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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we've asked now for a couple of years, and we've prepared studies.
- And I just have one question for you, Madam Forrester, about the Pew Study.
- If you could talk about the Pew Study on wildfire emergency funding. Mr.
- And so have we done any actual studies, or any studies that say what is actually going to cost?
- It's based on that current market study that we're saying $150 million.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a very vigorous process: examination, studying.
- So it's a very vigorous process: examination, studying.
- And in addition to these expert studies, MassArt spent two years studying the issue as an internal committee
- And in addition to these expert studies, MassHex spent two years studying the issue as an internal committee
- Let's not waste it. Thank you. Good afternoon.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing on a wide range of bills affecting law enforcement, corrections, fire services, emergency management, telecommunicators, and sex offender policy. Testimony strongly focused on proposals to restore an education incentive for Massachusetts State Police troopers hired after the Quinn Bill was repealed, with State Police Association witnesses arguing the current system creates unfair pay disparities, hurts recruitment and retention, and leaves newer troopers earning less than some supervisors with the same or less education. They urged favorable reports on H. 2651, S. 1759, and S. 1783. A separate witness also supported H. 2627, a sheriff’s pay-parity bill, while suggesting amendments to avoid distinctions between correction officers and jail officers and warning that the proposal should not be viewed as a funding issue alone.
The committee also heard testimony on public safety and oversight bills. A rape survivor testified in support of S. 1663, arguing that municipal fire or police personnel convicted of sex offenses should not remain in positions of public trust. Senator Miranda testified in support of S. 1723, S. 1724, and S. 1727, which would create correctional officer training/accountability standards, a correctional inspector general, and privileged communication with legislators for incarcerated people; he said the bills respond to misconduct and lack of independent oversight in the Department of Correction. In contrast, the Fire Chiefs Association and Professional Fire Fighters opposed H. 2572/S. 1668/S. 1740 on emergency management, saying the bill was developed without enough collaboration, lacked local-control safeguards, and could undermine incident command and local decision-making during disasters.
Several panels supported other public safety measures. The Fire Chiefs Association and PFFM backed S. 1641 and S. 1744 to create a Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority to help fund fire station and municipal public safety building projects, and supported S. 1647 to implement the Walsh-Kennedy Commission recommendations on hot works and welding safety, including tougher penalties and training requirements. Witnesses also supported H. 2664/S. 1736 to create a hoisting machinery regulations board, saying current licensing standards for heavy equipment are too minimal. Another panel backed H. 2663/S. 1761 to classify 911 telecommunicators as first responders, citing stress, burnout, and the expanding role of dispatchers. Finally, an attorney from CPCS testified in opposition to S. 1752, warning that expanded sex offender residency restrictions would likely increase homelessness, make supervision harder, and raise constitutional concerns based on prior court rulings.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 281 SD1, which would define and prohibit torture as a Class A felony. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, HPD investigators, and other supporters said the bill is needed because existing laws do not adequately capture torture, especially cases involving children and vulnerable persons. Several testifiers emphasized that starvation is a common method of torture that often leaves little visible evidence, and they urged the committee to restore the original starvation language removed from the measure. The Office of the Public Defender said it did not oppose the bill’s purpose but raised concerns that the language was too broad and could create trial issues, particularly around minors and vulnerable people, and suggested narrowing amendments. The chair indicated the testimony had made a strong impression and said the committee would try to move the bill forward.
The committee then heard SB 292 SD1, relating to sexual exploitation and safe harbor protections for survivors seeking medical or law enforcement help. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the measure, noting that a prior version raised equal protection concerns that were no longer present, and said survivors should be able to seek help without fear of prosecution. Written support was also noted from several advocacy and state groups. Testimony in support focused on retaliation fears, trafficking, and the need for manpower and resources to address exploitation and related crimes.
