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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture committee considers HF653 2/17/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is in the talking about MC.
  • </c> applied for a business loan um I was in applied for a business loan um I was in my<00:03:58.400>
  • </c> would be cons or maybe I'll put this in would be cons or maybe I'll put this in the<00:10:22.640
  • </c> know what the definition for in know what the definition for in Minnesota<00:10:50.760><c> but</
  • crops in urban areas.
Keywords: 1183, house
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - 2026-03-25 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the budget that was presented uh back in January um has much of it in the budget today.
  • </c> and uh makes essential investments in and uh makes essential investments in health<00:02:51.000>
  • </c> anything uh in the following year. anything uh in the following year.
  • the uh in a bill a couple years that in the uh in a bill a couple years ago<00:10:36.160><c> and</c>
  • Please stay in the chamber. We'll be preparing for the um... stay in the chamber.
Keywords: 926, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Safeguarding human intelligence and employment in labor displacement HF4369 Mar 17th, 2026

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe that was in my head.
  • Maybe that was in my head.
  • </c> doubling in capacity every seven months. doubling in capacity every seven months.
  • that um in uh uh in um in 12 months and that um in uh uh in um in 12 months and 14<00:10:16.240><c> months
  • </c><00:12:25.920><c> secret</c><00:12:26.320><c> in</c> this is being developed in secret in this is
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I thought I sent in testimony. I think it was late, but I'm pretty sure it got in.
  • </c> was late, but I'm pretty sure it got in. was late, but I'm pretty sure it got in.
  • And then Christy Martin in Thank you. And then Christy Martin in person. person. person.
  • I saw her in the hallway. Let thank you. I saw her in the hallway.
  • </c> Department of Agriculture in person. Mr. Department of Agriculture in person. Mr. Gates.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Transcript Highlights:
  • for work, leveraging Fair Share funding in partnership with the Executive Office of Education and additional
  • The racial wealth gap in Massachusetts is grounded in complex history, of course, and it manifests in
  • The racial wealth gap in Massachusetts is grounded in complex history, of course, and manifests in a
  • We do our own dashboards, so to speak, in terms of what's happening in real time in Massachusetts.
  • Are there any in existence currently in Massachusetts that any institution is still in play?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the fourth in a series on federal impacts on racial equity. Chair Bud Williams and Chair Miranda opened by emphasizing that no bills were being heard and that the committee would instead take testimony from invited witnesses; public written testimony was also accepted. The chairs and witnesses repeatedly cited long-standing wealth disparities affecting Black and brown communities, including homeownership, wages, business ownership, and access to capital, and linked those disparities to federal policy changes, housing, education, health care, and workforce development. Administration officials testified first. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones described persistent labor market disparities, including higher unemployment for Black and Latino residents, lower median hourly wages, and underemployment among degree holders, and highlighted state efforts such as ESOL-for-work funding, workforce training grants, MassHire career centers, skills-based hiring, and the state equity dashboards. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiami Mahania argued that poverty drives poor health, not the reverse, and said wealth gaps contribute to chronic disease, maternal health inequities, medical debt, and shorter life expectancy; she pointed to the Advancing Health Equity Massachusetts initiative, a health care affordability working group, and the governor’s push to bar medical debt from credit reporting. Assistant Secretary Juan Vega of EOED focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing technical assistance grants, founder support programs, place-based investment, the Business Front Door, and the need to broaden access to contracts, capital, and business growth opportunities. Committee members pressed the panel on the effects of the federal “big beautiful bill” on households, especially single-parent and Black women-led households, and on whether the state could develop more timely data systems instead of relying on federal numbers. Officials said the impacts were still being monitored, but warned that Medicaid and SNAP changes would likely hit lower-income households and community institutions hard. Members also asked about unions and apprenticeships, microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, pay equity, and degree inflation; the administration said registered apprenticeships and skills-based hiring are key tools, and noted that wage equity reporting is still in its early stages. Later testimony from BECMA’s Nicole O’Bean stressed that tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital gaps, and federal funding cuts are constraining Black-owned businesses and inclusive procurement, while Gastón Institute researchers described severe Latino homeownership and rent burdens, educational inequities, and the need for housing, labor, and education policy changes to close the wealth gap.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the last thing that I will say is that we share the concern about safety and fairness in women's
  • </c><00:39:42.480><c> Um</c> fairness in women's sports. Um fairness in women's sports.
