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• The House Committee on Energy Resources will come to order. The time is 9:01.
• The House Committee on Energy Resources will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Darby.
• We're going to hear from experts regarding House Bill 48 and House Bill 2663, two priority pieces of
• I think that's part of **House Bill 48**—creating that central database.
• The Chair closes testimony on the implementation of House Bill 48.

Committee: House Energy Resources

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• For House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1870.
• House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1870.
• I move that the House concur in House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1866.
• House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution 115.
• from Warren for a motion on House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3068 and

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• prepare, within the first 30 days of the legislative session, an annual report and present it to the House
• and Senate committees to be chosen by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• For our next standing agenda item, I will give the Senate and House Sergeant-at-Arms an opportunity to
• I think this is just to their house.
• </c> will give the Senate and House will give the Senate and House Sergeant-at-Arms<00:09:42.480><c>
• From the House, our focus continues to be session and the security of it.
• From the House, our focus continues to be session and the security of it.

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Summary: The Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met on April 20, 2026, with a quorum present and adopted the January 13, 2026 minutes. The chair thanked the State Patrol, sergeants-at-arms, and capital security officers for their work during the session, and noted that the committee’s earlier recommendations were reflected in Governor’s Executive Order 2602, including weapon screening at the State Capitol. The chair also said the committee’s annual report included recommendations for bonding, policy, and budget changes, and expressed hope the legislature would act on them. Department of Public Safety and State Patrol officials reported that implementation of weapon screening had gone well overall and said they were continuing to gather feedback for improvements. Colonel Bogayevich said that since the start of session, 121,598 people had been screened at the Capitol’s entrances, 548 permits were verified, and 52 prohibited items were turned away. Examples of prohibited items included knives, a camping/marshmallow skewer, and a screwdriver; no firearms were found in the Capitol building. She also said the busiest day produced a wait of about 15 to 17 minutes, and that staffing was adjusted to handle larger groups such as school tours. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms reported that 49,277 people had come through Senate screening as of the previous Friday, including 196 concealed carry permits, and that 2,359 people had entered the West Gallery to observe Senate proceedings. He also said some Senate building access doors had been reduced to direct traffic and that an audit of key card access had begun. The House Deputy Chief Sergeant-at-Arms reported about 1,400 people had been screened for the House gallery, and noted that an NCSL visitor from Oregon would shadow House security staff to learn from Minnesota’s approach. Members from both bodies praised the professionalism of security staff and said the added trooper presence made members and the public feel safer. No members of the public signed up to testify, so the public comment period closed without testimony. The meeting adjourned after the chair reiterated that the goal of the security measures was to allow visitors, members, and public servants to participate safely.

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• Next up we have House File 3785, Representative DePauw.
• I will move the A11 amendment to House File 3785. All those in favor signify by saying I. I.
• The motion is that House File 3785 be referred to the general register as amended.

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Summary: The committee took up House File 3785, a bill from Representative DePauw dealing with classification issues for electric bicycles and electric motorcycles. DePauw said the bill responds to concerns raised by a constituent, the Department of Public Safety, insurance companies, and law enforcement about the lack of a clear category for electric motorcycles and the need for clearer rules on where these vehicles may be used and how accidents and liability are handled. Several members spoke in support of the bill’s safety and education benefits, while also noting that the issue is still evolving and may need further work before final passage. The committee first considered and adopted the DePauw A11 amendment, described as a technical amendment to allow the Department of Natural Resources to use appropriated money or license-fee revenue for signage. Fiscal staff explained that the DNR has a $30,000 cost and $32,000 in offsetting revenue in a special revenue fund, but cannot access that revenue without a direct appropriation, making the amendment necessary. Representative Frazier noted the bill still needs additional work and confirmed with DePauw that further changes would be made before the bill reaches the floor. After discussion, including comments about the growing use of e-bikes by seniors, people with disabilities, commuters, and families, the committee voted to advance House File 3785 as amended. The motion to refer the bill to the general register passed on a voice vote, with no opposition recorded.

