SB 2022 on water code penalties drew support from DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management, which said the bill’s two-tiered penalty structure would preserve deterrence while keeping the current $5,000 penalty for first-time or non-harmful violations. The Board of Water Supply submitted comments, and Ulupono Initiative supported the measure as a needed enforcement tool. Committee members discussed whether the higher penalty ceiling should be phased in and asked for stakeholder input on the amount of the penalties.
Finally, the committee began SB 2240 on land use, which would require water availability certification from the Commission on Water Resource Management before a district boundary amendment proceeds to the Land Use Commission. DLNR supported the bill and said it often reviews project documents that lack sufficient information on water needs and availability, so the measure would allow earlier review and comment. The committee also indicated it would seek amendments and further feedback on the water penalty bill before it moved to the next committee.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't have that same feedback loop because if a company, if one of these executives underperforms
- ><00:37:18.320><c> have</c><00:37:18.480><c> that</c><00:37:18.800><c> same</c><00:37:19.280><c> feedback
- We don't have that same feedback sort.
- We don't have that same feedback loop<00:37:20.480><c> because</c><00:37:20.720><c> if</c><00:37:20.960
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (9-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have been provided with feedback and recommendations, but as we've mentioned previously, having to
- We have been provided with<00:05:09.720><c> feedback</c><00:05:10.200><c> and</c><00:05:10.320><c> recommendations
- ,</c><00:05:11.240><c> but</c> with feedback and recommendations, but with feedback and recommendations
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on September 24, 2025, approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting, and then continued its discussion of Medicaid waivers with Leslie Hoffman and Carmen Hancock from the Department for Medicaid Services. Members asked for updates on the 2024 waiver waitlist management assessment recommendations, including aligning waiver policies, standardizing applications and waitlist placement, and modernizing data systems. DMS said that work is being done jointly with Aging and Independent Living and Behavioral Health/Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities through task forces, that ARPA spending delayed action, and that implementation timelines extend through March 2027.
The board also reviewed per-member waiver cost averages for fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for ABI, ABI long-term care, HCBS, Model II, Michelle P, and SCL. DMS emphasized these figures were benefit-only averages based on paid claims, not full waiver costs, and explained that true budget neutrality is calculated on an aggregate basis against institutional care comparisons approved by CMS. DMS said all six waivers remain in compliance with budget neutrality and that the most recent 18-month lag review for FY 2022 and FY 2023 found costs at or below institutional care. Members also asked about unused waiver slots; DMS said slots generally cannot be reallocated mid-year if they have been used, except in cases such as death or reserved capacity, because CMS treats participants as unduplicated for the waiver year.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the new child waiver created under House Bill 6. Legislators questioned whether the waiver’s design, including the exclusion of participant-directed services and the emphasis on high-acuity children with behavioral health, DCBS, or juvenile justice involvement, matched the bill’s intent to keep children at home. DMS said it used the $14.7 million appropriated for FY 2026 to develop the program, that there is no priority list, and that the waiver is intended to serve the highest-acuity children while also addressing residential needs for those sleeping in offices or placed out of state. Members also raised concerns about the rapid growth of the HCBS waiting list and asked for more detail on age and timing patterns, which DMS said it would provide later. Finally, DMS gave average processing times from application to eligibility determination and from approval to service start, and said the overall average from application to services beginning was about 80 days, while members requested follow-up information on the Carewise assessment contract and related costs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Public Higher Education Study Committee (05/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- get the truth from them, and then they meet privately with the president and they give you their feedback
- the president and they give<00:56:37.760><c> you</c><00:56:38.000><c> their</c><00:56:38.240><c> feedback
- </c><00:56:39.599><c> So</c> give you their feedback they got. So give you their feedback they got.
Summary:
The committee heard updates from the chancellors of the state university system and the community college system on ongoing restructuring, collaboration, and enrollment trends. The university system said its office move to the NHTI campus is ahead of schedule and should save students about $250,000 a year while creating revenue for the community college system. Both systems described continued work on transfer pathways, direct-admit outreach, shared advising, and broader efforts to shrink footprints, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency in response to declining enrollment and demographic pressure.