  • safety and fairness issues and privacy issues here in New Hampshire.
  • not result in safety and fairness<00:41:17.440><c> issues</c><00:41:17.839><c> and</c><00:41:18.319><
  • </c> in con uh in in Conway, New Hampshire. in con uh in in Conway, New Hampshire.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Senator Ward said the bill is intended to help parents, teachers, and school staff recognize early symptoms such as thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and weight loss so children can be referred for care before they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. He noted that a newer blood test can identify some children at risk earlier than in the past. Members asked how people would be directed to the website, and Ward said the information would be posted online and also distributed in handouts, with school personnel helping spread awareness. He emphasized the bill is informational only and not a diagnostic or treatment tool. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives from the Dartmouth Diabetes Link and students with type 1 diabetes who described delayed diagnoses, emergency hospitalizations, and the difficulty of having symptoms misunderstood as stress, athletics, or normal teenage changes. They said the bill could help parents, teachers, and peers recognize warning signs earlier and reduce the risk of life-threatening ketoacidosis. One witness noted that New Hampshire ranks high in childhood type 1 diabetes, and another said even a single person seeing the information could make a difference. A retired diabetes educator and state representative also testified in support. The hearing on SB 102 was then closed. The committee then opened the hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school sports teams to be designated as male, female, or co-ed, bar biological males from female-designated teams and locker rooms, and create a cause of action for violations. Senator Avard said the bill responds to constituent concerns and is meant to protect fairness, safety, and privacy for biological females. In questioning, he said girls could still play on boys’ teams, but boys could not play on girls’ teams, and he said he would be open to changes. Opponents, including an attorney from LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, argued the bill is substantially the same as a law passed the previous year that was already challenged in federal court and found likely unconstitutional under equal protection and Title IX; they urged the committee to mark it inexpedient to legislate. The transcript cuts off before any committee vote or further action on SB 211.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • They were the leader in three in the mid to early 2000s. 2010, and now they're leading in 57.
  • in Nevada.
  • I have no problems with that sense of fairness, but I do ask, as we go through this, that we keep in
  • Is it fair to assume you would like every student in America to have the resources they need to be successful
  • Would that be a fair way to say it? No. No, I mean, I'm just reading this in the New York Times.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 1, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pam Bondi in 2012. I've lived in Florida since 1963. I've lived in Florida since 1963.
  • Then lastly, in the case of Florida, cloud seeding is a disaster mitigation tool, right?
  • that are going on in Walton County, 210 tourists that visited our area in... ...in Walton County. 210
  • was in.
  • And then we have Herbert Gibson, waves in support. We are in debate. Members, we are in debate.
Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee took up eight bills focused on water policy, coastal resilience, environmental regulation, beaches, wildlife funding, and carbon sequestration. HB 7001 preserved the public-record exemption for site-specific location information on endangered and threatened species before its scheduled repeal, and it was reported favorably 16-0. H.R. 661, expressing support for a “one-water” approach to the state water supply, drew discussion about whether it implied centralized control; an amendment aligning the resolution with Senate language was adopted, and the resolution passed 16-0 with a committee substitute. The committee also advanced HB 1345 on infrastructure and resiliency, which after a strike-all amendment authorized DEP to procure coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships and use incentives such as revenue-sharing, expedited permitting, public engagement, and workforce training; it passed 16-0. HB 477 on weather modification was substantially amended to return to current statute and add a $10,000 fine for failing to obtain a permit; the bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against weather modification and cloud seeding, and it passed as amended with a committee substitute. HB 6043, repealing the 2018 customary-use beach statute affecting Walton County, prompted testimony about beach access, tourism losses, and private property rights; it passed 17-0. The committee then approved CS for HB 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds and allowing use of the non-game wildlife trust fund for law enforcement and coordination with related agencies and landowners; it passed 17-0. HB 1169 revised water management district planning, budgeting, reporting, and procurement practices, including restrictions on lobbyist funds and updated project preference rules; two amendments were adopted and the bill passed 16-0. Finally, HB 1063 created a task force to study carbon sequestration and related ecosystem services in Florida’s natural and agricultural lands and waters; after amendments removing a fiscal component and clarifying voluntary participation and property-rights protections, it passed 15-2. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • An estimated $45 million is available in resiliency or mitigation grant funding.