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• <01:06:58.120><c> amendment</c><01:06:58.720><c> 2026</c> House amendment 2026 House amendment 2026 um
• ,</c> the Senate and handed to the House, the Senate and handed to the House, I<01:23:24.280><c> I</c
• </c><01:36:43.840><c> of</c> three members of the House of three members of the House of Representatives
• </c> Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Summary: Division Three of the Finance Committee met in work session on April 20, 2026, to consider Senate Bills 481, 603, and 663, with the discussion focused primarily on SB 481, relative to the sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center property. The chair explained that the bill was advisory only and that the committee’s recommendations would go to full Finance on April 27. For SB 481, members reviewed conflicting provisions in the prior budget law about whether sale proceeds should go to the general fund or the Youth Development Center Claims and Administration Settlement Fund, and the bill was described as a compromise that would direct proceeds to the general fund before June 30, 2027, and to the settlement fund after that date. It was noted that the settlement fund had originally received about $20 million and had roughly $10 million remaining. The committee also received an extensive update from DCYF Director Marie Noonan on the new Youth Development Center in Hampstead. She reported that construction remained on schedule, with major structural and interior work complete, substantial completion expected in late summer or early fall 2026, and occupancy anticipated in early 2027. The presentation highlighted the facility’s design features, including single-occupancy bedrooms, sensory rooms, an education wing, medical and clinical suites, visitation space, a gym, and multiple outdoor courtyards, all intended to support a trauma-informed setting. Members asked about the facility’s funding, square footage, fencing, and scanner; staff said the building is about 34,000 square feet, funded entirely with federal ARPA state recovery funds to date, and that the scanner is on site but not yet operational pending policy and staff training. Committee members also raised concerns about the facility’s design and security. In response, DCYF said some concrete walls are required for structural and safety reasons, but they are being painted to maintain a brighter environment, and that the fencing will be about 15 feet high with privacy netting because the campus is shared with Hampstead. Officials said the new facility is legislatively limited to a maximum of 12 youth, while the current center can house 12 to 18, and emphasized that courts ultimately determine placements. No votes or final actions were taken during the work session.

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• Okay, assuming that it's 10:00 a.m., I would like to open a work session on House Bill 592.
• Well, I'm going to close the work session on House Bill 592.
• And I will close out the executive session on House Bill 592.
• I've been saying House Bill; these are Senate bills.
• So I'd like to open a House session—an executive session on Senate Bill 600.

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Summary: The committee held a work session on House Bill 592, which concerns regional conservation and energy resources planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors, and a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program to another authority. Jason Stock of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association said his group was fine with the bill as printed, especially after Senate language clarified that habitat stronghold designations are for information gathering and not regulatory purposes. Ted Diers of the Department of Environmental Services strongly supported the bill’s Winnipesaukee River Basin provisions, saying the state’s role in operating the wastewater system is outdated and that the communities are now capable of taking more control; he also supported creating a higher-level engineering/director position to oversee aging infrastructure and help manage a possible transition. Committee members asked about the facility’s location, capacity, costs, staffing, the possibility of private operation, the commission’s membership, and whether the six-month study timeline was realistic. Diers said there would be no state savings beyond administrative time, that the communities already pay the costs, and that a report in six months should provide useful next steps even if it would not resolve everything. The chair closed the work session on HB 592 and announced a brief recess before later action, while a member indicated interest in proposing an amendment to change the commission’s membership.

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• I also oversee the California Educational Facilities Authority that's housed also under the treasurer

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• She was housed at both of our female institutions.
• She was housed at both of our female institutions, and so I was able to see firsthand what the impact
• So we're looking at the housing. We're looking at a lot of those things.
• to interview those individuals in a private setting so that we can make necessary arrangements to house
• such as not necessarily putting the victim or the, excuse me, the perpetrator into RHU restricted housing

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• Holly, for many days, news with like-house public affairs on behalf of Abundant Housing, Los Angeles,
• I appreciate... ...housing issues.
• , but housing ownership opportunities.
• SB 35 has been a boon to affordable housing over the past eight years, producing more than 20,000 housing
• Again, Holly Fermini to his is the White House public affairs on behalf of Abundant Housing Los Angeles

Committee: House Natural Resources

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• When this debt goes to collections, it can damage credit for years, making it harder to secure housing
• Nobody wins from a foreclosure on a disaster-damaged, uninhabitable house.
• We left Los Angeles the day after our house burned down and moved to Tennessee to live with family.
• The Federal Housing Finance Agency does not prohibit forbearance beyond 12 months for loans backed by
• But the questions are: in the meantime of the forbearance, I have an impound on my house, and so how

Committee: House Banking and Finance

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• Are you here in the house, St. Francis? Let's get you back to the rear of the chamber, St. Francis.
• House Resolution 97 by Assembly Member Schultz and others, relative to the Armenian Genocide.
• House Resolution 99 by Assembly Member Soria and others relative to California Agriculture Day.
• This body is not focused on gas prices, electricity prices, housing prices, almost every other.
• Lackey seconds that this House stands adjourned.

