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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 10, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 25
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, removing joint and several liability in order for these providers to receive affordable
- c> several Additionally, removing joint and several Additionally, removing joint and several liability
order <01:03:20.200>for <01:03:20.400>these <01:03:20.840>providers liability- in order for these providers liability in order for these providers to<01:03:21.560>
receive < - penalties and civil liability penalties and civil liability could<04:32:39.680>
have <04:32
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So you would oppose any limitation on liability in other areas, such as the ones we have seen either
- But if something was subjected upon me, I don't believe that there should be liability protection in
- You would be by limiting liability.
- in those liability protection in those circumstances. circumstances. circumstances.
- Any increase in liability enterprise.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
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- I recognize that committee number two was trying to shield these colleges and programs from the harm
- /c><03:38:22.720>
was <03:38:22.960>trying <03:38:23.200>to <03:38:23.359>shield - <03:38:23.920>
these number two was trying to shield these number two was trying to shield
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/09/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
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- come in and the energy that they're going to require, that other ratepayers would be protected or shielded
- that other rateayers would be protected that other rateayers would be protected or<05:11:20.878>
shielded - <05:11:23.280>
I <05:11:23.520>don't or shielded from those costs. - I don't or shielded from those costs.
NH
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- clear that children also have the right not to be abused, and New Hampshire laws are not going to shield
- <01:10:23.360>
not <01:10:23.560>going <01:10:23.760>to <01:10:23.920>Shield - Hampshire laws are not going to Shield Hampshire laws are not going to Shield anyone<01:10:25.320
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Summary:
The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center.
Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu.
A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It says that if the applicant signs a liability waiver acknowledging that the town shall not maintain
- It says that if the applicant signs a liability waiver acknowledging that the town shall not maintain
- It says that if the applicant signs a liability waiver acknowledging that the town shall not maintain
- It says that if the applicant signs a liability waiver acknowledging that the town shall not maintain
- With a liability waiver that allows the building on Class 6 roads by right.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- measures, one which envisions a rebate process, and the other which envisions a credit as against tax liability
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee and floor matters. The Committee on Rules reported two municipal property tax relief bills, Senate Nos. 1933 and 1935, and both were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senator Tarr emphasized the urgency of advancing the bills, describing them as measures to address property tax shocks and provide relief through a rebate or credit mechanism.
The Senate then enacted House No. 3916, authorizing Westfield to set an age limit for original appointment as a police officer, and took a brief recess to sign the bill. On third reading, the Senate passed to be engrossed Senate No. 24, amending the charter of the town of Sandwich, after accepting a committee report recommending a new draft, Senate No. 2859. It also passed to be engrossed House No. 4173, further regulating appointments to the Acton Memorial Library, and House No. 4031, increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston, after adopting an amendment offered by Senator Barrett.
The Senate also considered House No. 3912, increasing the Marblehead Board of Health from three to five members, which had been returned by the Governor with a recommended amendment under Article 56. The Senate suspended its rules, adopted the Governor’s amendment, and returned the bill to the House for reenactment. Finally, a House petition concerning a special commission on perimenopause and menopause care was referred to the Committee on Public Health, and the Senate adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11:00 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/27/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about a limitation of liability and not immunity.
- it states it deletes sheriff and refers to law enforcement agencies in the provision that gives liability
- provision that gives liability provision that gives liability protection<02:50:51.640>
for - I'm recalling that we had some conversations about concerns relating to liability.
- I'm recalling that we had some conversations about concerns relating to liability.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (01/28/2025)
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- We currently do third-party liability through our Medicaid management information system, but it has
- it's it's it's not um part of liability it's it's it's not um part of the<02:57:23.920>
it's < - <02:57:55.399>
through <02:57:55.800>our third party liability through our third party - liability through our Medicaid<02:57:56.920>
management <02:57:57.399>information <02:57 - Could there be a way for us maybe to be looking at liability shifting or risk shifting as a way for us
Summary:
Finance Division 3 met for a work session on House Bill 519, which concerns funding for Waypoint. The chair noted general support for the organization but said the bill would likely need to be suspended and folded into the budget process because the committee did not yet know available revenues or what amount, if any, could be committed. Kya Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, testified that the department supports the bill and the program, explaining that it had been funded with other available funds, including $100,000 for 2024 and $400,000 for 2025, under a contract running through June 30 of this year. She said the shelter serves a unique population of young adults and is part of the department’s children’s system of care and Mission Zero efforts to reduce barriers to psychiatric discharge and emergency department use.
Members questioned Fox and Waypoint representatives about the budget placement of the request, the difference between the efficiency budget and prioritized needs, and whether state budget documents would show any internal Waypoint revenues. Fox said the request appears as a general fund item and that the state would not see Waypoint’s internal financial operations in the budget. A legislative member explained that prioritized needs are critical services already in place but not necessarily included in the efficiency budget, and another member said the distinction is not strictly applied. The committee also raised a separate question about how DHHS would handle any future state or federal restrictions on DEI practices; Fox said that was a question for department leadership and legal staff, but that the department follows state law and contract requirements.