A major topic was a possible federal change to Pell Grant eligibility that would require students to enroll in at least 7.5 credits. The chancellors said most community college students are part-time because of work and family responsibilities, and that the change could affect roughly 2,000 current Pell recipients and make it harder for students to afford or sustain enrollment. Members also discussed how the state’s governor’s scholarship statute largely benefits full-time students, suggesting possible future statutory changes. The chancellors explained how credits typically work, noting most courses are three or four credits and that students would likely need to add an entire course to meet the proposed threshold.
The committee also discussed the broader higher education landscape, including declining high school cohorts, competition among New England institutions, and the need to right-size capacity. One member raised concerns about the health of regional campuses such as Plymouth and Keene; the chancellors said incoming enrollment is down at UNH and Plymouth and holding at Keene, attributing the trend to demographics rather than one campus drawing students away from another. They emphasized the importance of community colleges, adult learners, and short-term workforce programs as part of the state’s future education mix.
Finally, the committee touched on the value of the university system’s research enterprise. The chancellor said about $250 million a year flows into the university system in federal research grants, with about $9.5 million currently under stop-work orders from federal agencies. She said the immediate concern is not DEI-related but federal cuts and possible caps on indirect cost recovery. Members noted that the R1 research designation supports business partnerships, student opportunities, and economic development projects such as West Edge in Durham.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (05/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- mockup of the legislation that covers a few different changes that I suggested based on some of the feedback
- that we've gotten from some of the different parties and some of the feedback that we've gotten from
- suggested talking about making it very clear that these agreements are unenforceable. some of the feedback
- that we've gotten some of the feedback that we've gotten from<00:06:12.080><c> committee</c><00:06:12.400
Summary:
The subcommittee took up HB 164, dealing with homeowners and certain service agreements tied to residential real estate. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be framed as prohibiting “service agreements” or more specifically as banning “future right to listing” agreements, and whether the bill should mirror Maine’s newer law. Mike Padmore of AARP New Hampshire presented suggested edits, including clarifying that the agreements are unenforceable, striking a provision at Roman 6C, and adding language making clear that registry of deeds staff are not liable when they record documents they are statutorily required to file. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors said the bill and Maine’s law reach the same result, but he preferred simpler wording and argued the bill should not include a two-year time limit because legitimate listing agreements should not create liens at all.
Members and witnesses debated whether the bill should simply make the practice illegal outright, whether the Consumer Protection Act is the right enforcement vehicle, and whether the lien-removal process should be modeled on the recent undischarged mortgage bill. A consumer protection official said the bureau supports the statute and explained that under RSA 358-A, consumers could seek damages and equitable relief to strike a lien, while also noting that the bureau often uses the Consumer Protection Act as an enforcement tool. The committee also discussed narrowing the bill to residential real estate, with the sponsor and witnesses saying the problem has been seen in residential transactions and that commercial property was not the focus.
The testimony described the underlying problem as companies, often national rather than New Hampshire-based, using long-term or future listing agreements to impose liens or penalties on homeowners, sometimes in connection with estate transfers or home sales. Witnesses said legitimate real estate listings do not normally place liens on houses, but these arrangements can include hidden or unclear penalties, including a reported 3% charge on home value. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the committee appeared to be working through possible amendments and whether to adopt Maine-style language or a simpler New Hampshire-specific approach.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We outreached to the New Hampshire banking department, and they provided some minor language feedback
- 23:21.120><c> some</c><01:23:21.440><c> minor</c><01:23:21.840><c> language</c><01:23:22.320><c> feedback
- </c> provided some minor language feedback provided some minor language feedback that<01:23:23.360><c
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The feedback that we're getting from our partners is that they are looking for state participation and
- The feedback<00:41:38.920><c> that</c><00:41:39.080><c> we're</c><00:41:39.240><c> getting</c><00:41:
- 39.520><c> from</c><00:41:39.680><c> our</c> feedback that we're getting from our feedback that we're
Keywords:
local government aid, Baldwin, taxation, base year formula, municipal funding, population aid, aid penalty forgiveness, Minnesota, city funding, appropriations, HF156, lawful gambling, veterans organizations, licensed veterans organization, Minnesota gambling law, gross profits, lawful purpose, real property repair, facility maintenance, capital assets
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We got a lot of feedback from seniors that are aging, from families, from providers.