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Committee: House Rules

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• And then once there's a housing project that's in compliance with that zoning code, that housing project
• We talk about it with housing.
• housing law.
• As compared to factory-built housing, factory-built housing is regular housing built in components in
• As compared to factory-built housing, factory-built housing is regular housing built in components in

Committee: House Transportation

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• Affordable housing projects lose crucial and extremely limited affordable housing dollars by paying for
• Tisha Watts with the California Housing Partnership, proud co-sponsor, and also in support of Housing
• Where would you house them?
• Where would you suggest the federal government house all of these detainees?
• So very specifically, where would we house all these people?

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

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• All those in favor of adopting the House Committee amendment 0.03H, signify by saying aye.
• I now move that House Committee's sub-ending in 0.06C be adopted. All those in favor say aye.
• House Committee's substitute ending in 0.06C has been adopted.
• I now move that we vote House Committee sub for Senate Bill 1092. Do pass. Any discussion?
• You vote a House Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1092. Do pass.

Committee: House Emerging Issues

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• We have added a House Committee substitute for... ...a House Committee substitute for House Bill 3383
• It came out of the House Committee last week. The House Committee.
• I now move the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1728, House Bills 2161 and 1830, being carried
• I now move House Bill 2506. I name the House Bill 2506.
• for House Bill 2693.

Committee: House Rules - Legislative

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• That's why I want to express my agreement with the Senate and House Committee's recommendations on this
• </c> agreement with the Senate and House agreement with the Senate and House Committee's<00:09:05.680
• This is your joint committee of House Higher Education as well as Education.
• This is your joint committee of House Higher Education as well as Education.
• And for your House Committee on Education, same recommendation. on SCR 112 SD1.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on SCR 78, which urges the Department of Education to strengthen natural health education and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum. The Department of Education said it supported the intent and had offered technical amendments to scaffold the curriculum by grade level. The Commission on the Status of Women and several advocates, including students and Ma'i Movement Hawaiʻi, testified in support, describing gaps in menstrual health education, stigma, and the need for more inclusive, age-appropriate instruction. No opposition was heard, and the chair moved on after no questions from members. The committee then took up SCR 194, urging the Department of Education to meet the criteria to recognize cheerleading as a Title IX sport. The Department supported the measure, noting recent expansion of girls flag football and surfing as recognized sports and saying cheerleading would create additional opportunities for students. The Commission on the Status of Women also supported the resolution, saying it could improve participation, resource allocation, and representation for female students. No opposition or further action was recorded in the excerpt. Finally, the committee discussed SCR 195, requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education to revise graduation requirements to include a standalone financial literacy course. The Board of Education and Department of Education both supported the intent but cautioned against a one-size-fits-all mandate, emphasizing school-level flexibility, existing stand-alone and online options, and the requirement that the class of 2030 must complete financial literacy before graduation. Hawaii Kids Can supported the resolution while raising questions about equity, access, quality, and how different delivery models compare; it also asked for more information on community survey data. Committee members questioned the department and board about asynchronous versus in-person instruction, standards, and how the requirement would be tracked in the personal transition plan. No vote or final action was taken in the provided portion of the meeting.

