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MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty One - Thursday, April 30

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Attacking schools, hospitals, buses, and ballot boxes, Jim Crow used literacy tests to humiliate educated
  • When they imposed literacy tests, people learned and marched.
  • So I just want to inquire... ...does this amendment also remove the requirement for emissions testing
  • governor-appointed boards and commissions right now where there are enough empty seats they can't function
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The House opened with prayer, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 120-0 roll call, and a successful motion to suspend House Rule 98 so members could wear hats on the floor. The chamber then spent time on introductions of special guests, including the Eugene High School Class 2 basketball champions, family members of members, and other visitors. One member also used a personal privilege speech to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s voting-rights ruling, arguing it weakens protections for Black voters and other communities of color and calling for expanded access to the ballot. The House received committee reports recommending passage of House Substitute for House Bill 2426 and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bills 863 and 866. It then agreed to a motion to go to conference on the property-tax omnibus, Senate Bills 1066 and 1088. On third reading, House Bill 3329 passed 142-0 to repeal expired tax credits, and House Bill 3405 passed 138-0 to clean up SALT deduction language and improve tax-credit accounting. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426, a parental-rights bill, failed on a 70-60 vote after opponents argued it would burden schools and could endanger vulnerable students, while supporters said it affirmed parents’ fundamental rights. The House also took up House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1233, a professional licensure bill dealing with CPA licensing and other occupational-licensure provisions. Members adopted an amendment removing compact language, an amendment allowing APRNs and physician assistants to perform nursing-home physicals was offered but then withdrawn after the sponsor objected, and the bill ultimately passed 129-6. Finally, the chamber debated House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1408, a transportation package centered on allowing MoDOT to raise rural interstate speed limits up to 75 mph, with multiple amendments added or removed. The bill drew sharp debate over speed limits, vehicle inspections, DOR language, and road safety, and members also began considering an amendment to add specialty license plates for women’s professional sports teams such as the Kansas City Current and a future WNBA franchise.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's money for those that would like to continue to check their well water and have testing made available
  • The principal function that governs this body. We all agreed to these rules.
  • That's our test case for suspending civil rights.
  • No, that doesn't pass the test with me.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, genetic DNA testing, which is critical in identifying pre-existing conditions, can take three
  • However, genetic DNA testing, which is critical in identifying pre-existing conditions, can take three
  • In many cases, multiple siblings must also undergo testing, which further delays reunification.
  • Under this bill, an ADU is a smaller, independent, fully functioning house located on the same lot as
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (01/28/2025)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • but if you're 18, you can walk in and just take the written exam, take the eye exam, take the road test
  • Statutorily mandated that if you're 16 or 17, you have to take Driver's Ed to come to the DMV and test
  • I mean, the way the state statute reads, you have to take driver's ed in order to come in and test if
  • So at 18, you can just come in and take the test.
  • So at 18, you can just come in and take the test.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/13/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a a strongly fun functioning<01:15:40.159> uh<01:15:40.400> county<01:15:40.800
  • <01:31:19.440> I<01:31:19.760> test<01:31:20.000> I<01:31:20.239> did
  • I test I did intent of HB 1693 FN.
  • I test I did testify<01:31:20.719> last<01:31:20.960> February.
  • , and essential county functions, and essential county functions, public<02:05:37.760> safety,
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • That’s the function rooms, yeah.
  • That’s the function rooms, yeah.
  • That’s the function rooms, yeah.
  • That’s the function rooms, yeah.
  • That’s the function rooms, yeah.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the other functions that the business council does is it assists with succession planning.
  • One of the other functions that the business council does is it assists with succession planning.
  • We've done geotech soil testing.
  • We've done geotech soil testing. The county has built the county access road.
  • We've done geotech soil testing. The county has built the county access road.