- got</c><00:26:55.679><c> a</c><00:26:55.799><c> lot</c><00:26:55.960><c> of</c><00:26:56.120><c> feedback
- </c><00:26:56.880><c> from</c><00:26:57.320><c> from</c> state we got a lot of feedback from from state
- we got a lot of feedback from from Seniors<00:26:57.919><c> that</c><00:26:58.039><c> are</c><00:26:
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- However, based on the same feedback, the main organization behind this bill, the Immigrant Development
- based<00:46:32.160><c> on</c><00:46:32.319><c> the</c><00:46:32.480><c> same</c><00:46:32.839><c> feedback
- </c><00:46:33.760><c> the</c><00:46:33.920><c> main</c> based on the same feedback the main based on
- the same feedback the main organization<00:46:34.920><c> behind</c><00:46:35.240><c> this</c><00:46:35.520
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So I have had lots of negative feedback about Taher, I believe it is a for-profit company, so that makes
- out services so I have had lots of out services so I have had lots of negative<00:51:53.720><c> feedback
- about</c><00:51:54.640><c> taher</c><00:51:55.640><c> I</c><00:51:55.839><c> believe</c> negative feedback
- about taher I believe negative feedback about taher I believe it<00:51:56.359><c> is</c><00:51:56.599
Keywords:
education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that they would like to be a part of that section as well because it incorporates some more recent feedback
- <00:54:32.520><c> recent</c> they incorporate some more recent they incorporate some more recent feedback
- <c> got</c><00:54:33.559><c> from</c><00:54:33.760><c> institutions</c><00:54:34.400><c> and</c> feedback
- we got from institutions and feedback we got from institutions and some<00:54:34.760><c> additional<
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/18/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I've got, again, and probably the amount of feedback I've heard from my constituents is reflective of
- community and respond to the community, if the outcome of the vote was contrary to the community feedback
- community and respond to the community, if the outcome of the vote was contrary to the community feedback
- If the outcome of the vote was contrary to the community feedback that we were hearing...
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, what we've heard feedback on is that some families struggle to find the way to understand some of
- /c><00:31:12.360><c> heard</c> counterparts um what we've heard counterparts um what we've heard feedback
- 13.360><c> is</c><00:31:13.559><c> that</c><00:31:13.720><c> some</c><00:31:14.039><c> families</c> feedback
- on is that some families feedback on is that some families struggle<00:31:15.480><c> to</c><00:31:15.720
Keywords:
higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're still waiting for some additional feedback from a couple of our modular builders on the increase
- for modular plans we're still waiting for some<00:42:01.359><c> additional</c><00:42:01.880><c> feedback
- </c><00:42:02.839><c> uh</c><00:42:02.960><c> from</c><00:42:03.160><c> a</c> some additional feedback
- uh from a some additional feedback uh from a couple<00:42:03.520><c> of</c><00:42:03.640><c> our</c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- are my three final comments, and I thank the members for a robust discussion and appreciate your feedback
- 34:23.800><c> and</c><01:34:24.080><c> appreciate</c><01:34:24.520><c> your</c><01:34:24.719><c> feedback
- </c> discussion and appreciate your feedback discussion and appreciate your feedback and<01:34:25.480
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to understand maybe what was the feedback that led to this particular decision to bring
- I just wanted to understand maybe what was the feedback that led to this particular decision to bring
- I just wanted to understand maybe what was the feedback that led to this particular decision to bring
- Representative No 7: I just wanted to understand maybe what was the feedback that led to this particular
Keywords:
data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, income tax, tax brackets, tax adjustments, Minnesota, tax policy, underutilized buildings, adaptive reuse, building conversion, historic preservation, downtown revitalization, vacant property, vacancy reduction, refundable tax credit, income tax credit, grant in lieu of credit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Myers: Do you have any feedback for the amendment?