Finally, the committee took up SB 295 SD1, which would increase penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and treat a violation of one as a second offense for the other. The Public Defender’s Office objected to the mandatory jail component, arguing judges should retain discretion and that there was no clear evidence mandatory jail deters violations. The transcript cuts off before any final committee action or vote on SB 295 was recorded.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM-GVO, WAM-WLA Informational Briefings 01-13-2026
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're going to actually time it properly so that we're spending our money properly and not wasting
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properly <00:09:31.400>and <00:09:31.480>not <00:09:32.080>wasting - <00:09:32.520>
it our money properly and not wasting it our money properly and not wasting - <03:27:25.440>
and <03:27:25.560>for you know, for further study and for you know, - If we're talking about another deep monitor well, we could try to scope a study perhaps with someone
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026
Alabama House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- prepared to let all the people know that we're ready to take on another federal lawsuit and once again waste
- We're wasting all of our members' time, and I'm going to go back to that word because everything goes
- We're wasting all of our members' time, and I'm going to go back to that word because everything goes
- Um, but I will say us being here again to do the same things over and over again is, to me, just a waste
- But I will say us being here again to do the same things over and over again is, to me, just a waste
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THIS WASTEFUL BAND ON IDEOLOGICAL COUNTRY FLAGS AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
- NOT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO THEN GOAD LITIGATE AND WASTE MONEY AND RESOURCES FIGHTING A BILL THAT HAS
- THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME, RESOURCES AND ENERGY. THERE IS ANYTHING FLORIDIANS NEED.
- INTEREST IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE PERSONAL CAPITOL BEFORE YOU EXIT OUR POLITICAL SPHERE SO PLEASE STOP WASTING
- TIME, ENERGY AND RESOURCES FOCUS ON THE REAL THING POLITICAL SPHERE SO PLEASE STOP WASTING TIME, ENERGY
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State government committee hears anti-fraud bill, HF2 1/23/25
Transcript Highlights:
- In recent years, and even months, we keep seeing headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse, whether it
- They're tired of waste, fraud, and abuse going on, and it seems like every year we're finding out a new
- They're done with the state of Minnesota and this administration wasting, abusing, and finding fraud
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Summary:
The committee took up House File 2, a bill on mandatory fraud reporting and grant oversight. Representative Davis described the bill as a response to recent fraud scandals and said it would require state agencies to report suspected fraud immediately to law enforcement and legislative leaders, post organizational charts and staff contacts online, require unannounced site visits to verify grant recipients and financial stability, mandate reporting of grant-process violations to supervisors, the commissioner or designee, and the legislative auditor, and suspend or terminate grant agreements when recipients are charged with or convicted of related criminal offenses. He also said the bill’s concepts would apply to nonprofits through grant-making and oversight provisions.
Members asked several clarifying questions about whether reporting obligations were either/or or cumulative, whether whistleblower protections would cover those making reports, and whether contract employees should be included. One member suggested adding language for inspectors general or other appropriate law-enforcement contacts for clarity, and another raised the idea of halting funding immediately when fraud is reported; the author responded that section 10 already provides for immediate suspension upon criminal charges. Representative Joy supported the bill but suggested funding should stop during investigations, and Representative Anderson noted surprise that the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits was listed as an opponent. The author said he was open to considering contract employees and additional wording.
The chair announced the bill would be laid over because a fiscal note was not yet available, stating a commitment not to move bills out of committee without one. He said members could continue refining the bill and that the committee administrator could help contact the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits to seek more detailed concerns. The author closed by emphasizing the bill as a nonpartisan effort to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state spending.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State (10/29/25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So this particular committee did a study, and what's fascinating about their study is they concluded
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Summary:
The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended.
The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal.
The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And it also says they must remain legally authorized to study, but that's... Just a study.
- It says, "enrolls in at least six credit hours in a graduate field of study."
- And in order for us, we don't want to waste resources.
- However, I am aware of studies that prove the opposite effect.
- , and there are numerous studies.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 069 Mar 24th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- behavior has increased, open cases have increased, hours for judicial staffing have increased, and the waste
- behavior has increased, open cases have increased, hours for judicial staffing have increased, and the waste
- behavior has increased, open cases have increased, hours for judicial staffing have increased, and the waste
- The waste in taxpayer dollars has increased.