Keywords: 916, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • At a minimum, a screening related to visual function was conducted for these children after referral
  • Our program is best equipped to assess and help determine functional implications for infants that have
  • When a child has been screened and received... ...a full functional vision evaluation, NDVSSB regional
  • The framework is in its early stages of development and will require further refinement, pilot testing
  • The reduction in meeting frequency over time reflects the overall stability and functionality of the
Keywords: 908, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026

Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • At a minimum, a screening related to visual function was conducted for these children after referral
  • Our program is best equipped to assess and help determine functional implications for infants that have
  • When a child has been screened and received a full functional vision evaluation, NDVSSB regional teachers
  • The framework is in its early stages of development and will require further refinement, pilot testing
  • The reduction in meeting frequency over time reflects the overall stability and functionality of the
Summary: The committee first approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then received an update from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency on the interagency council on homelessness and continuum of care funding. Testimony described rising homelessness tied to tight housing markets, low incomes, aging homelessness, barriers to rental assistance and public benefits, and limited shelter and case-management capacity. Members discussed the need for more affordable housing, continued one-time funding for the North Dakota Homeless Grant and Housing Incentive Fund, better coordination with Health and Human Services on economic assistance and human service zones, landlord engagement, recovery housing, and reentry housing. The committee also heard that federal continuum of care funding remains uncertain, with possible shifts away from permanent supportive housing and housing-first models; members asked for a future update on the impact if federal rules reduce the share available for permanent housing. The committee then took testimony on accessibility of government services for people who are blind or visually impaired. Paul Olson of North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind described current screening and service delivery, including infant referrals, regional staff, short-term programs, and collaboration with vocational rehabilitation. He said the targeted screening system is working, recommended maintaining the current model, and noted ongoing challenges with staffing, public awareness, and accessible state websites and documents. Public testimony from a visually impaired resident and a deaf resident emphasized barriers such as CAPTCHAs, inaccessible PDFs, employment forms that screen out applicants based on driver’s license status, shortages of interpreters, and the need for video remote interpreting and video relay services, along with training for users and agencies. Finally, the committee heard a final report on the study of child care provider licensing from HHS Early Childhood Director Kay Larson. The report summarized provider input and committee discussion on simplifying North Dakota’s child care licensing structure, reducing administrative burden, and balancing that with health and safety standards. Key topics included licensing categories, child care assistance eligibility, food program sponsorship, staff qualifications, training requirements, ratios and group size, age bands, and preschool exemptions. The committee’s recommendations included streamlining to three provider types plus a preschool designation, revising ratio and age-band rules, and carrying forward certain preschool outdoor-space exemptions. Larson noted that any changes would require statutory changes, rulemaking, and a transition period before new licensing rules could take effect.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • DMV has identified various departmental functions that may be streamlined or eliminated, which require
  • Over the course of this year, again, the LAO has just performed a tremendous function for the Assembly
  • The Water Board, under its regulatory oversight, is doing essentially an audit function.
  • The Water Board, under its regulatory oversight, is doing essentially an audit function, I believe, six
  • You could have given a test.
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • As you look at our test scores, they've been consistently high performing.
  • So we think we're pretty efficient in the way we operate our schools and the way we function.
  • The way we function.
  • It's just first come, first serve until we're at capacity. they function and the ability of parents they
  • function and the ability of parents to<00:47:34.880> be<00:47:35.119> selective.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met with a quorum, approved the August 20, 2025 minutes, and then heard a discussion tied to Constitution Day and Kentucky’s constitutional duty to provide an efficient system of common schools. Chairman James Tipton reviewed the history of Kentucky’s model laboratory schools, postsecondary academy programs such as Gatton and Craft, magnet schools, virtual learning, and computer science opportunities, arguing that Kentucky has long expanded educational opportunity through different school models. He described model schools and academy programs as hybrid or innovative approaches that serve specialized student needs and noted that some of these programs receive state appropriations and, in some cases, tuition. Senator Steve West then gave a retrospective on school choice in Kentucky, beginning with the 2017 charter school law and explaining that Kentucky’s charter framework was designed as public-only to comply with the state constitution. He said charter schools have remained largely dormant in Kentucky and used that as context for Senate Bill 207, the School Innovation Act, which he said was modeled on a South Carolina approach. Under SB 207, a local school board can contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, receive SEEK funding, and seek waivers from certain state regulations in order to innovate, while retaining limits on items such as school safety and attendance rules. Members asked about how the new model differs from charter schools, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the bill is intended to keep the school within the public system, with the local district initiating the process and maintaining accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school fails to perform. They emphasized that the school would serve the existing student population rather than select students, and that teachers would remain district employees with their pensions and related contributions unchanged. Representative Brown raised concerns that exceptions and charters could leave lower-income children behind, while West responded that the bill is meant to expand choice for families who otherwise lack access and cited examples from other states where outside management and parental involvement helped turn around low-performing schools. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • the specific functions that support of the specific functions that are<00:11:28.399> supported
  • What is your vacancy right here, and are there any of these stove pipe functions, these five functions
  • > that pipe functions these five functions that pipe functions these five functions that have<
  • to me be allocated in the functional to me be allocated in the functional area<00:33:18.720>
  • areas main you so our four four function areas main function<04:06:40.040> areas<04:06:40.359
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 26th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you please explain how the law will function as currently amended?
  • So right now, functionally, how would that work? If the Attorney General suspects that...