- representative Myers um do you<00:14:33.000><c> have</c><00:14:33.120><c> any</c><00:14:33.240><c> feedback
- c><00:14:33.680><c> for</c><00:14:34.000><c> the</c><00:14:34.600><c> amendment</c> you have any feedback
- for the amendment you have any feedback for the amendment yeah<00:14:35.920><c> uh</c><00:14:36.079>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- extent is the DNR committed to engaging with the people who live in that area to get their direct feedback
- live in that area um to get their who live in that area um to get their direct<00:20:55.919><c> feedback
- > so</c><00:20:56.960><c> that</c><00:20:57.080><c> we're</c><00:20:57.280><c> basing</c> direct feedback
- um so that we're basing direct feedback um so that we're basing this<00:20:58.000><c> on</c><00:20:58.240
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And you know, we took that list and we took all of that feedback and really prioritized it again, and
- took<00:30:02.080><c> all</c><00:30:02.240><c> of</c><00:30:02.399><c> that</c><00:30:02.559><c> feedback
- </c><00:30:03.039><c> and</c><00:30:03.200><c> really</c> took all of that feedback and really took all
- of that feedback and really prioritized<00:30:04.159><c> it</c><00:30:04.399><c> again</c><00:30:05.200
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The Ombudsman was very kind and very responsive; that's the feedback I received from the constituent.
- very kind and very responsive<00:09:17.160><c> that's</c><00:09:17.279><c> the</c><00:09:17.440><c> feedback
- </c><00:09:17.920><c> I</c><00:09:18.079><c> receiv</c> responsive that's the feedback I receiv responsive
- that's the feedback I receiv received<00:09:18.399><c> from</c><00:09:18.519><c> the</c><00:09:19.120
Keywords:
00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:22 Roll Call
00:01:56 Discussion on SB 85
00:14:03 Vote on SB 85
00:16:15 Explanation of Agency Amendment
00:19:04 Voice Vote on Amendment
00:19:33 Discussion on Kentucky Foster Children Housing, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 85, sponsored by Senator Meredith, which would move the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the State Auditor’s office and make related cleanup changes. Meredith said the bill grew out of a prior task force and a two-year transition from Senate Bill 48, and he argued the move would create independence, improve access to the ITWIST database, ensure complaints are not lost in the handoff, and add confidentiality protections for whistleblowers. Auditor Allison Ball and her staff said the bill would codify access and procedures after earlier disputes and a court-mediated settlement, and they described the measure as necessary to make the new structure work effectively.
Members asked how the Ombudsman would handle complaints and verify services in cases involving waiver recipients and other cabinet services. Ball and her staff said the Ombudsman would investigate complaints, make inquiries, and provide accountability outside the cabinet structure, with timelines and procedures similar to the Auditor’s office. The committee also discussed staffing and whether the office would need more personnel; Ball said the office already had about 100 people but could use more. The bill passed 10-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then approved an agency amendment to administrative regulation 922 KAR 1:001490 concerning foster parent background checks. Cabinet staff explained the amendment corrected a drafting error by removing references to civil determinations in a second section of the regulation because the system cannot search those determinations, while still allowing the required checks under state and federal law. Senator Herron asked what a civil determination meant, and staff said it could involve a court finding in a custody or abuse case, though such findings are now typically handled through the child abuse and neglect registry. The amendment was adopted.
Afterward, the committee began a discussion on Kentucky foster children housing and related issues. Ball and Ombudsman staff presented a preliminary assessment of children placed in office buildings, saying the review covered 49 children placed over a four-month period and showed a different picture than the public narrative of only older, high-acuity youth. They reported that some children had no documented behavioral or disability issues, many came directly from home, the average age was 13, the average stay was four nights, and placements were spread across several regions rather than centered only in Louisville. Members raised concerns about the lack of formal policies and procedures, staff safety, and how to ensure children are treated appropriately, and Ball said the Ombudsman was continuing a deeper review. No final action was taken on that discussion in the portion provided.