  • in on budget.
  • in front of me, I think somewhere in the neighborhood, and I don't think I have the actual budget in
  • We rolled that program out: $400 million in mitigation monies that we have available.
  • We rolled that program out: $400 million in mitigation monies that we have available now, starting this
Summary: The Economic Development Budget Subcommittee received a lengthy presentation from Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, on disaster costs, recovery operations, sheltering, and major capital projects. He reviewed the 2024 hurricane season impacts from Debby, Helene, and Milton, explaining how FEMA public assistance and state reimbursement work, how cost shares can shift from 75/25 to 90/10 after a federal threshold is reached, and how Florida uses prior storm data and inflation to estimate recovery costs. He also described the state’s faster reimbursement timelines, crediting legislative investments in technology and digital field documentation, and said the division is working to reduce disaster closeout timelines from decades to about seven years. Members asked about debris removal, FEMA de-obligations, local preparedness, and whether regional shelters or co-located emergency operations centers could be used more efficiently. Guthrie said debris assistance is complicated and should generally remain tied to local contracts and planning, though the state will help fiscally constrained communities when needed. He explained de-obligations as FEMA clawing back previously approved funds after later review, and said Florida’s FROC program is helping local governments reduce those risks through standardized documentation, procurement review, and training. He also urged more mandatory emergency-management training for local and state officials and cautioned against weakening the FEMA 50% rule for rebuilding damaged structures. Guthrie provided updates on the new central Florida warehouse in Auburndale and the new State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. He said the warehouse will improve logistics, include cold and ultra-cold storage, and be run by a private vendor with virtual inventory tracking, while the new EOC is designed for Category 5 conditions and expanded partner capacity. He acknowledged budget pressures that reduced the size of the EOC project and said an additional IT request was needed because those costs were not originally included. The meeting ended with praise for FDEM’s work and no votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Oct 15th, 2025

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • That has ended up with investments in HyperGator, its investments in faculty.
  • So an example of the way that the districts are mitigating this is by being able to invest in technologies
  • In terms of the research, In terms of the research in the space, there is a lot of research.
  • So it really keys in on the standards being met in the state of Florida.
  • things they're taught in the summers in their classrooms.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met to hear a panel discussion on artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Dr. Maya Israel of the University of Florida gave an overview of AI literacy, the benefits of AI for personalized learning and teacher support, and the risks involving data privacy, overreliance, hallucinations, and misuse. She described the Florida K-12 AI Task Force, which published statewide guidance in March and is now providing professional development, case studies, surveys, and resources for teachers and families. She also noted that teacher preparation programs and microcredentials are being developed, but there is not yet a statewide baseline standard for teacher AI training. Superintendents Van Ayers of Hillsborough County and Kevin Hendrick of Pinellas County described district policies and implementation efforts. Hillsborough adopted an AI governance policy, created an implementation guide, and set rules barring generative AI use for students in pre-K through 7th grade while allowing limited, teacher-approved use for older students with district-vetted tools. Pinellas emphasized digital responsibility, parent transparency, data-use agreements, and a governance process for approving tools. Both districts said AI is being used for lesson planning, tutoring, reading-level adjustments, scheduling, and other administrative tasks, but they do not yet have reliable evidence that AI is improving academic performance. They also discussed teacher training, stipends, and certification efforts, including partnerships with universities and vendors such as Microsoft, Google, Magic School, and Gemini. Drew Allen of FSU Inspire offered an industry-focused perspective, arguing that AI is not new but that education must adapt more quickly to industry needs. He described Inspire’s workforce and research mission, its AI and robotics training for teachers, and the need to build teacher comfort and confidence through incentives and applied training. Committee members raised concerns about student dependence on AI, academic integrity, mental health, moral decision-making, data privacy, and whether schools should return to more paper-based testing. The panel generally agreed that AI should be used with strong guardrails, human oversight, and a balance between technology use and traditional learning. No legislation was considered, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted without objection.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 23rd, 2026

Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not in order. We're going to move forward in sign-in order.
  • Fuel mitigation areas in the bill would be an SRA, or state responsibility area.