  • The Judicial Commission, I understand, is not functioning as well. As they would like.
  • I would say it's a true function of government for us to fund, and I think the people expect that of
  • I think there are multiple tests in this, and one of which are the definitions that are on page two,
Bills: SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR27, SB25, SB7, SB552, SB1612, SJR87, SJR1, SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB1584, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17, SB21
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 10, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 25

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><01:59:56.280> of words, the preventive function of words, the preventive function of financial
  • Instead, the Commission function.
  • Um, and without this those functions of the Stewardship and Oversight Authority won't function.
  • Um, and without this those functions of the Stewardship and Oversight Authority won't function.
  • Oversight Authority won't function. Oversight Authority won't function.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that they can different levels of tests that they can give<01:30:29.520> and<01:30:29.760>
  • going to make it functional. going to make it functional.
  • They have test areas where they're running some income verification software.
  • They have test areas where they're running some income verification software.
  • They have test uh areas department.
Summary: The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, received an invocation from Dr. Lenon Duncan, and led the pledge of allegiance. Routine business followed, including unanimous consent to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including a governmental affairs representative, a doctor of the day and medical student, a county leadership group, agricultural youth council participants, a former senator’s spouse, and MSMS students. The chamber then took up several appropriations and finance measures. Senate Bill 2189, the transfer bill for state funds and agency budget setup, passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2190 increased the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund minimum balance from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue; supporters said it would strengthen the state’s fiscal position, and it passed by morning roll call after no questions. Senate Bill 2480, a capacity project bill providing $265 million from CAPEX to MDOT for highway projects in Madison and Rankin counties and initial work on Highway 90, was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2832 extended the railroad tax credit repealer to 2029, and Senate Bill 2847 required state and local tax calculations to round to the nearest nickel in response to the federal penny phaseout; both passed by morning roll call. The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2191, which expands the purposes for which municipal use tax funds may be spent to include sidewalk repair and building acquisition/rehabilitation, after questions about municipal and subdivision sidewalks. Senate Bill 2885 created the Mississippi Work and Save Program, a voluntary retirement savings option for small employers and employees, with the sponsor emphasizing that participation is optional and that the program is intended to help workers without access to retirement plans; it passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2834, the omnibus tag bill, and Senate Bill 2838, the omnibus qualified resort area bill, were each amended with committee substitutes and passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate suspended the rules and took up a large block of resolutions and commemorative measures, including sympathy and congratulatory resolutions, arts awards, sports championships, and other recognitions, along with House concurrent resolutions and two House bills designating observances. The transcript ends while the clerk is reading the long list of titles in the block.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (02/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lead testing is another one. You know, there's been lead testing in the news.
  • Ballad was our medical director, was on the news talking about how our rates of testing have started
  • Lead testing is another one. You know, there's been lead testing in the news.
  • You know, there's been lead testing in the news.
  • talking about how our rates of testing talking about how our rates of testing have<02:28:33.399>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session. A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill. DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways. The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/18/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • in a lot of states is tried and tested in a lot of states and<00:32:04.799> the<00:32:04.960>
  • <01:29:52.760> ma'am quickly thank you thank you P test ma'am quickly thank you thank you
  • P test ma'am any<01:29:53.239> questions yes<01:29:57.080> ma'am<01:29:57.280> do
  • that they're um functions like that they're Correctional<01:59:38.719> line<01:59:39.159>
  • Chairman, if I may, when it talks about new evidence, it does say, you know, forensic testing, a new
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 18th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • when we did that yes what is the interest earned on the ESF then so there's a on the what we call the test
  • In Child Protective Services, we have two primary functions. what we call conservatorship workers who
  • So we start with stage one, which is essentially the placement function.
  • And stage two is actually the case management function. So they're visiting the families.
  • So, on slide seven, we really focus on process, how an agency performs. performs its functions rather
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We did notice during that time is that you had all of the different emergency support functions related
  • This is the second-highest recommendation of a fully functional Fire Marshal by the Fire Safety Research
  • This is the second-highest recommendation of a fully functional Fire Marshal by the Fire Safety Research
  • Health Administration function and I'm Health Administration function and I'm just<02:38:58.080> seeing
  • There could be some externalities that need to be controlled and tested out to really show, like, is
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 11th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Predictability and transparency are essential for a well-functioning marketplace by setting clear standards
  • to create barriers for folks casting their ballots, with the implementation of poll taxes, literacy tests
  • I am proud to join advocates. are fine, it's your motor neurons who disappear or become non-functional
  • And then secondly, this notion that form should follow function as it relates to how we identify the
Keywords: 988, house, all