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• Have been working with DS and Charl Commissioner Arling House on the final cost as we get through that
• Charl have been working with DS uh and Charl Commissioner<00:30:42.960><c> Arling</c><00:30:43.279><c> House
• c><00:30:43.520><c> on</c><00:30:43.679><c> the</c><00:30:43.760><c> final</c> Commissioner Arling House
• on the final Commissioner Arling House on the final cost<00:30:44.559><c> um</c><00:30:44.880><c> as
• therapeutic</c><01:14:26.000><c> cannabis</c> Last year, we had a therapeutic cannabis day at the State House

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Summary: The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee met on April 17 and approved the prior meeting minutes, then set its next meeting for May 29 at 9:30 a.m. Members also discussed a New Futures effort to collect questions about Medicaid changes and post answers as an FAQ, with a preference that the FAQ live on New Futures’ website rather than the state website. The commissioner’s office said it would coordinate responses and that the issue is still evolving. The main presentation was an HHS update focused on the state public health laboratory and its work during Public Health Lab Week. Officials reviewed the lab’s history, its biosafety functions, and its role in disease prevention, food safety, preparedness, and response. They highlighted mosquito surveillance for eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile virus, and Jamestown Canyon virus, noting that the lab tested more than a quarter million mosquitoes last year and that mosquito testing helps provide early warning for local public health decisions. They also discussed rabies testing, saying New Hampshire’s lab is the only one in the state that performs it, that rabies is fatal once symptoms begin, and that the work is preventable through early prophylaxis. Members asked about federal funding cuts, water testing, and whether CDC changes to rabies testing would affect New Hampshire. The department said it had been affected by an $80 million federal clawback but was managing through other funds and staff reassignments; for the water lab, temporary staff had been hired to continue swimming-area testing. Officials said the state remains able to handle rabies testing and that federal changes would mainly affect areas without similar services. They also answered questions on Jamestown Canyon virus, saying New Hampshire had one human case in 2025 and three in 2024, compared with zero West Nile cases in 2025 and one in 2024, and that weather and protective measures influence mosquito-borne disease levels. Additional questions covered biosafety levels, cyanobacteria coordination with the Department of Environmental Services, and the Brown Building flood mitigation, which was described as about halfway complete with a hoped-for reopening of the west side by June.

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• Then how does the individual learn that they've opted in to get a housing referral and the housing agency
• </c><00:58:36.080><c> referral</c><00:58:36.960><c> and</c> to get a housing referral and to get a housing
• </c> a a user or an employee at a housing a a user or an employee at a housing agency<00:59:23.200><c
• But that'll be the State House. So, we're not at the State House.
• </c> House. So, we're not at the State House. House. So, we're not at the State House.

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Summary: The committee first approved the March 20 minutes and then adopted the remainder of the consent calendar, after removing two items for separate discussion. On item 26071, members questioned a $95,000 DoubleTree Manchester contract for a two-day conference. Department staff said the hotel was the only bidder, the conference typically draws more than 500 attendees, most of the cost is food offset by registration fees, and attendees pay their own lodging except for presenters. The committee then approved the item. On item 26068, members asked for clearer reporting on remaining federal funds in continuing items. DHHS said about $10.3 million remained as of February 28, 2026, and agreed to provide the original award amounts and a reconciliation later. The committee approved the item. The committee then took up a DHHS transfer item for the developmental disability system, where officials said projected costs had risen because of delayed pandemic-era billings, new individuals entering the system, and higher individual service budgets. They said the budget was built on older assumptions, that carryforward funds had fallen from about $94 million to $72 million, and that the transfer would not affect lapse because it shifts general funds while federal Medicaid funds are accepted in return. The item was adopted. The committee also approved a hiring request and then a late Corrections item tied to overtime and recruitment. Corrections officials said the department is about 50% staffed for corrections officers, typical overtime is an eight-hour shift, inmate populations are beginning to rise again, and the department is using academy blitzes, out-of-state recruiting, targeted advertising, and a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid after academy completion and one year of service. Senator Gray said the late item was intended to help reduce a larger request expected in June, and the committee adopted the item. Finally, members questioned DHHS item 26074 on the New Hampshire Care Connection system and its interoperability with provider and managed care systems. DHHS said the system already has SMART on FHIR integration, single sign-on, and deeper integration options, and that managed care organizations are working with the contractor on use cases and data exchange. Officials said the project has been multi-phase, including the 988 crisis-response migration, privacy/security work, a provider network of more than 100 organizations, and a searchable resource portal managed by Granite United Way. They said the closed-referral solution is funded largely with Medicaid federal funds and is planned to continue in the base budget, not the rural health grant. The discussion ended without further action noted in the excerpt.