- There's only seven more Bible studies, so it's time you get in there and start soaking it up.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 29th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- They are being good stewards, working with states to reduce entry points of harmful plastic waste into
- And if that waste that's being so...
- We pay for that, and if that waste is being sold in the park, that's up to everybody's individual license
- provide our state, the access to water that they provide, and all their efforts around recycling and waste
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources met in executive session and first took up House Bill 3193. The committee adopted a House Committee amendment that broadened the bill’s exceptions to include health, safety, and compelling human need, with members discussing access to water and concerns about limiting alternatives in state parks. After rolling the amendment into a substitute, the committee voted the House Committee substitute do pass by an 8-3 roll call vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 3366, sponsored by Representative Michael Burton, which would establish Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day. Burton described the history and growth of Missouri’s black bear population, argued that public education is needed to reduce human-bear conflicts, and suggested practical precautions such as using bear bells, securing food and trash, and not feeding bears. Members asked lighthearted questions about bear encounters, safety, and related wildlife topics, while generally expressing support for awareness and conservation.
No one testified in favor, opposition, or for informational purposes on HB 3366 during the public testimony portion. The hearing on HB 3366 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after finishing its business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the past six years, I have studied and lectured on the U.S. healthcare system at the University
- details of how they're going to spend the money, and unless that's available, she doesn't want to waste
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I <00:36:45.120>I <00:36:45.240>do <00:36:45.360>have waste - I I do have waste the committee's time.
- Uh, sorry, doing my on-the-fly studying for numbers.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Labor and Employment
Transcript Highlights:
- same position for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Green Foothills, and Californians Against Waste
- In policing, rigorous studies including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tenement... yet
- , rigorous studies, including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tempe, find that well-designed
- de-escalation training measurably changes officer behavior in volatile encounters, with some studies
- dashboards and other tools that help students make informed choices about where to enroll, what to study
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But if they're not asking for it, why are we wasting the taxpayers' money?
- It allows for a genetic diversity study to take place to determine a proper size for the herd rather
- Now, while we don't know what the genetic diversity study will determine, at least it will be based on
- peer-reviewed scientific studies rather than just an arbitrary number from a state bureaucracy.
- To say that studies are not being done by the managers, I know that the Tonto Forest Management Plan
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For the past 30 years, we've studied and... documented insurance markets and documented the patterns
- In two recent studies, we used industry data to show that the idea of social inflation or some kind of
- We have studied the insurance cycles for...
- We recently saw a study back in February from the U.S.
- Just enough payment to house Coulter in a subpar nursing home to waste away and die so they could keep
Bills:
HB4806
Keywords:
civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling. Feb 4th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- The HALT Fentanyl Act would significantly loosen restrictions on studying all Schedule I substances,
- As a scholar who has dedicated her professional career to studying and working, Towards constructive
- As someone who studies organized crime, that would be a really bad business decision.
- I believe, just from my own experience back home and studies done back home and surveys done back home
- I had to study this because I don't want more kids to die.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- complete waste of time to spend money and<02:04:33.119>
time <02:04:33.440>charging <02 - This is from the Carsey Center study on exclusionary discipline for New Hampshire.
- That same study in Ohio found that the urban districts, their big cities, were locked out because the
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That <02:45:32.160>same <02:45:32.319>study <02:45:32.560>in - That same study in Ohio found schools?
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 086 Part 2 Apr 10th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- important bill to recapture millions and millions of dollars worth of overpayments due to the fraud, waste
- important bill to recapture millions and millions of dollars worth of overpayments due to the fraud, waste
- worth of overpayments due to the dollars worth of overpayments due to the fraud,<00:29:20.559>
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Aug 14th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Lieutenant Vargas, would you characterize the Turquoise Alert as a form of mutual aid, Madam Chair?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 10 years we don't use Actuarial studies 10 years we don't use Actuarial studies that<00:37:56.000
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were the the um the Actuarial studies were the the um the Actuarial studies - The studies had already been done.
- There were studies that captured the 7-day period not paid; those studies existed already, and then we
- back and get a get get an actuary study back and get a get get an actuary study to<01:08:32.319>