  • But again, we're still in conversations because disaster sites, as you've said, disaster and mitigation
  • So in the mitigation zone, it's going to be anyone—if you contract someone to clear your home, that contractor
  • In fact, whether you're bringing the oil in, if you're bringing the oil in and you have to...
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • area that we can see in our state and in our nation.
  • can do in our state.
  • We have failures in Hawaii and failures in Texas where resources were built, and in both of those cases
  • We have failures in Hawaii and failures in Texas where resources were built, and in both of those cases
  • We have most of our testifiers in remote; a couple are here in person.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Next is a pool project in excess of 1 million pursuant to the authority in the budget bill.
  • Next is a pool project in excess of $1 million pursuant to the authority in the budget bill.
  • </c> while we're still here in the meeting. while we're still here in the meeting.
  • depreciation in the system in<00:20:48.720><c> its</c><00:20:48.960><c> entirety.
  • ><c> were</c><00:30:08.399><c> in</c><00:30:08.559><c> meetings</c> &gt;&gt; they were in they were in
Summary: The committee met without a quorum for much of the meeting, so several agenda items were initially heard only for information. Early updates included six informational reports, such as an Auditor of Public Accounts compliance examination with no findings, university equipment and allocation reports, school district bond issuances, Western Kentucky University’s planned public-private partnership housing redevelopment, and quarterly Kentucky Communications Network Authority reports. Members then questioned WKU officials about the P3 housing project, including the number of RFQ responses, property tax responsibility, ownership of the student life foundation, and the status of repairs to residence halls. WKU said the foundation has owned the property since 2000, one hall would be razed or demolished at the end of the academic year, and repairs to the other two were expected to be completed by fall 2027. The committee also heard a Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources acquisition project for Mount River Farms in Wayne County and a Department of Corrections roof replacement project at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, but no votes were taken until a quorum was later established. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and four grant reallocations, including loan increases for Adair County Water District and the City of Harlan, new loans for Litchfield, Louisa, Southeastern Water Association, and Flatwoods, and grant reallocations under the Cleaner Water Program. Members asked about Harlan’s 30-year term and special condition requiring a revenue increase; KIA explained the longer term is reserved for disadvantaged communities and that the condition was meant to reinforce standard debt coverage requirements, while depreciation is reviewed but not included in cash-flow calculations. After a recess, Senator Thomas arrived and a quorum was reached. The committee approved the prior minutes and then took a consolidated vote on the action items, which passed. The final items included a Kentucky Economic Development Authority revenue bond refunding for CommonSpirit Health, several Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit and single-family bond issuances, a Western Kentucky University bond issuance, and SFCC debt issues. Members discussed the housing transactions, noting they are developer-financed and not subject to a traditional bidding process, and expressed concern about whether the process could produce more units for the same amount of money. The meeting adjourned after all information items were approved and the next meeting date was announced.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • in particularly in my um when we look in particularly in my section<00:04:42.000><c> of</c><00:04:42.160
  • </c> What what is there in the application? What what is there in the application?
  • work in that exact area.
  • last year in Wyoming.
  • </c> provided in Wyoming statute 21-8-115. provided in Wyoming statute 21-8-115.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 31st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, just said, starting in September, early in September, in the process and working through,
  • In Article 2, when you put money in there, it is usually in an entitlement program.
  • You and I were in the House in 2007.
  • in fiscal year 26 and 9,804 children in fiscal year 27.
  • But in the meantime, they have to stay in jail.
Bills: SB27, SB1494, SB2121, SB2373, SB2431, SB1, SB8, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB37, SB260, SB268, SB331, SB379, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1405, SB1506, SB1540, SB1566, SB1610, SB1637, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2308, SB2337, SB2601, SB2753, SB2878, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB4, HB40, HB46, HB119, HB145, HB300, HB493, HB705, HB1545, HB2011, HB2017, HB2067, HB2516, HB2885, HB2963, HB2974, HB3071, HB3372, HB3556, HB3595, HB3642, HB3909, HB5138, HB5246, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3045, SB3071, HB796, HB1523, HB5294, HB748, HB3395, HB180, HB3171, HB146, HB5596, HB5694, HB1135, HB3225, HB186, HB1449, HB3793, HB112, HB104, HB3336, HB3520, HB3320, HB5663, HB2399, HB111, HB3483, HB4580, HB3748, HB632, HB4730, HB5690, HB5689, HB3385, HB4359, HB5381, HB123, HB5606, HB1057, HB3664, HCR141, HCR40, HCR59, SR634, SR687, SR703, SR709, SR715, SB1494, SB2121, SB2373, SB2431, HB46, SB1, SB8, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB37, SB260, SB331, SB379, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB763, SB1405, SB1540, SB1566, SB2018, SB2308, SB2337, SB2878, SB3059, HB705, HB2017, HB2067, HB3071, HB3372, HB3556, HB3595, HB3909, HB5246
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (03/04/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, as I walked in, I had a number of things placed in front of me.