Waypoint CEO Bor Alvare and Director Mandy Lancaster then described the shelter and related services. They said the shelter serves ages 18 to 24, is a 14-bed open-room facility with half walls, and is staffed overnight by two full-time workers. They said admission is first come, first served, with some vulnerability factors considered, and that they do not discriminate by race, gender, or sexual orientation. They reported no known incidents of sexual violence, though some youth are turned away each night because the shelter is full. They also explained that Waypoint provides broader services beyond the shelter, including outreach, drop-in centers, housing support, rental assistance, and family mediation, and said they serve about 400 youth and young adults in Manchester alone. The discussion ended with questions about whether lowering the upper age limit would affect the program; Waypoint said most residents are already in the 18-to-23 range, but that housing shortages make the current age span important for helping young adults avoid chronic homelessness.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I will tell you, similar to other organizations, they have questions, for example, like liability
- What do these liability provisions mean? Uh, cannibalizing policies, you know.
- Uh they have questions, for example, Uh they have questions, for example, like<01:20:58.880>
liability - like liability insurance. like liability insurance.
- What do these<01:21:03.240>
liability <01:21:04.480>provisions <01:21:05.080>mean?
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first took up decision-making on two judicial nominations heard the previous day. Governor’s Message 796, naming Annalisa En Bernard Lee as Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit (Maui County), and Governor’s Message 797, naming Michael K. Soong as Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Circuit (Kauai), were both recommended for consent and adopted by unanimous roll-call votes.
The committee then heard testimony on Governor’s Message 801, the nomination of Vladimir P. Devens as Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Support came from the Governor’s office, Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm, Honolulu Managing Director Michael Formby, the Hawaii Association for Justice, United Public Workers, HGEA/AFL-CIO, the Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, labor and trade unions, retired Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, retired judges, bar and court officials, and many other individuals and organizations. Supporters emphasized Devens’ legal experience, work ethic, labor-law background, community ties, mentorship, and ability to manage the judiciary and address the appellate backlog. A few speakers opposed the nomination, including Chuck Freedman, who raised concerns about union influence and potential conflicts, and others who submitted opposition testimony.
Devens also testified, describing his Honolulu upbringing, education at UC Berkeley, six years with the police department, and more than 30 years in private practice before joining the Supreme Court. He said the chief justice role is primarily an administrative one, highlighted his experience with bar and judicial administration committees, and identified reducing the appellate backlog as a major priority. No vote was taken on GM 801 during this portion of the hearing.
WY
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- So, we're on page six, false claims liability.
- So, we're on page six,<00:46:18.079>
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state <00:46:29.599>for <00:46:30.000>three >> So, page six, false claims liability - Liability pursuant to this section shall be joint and several, and for any act committed by two
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/23/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
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- I pushed it back on them that they were going to have the responsibility and liability of having a student
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them <00:42:47.520>having <00:42:47.760>a <00:42:47.920>student liability - onto them having a student liability onto them having a student license.<00:42:48.720>
they <00 - going to be there to back up those employees, and maybe or maybe not they have personal professional liability
- going to be there to back up those employees, and maybe or maybe not they have personal professional liability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They traditionally—it's been, uh, even nonprofit operators have had property tax liability for rental
- property, for low-income rental property. ...property tax liability for rental property, for low-income
- <01:20:31.600>
for <01:20:31.920>rental property tax liability for rental property - tax liability for rental property<01:20:32.880>
for <01:20:33.080>low-income <01:20:33.639 - Personal property means that it's a personal lien or personal liability to that individual or entity.
AL
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- requirement you to have there's no requirement you to have there's no requirement you to have mandatory liability
- insurance in mandatory liability insurance in mandatory liability insurance in Alabama.
- grab my It was just a a cleanup uh substitute on It was just a a cleanup uh substitute on um on liability
- Speaker, okay, you um on liability. Mr. Speaker, okay, you um on liability. Mr.
MN
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- or forgiven, which means that the survivor would then need to declare it as income and have a tax liability
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tax to declare it as income and have a tax to declare it as income and have a tax liability - if the Creditor issued a 1099 liability if the Creditor issued a 1099 C<00:18:10.520>
of <00:18 - So the short answer to your question is yes, there had to be proof, but not for the tax liability.
- The short answer is yes: there had to be proof, but not for the tax liability.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It required an automatic adjustment to the tax liability or refund to zero if the changes to the taxpayer's
- This adjustment was meant to keep a taxpayer's return liability the same as it was originally filed,
- Minnesota taxpayers may still see changes to their federal income tax liabilities.
- 01:31:19.840>
tax changes to their federal income tax changes to their federal income tax liabilities - now we'll walk through how liabilities now we'll walk through how some<01:31:24.840>
of <01:31
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-01 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
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tax <00:49:44.720>is <00:49:44.920>intended Limits income tax liability - Limits<00:50:04.840>
income <00:50:05.160>tax <00:50:05.520>liability <00:50:06.200 - >
to Limits income tax liability to Limits income tax liability to individuals<00:50:07.480>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the fallout of federal operations, the federal government is effectively shifting its operational liabilities
- effectively shifting<00:37:11.640>
its <00:37:11.880>operational <00:37:12.440>liabilities - shifting its operational liabilities shifting its operational liabilities onto<00:37:13.520>
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 03:04 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- If you were a corporate structure or an LLC, you might be able to insulate yourself from liability by
- But if you were a sole proprietor... ...yourself from liability by using the corporate form, but if you
- But I think an unintended consequence would be that there would be more liability to businesses if you
- whole life, but you single them out, you ran them through E-Verify, and now your business has more liability
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities.
The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.