  • Um, representation in the in the house.
  • </c><00:54:52.160><c> this</c> interested in how in working with this interested in how in working with
  • ><c> in</c> people that work in these systems in people that work in these systems in order<01:29:10.960
  • in the LA<02:14:14.239><c> in</c><02:14:14.560><c> 2025</c> LA in 2025 LA in 2025 that<02:14:16.480>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 15th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Commonwealth in a law that was passed in previous sessions, around Article 97 in the constitutional
  • issue learned that establishing a plan for sanitation in addition to using safe mitigation solutions
  • issue learned that establishing a plan for sanitation in addition to using safe mitigation solutions
  • in the bill.
  • So in the case of Opinion of the Justices in 1943, the courts in fact said that a saving clause cannot
Keywords: 1212, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a case of it that we hear, and we put some provision in there to make sure that this has mitigated
  • This is a case of it that we hear, and we put some provision in there to make sure that this has mitigated
  • This is a case of it that we hear, and we put some provision in there to make sure that this has mitigated
  • This is a case of it that we hear, and we put some provision in there to make sure that this has mitigated
  • This is a case of it that we hear, and we put some provision in there to make sure that this has mitigated
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bledsoe, would create a Right of Publicity Act to prohibit unauthorized commercial use of a person’s unclothed likeness, including for living and deceased individuals, while carving out exemptions for artistic and news-related uses. Bledsoe said the bill is intended to address privacy, dignity, and AI-generated image misuse, and noted she may offer a floor amendment to address concerns from broadband and internet providers. Sen. Thomas supported the bill but questioned the 10-year duration, and Bledsoe said that timeframe was somewhat arbitrary. The committee voted 8-0 to pass SB 7 with favorable expression to the floor. Senate Bill 130, presented by Sen. Maiden, addressed gift card scams and theft of redemption information. A committee substitute was adopted, and Maiden described the bill as a response to organized retail crime, citing major gift card scams in Louisville and Lexington and explaining how tampered cards are returned to shelves and later drained after purchase. He said the substitute would create clear criminal penalties, make gift card tampering a felony, and add gift card fraud to the credit card fraud statute. Members shared personal experiences with compromised gift cards, and the committee approved SB 130 8-0 with favorable expression. Senate Bill 244, a reorganization cleanup bill presented by Sen. Howell and Attorney General’s office counsel Will Schroer, would complete name and structural changes following the transfer of Administrative Hearings and Child Support from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Attorney General’s office and align the bill with prior data privacy legislation. The committee voted 9-0 to send SB 244 to the floor with favorable expression. Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Smith, drew extended discussion about a veteran’s case involving an old misdemeanor/DUI matter and a later warrant or failure-to-appear issue. The witness described being arrested years later despite having rebuilt her life, and senators debated whether the bill’s proposed time limit could create loopholes or affect court procedures; members emphasized that the underlying charge would remain and that the bill was aimed at unserved failure-to-appear warrants. The committee ultimately voted to advance SB 236 with favorable expression, with several members explaining their support while noting concerns about possible future language changes.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/02/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and so you would have to address you have but you know in fairness demand for natural gas has generally
  • know in fairness demand for have but you know in fairness demand for natural<02:00:14.639><c> gas</c>
  • I think in all those states it's fair to say that they have much more aggressive energy efficiency goals
  • hemp, then we can mitigate the most extreme space weather events in our earth's history, such as the
  • hemp, then we can mitigate the most extreme space weather events in our earth's history, such as the
Keywords: 1189, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • In comparison pollution in Lake Tahoe.
  • in a lot of ways in recent months.
  • /c><02:33:49.600><c> in</c><02:33:49.920><c> recent</c> action in a lot of ways in recent action in a
  • </c> in 248 years. in 248 years.