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• They achieve those goals by purchasing renewable energy credits.
• They achieve those goals by purchasing.
• They achieve those goals by purchasing<00:52:49.880> renewable<00:52:50.200> energy<00:
• <00:52:51.200> And purchasing renewable energy credits.
• And purchasing renewable energy credits.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, we purchased a whole bundle for every classroom. And you can see they built towers.
• So, we purchased a whole bundle for every classroom. And you can see they built towers.
• So, we purchased a whole bundle for every classroom. And you can see they built towers.
• > whole<01:10:55.360> bundle<01:10:55.760> for purchased a whole the whole bundle
• for purchased a whole the whole bundle for every<01:10:56.320> classroom.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• credit programs for all manner of things from making movies in our state to incentivizing making purchases
• credit programs for all manner of things from making movies in our state to incentivizing making purchases
• credit programs for all manner of things from making movies in our state to incentivizing making purchases
• credit programs for all manner of things from making movies in our state to incentivizing making purchases
• credit programs for all manner of things from making movies in our state to incentivizing making purchases

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Kentucky school choice and innovation, with discussion of the state constitution’s “common schools” requirement and how that has been interpreted alongside newer education models. Chairman Tipton described model laboratory schools, Gatton and Craft Academies, magnet and virtual programs, and said these options show that Kentucky has long expanded opportunity through innovation. He then turned the discussion to Senate Bill 207, which he said was designed to support schools of innovation. Senator Steve West reviewed the history of Kentucky charter schools and explained that SB 207 was modeled on a South Carolina approach. He said the bill allows a local school board to contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, seek waivers from certain state rules, and receive SEEK funding while also allowing outside private investment. He emphasized that the district initiates the process, that the school remains public, and that the bill includes accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school is not performing. Members asked about the difference between SB 207 and the earlier charter school law, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the new model is tied to an existing school rather than a new charter, cannot cherry-pick students, and keeps teachers as district employees. Representative Brown raised concerns that charters and exceptions could leave some children out, especially lower-income students, while West responded that the proposal is intended to expand choice for families who may not otherwise have it and cited examples from other states where similar models improved low-performing schools. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion.

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• have to use one during the school year, they replace it for free, so the school does not have to purchase
• have to use one during the school year, they replace it for free, so the school does not have to purchase
• have to use one during the school year, they replace it for free, so the school does not have to purchase
• <04:14:51.239> to organizations or private parties to organizations or private parties to purchase
• Auto purchase the epinephrine Auto injectors<04:14:55.119> we're<04:14:55.439> requiring

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 hearing took testimony from the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training on the agency’s budget request and operations. He described the agency’s role in setting hiring, education, certification, and discipline standards for police, corrections, probation and parole, and court security officers, and noted that the agency runs the full-time, part-time, corrections, and court security training programs. He also outlined the agency’s staffing, facility, and budget request for FY 2026-27, including a request to keep funding level with the governor’s recommendation while shifting funds to support an IT manager position by defunding a vacant administrative slot. The agency requested several statutory changes in Chapter 106, including clarifying the definition of police misconduct, allowing a temporary member on the Conduct Review Committee, clarifying reporting requirements for misconduct allegations, and codifying the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. The director also reviewed new responsibilities added in recent years, including crisis intervention training, statewide accreditation, the Conduct Review Committee, and increased annual in-service training requirements. He explained that crisis intervention funding is carried in a continuously appropriated, non-lapsing account and that some budget lines were reclassified, including software and janitorial services, to reflect actual spending needs. Members asked about national standards, the different academy tracks, crisis intervention funding, maintenance and contract changes, temporary positions, and the court security training program. The agency said it coordinates with national peers through IADLEST, that the part-time and corrections academies are longstanding programs, and that the new court security academy can be delivered either as a full academy or as in-service training depending on resources. The director also said the agency has been running extra full-time academies because of high vacancy rates, but expects to return to three full-time academies this year, with two corrections academies and one or possibly two part-time academies. He also explained the current approach to misconduct records and public disclosure, saying sustained findings under RSA 106-L are heard by the council and published, replacing the older, less standardized exculpatory list process.

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• It currently says that it could be purchased before the day the child turns one.
• happened on a few occasions is families will come in on the child's first birthday intending to purchase
• the child's first birthday intending on the child's first birthday intending to<02:44:59.200> purchase
• a newborn license and they to purchase a newborn license and they are<02:45:02.399> unable<02
• Every time a hunter or fisherman purchase equipment like guns or ammos, archery or fishing equipment,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, uh, property is separated, purchasing is kind of lumped in, um, or essentially contracts and purchasing
• <00:18:58.240> is<00:18:58.480> kind<00:18:58.640> of is separated, purchasing
• is kind of is separated, purchasing is kind of lumped<00:18:59.039> in<00:18:59.600> um
• 02.320> in<00:19:02.480> with<00:19:02.559> a<00:19:02.720> lot and purchasing
• is lumped in with a lot and purchasing is lumped in with a lot of<00:19:02.960> other<00:19:03.120

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Everybody who is a purchaser of health care will ultimately benefit from this partnership.
• Everybody who<00:59:48.520> is<00:59:48.640> a<00:59:48.720> purchaser<00:59:49.280
• of<00:59:49.400> health<00:59:49.600> care<00:59:50.160> will who is a purchaser
• of health care will who is a purchaser of health care will ultimately<00:59:50.720> benefit<00
• or purchasers of health care. care. care.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• came up, which it came up every single meeting I had, so every one of these folks that came in to purchase
• of these folks that came in to purchase of these folks that came in to purchase an<04:38:43.279>
• one of the wouldbe operators has know one of the wouldbe operators has already<05:16:54.240> purchased
• the<05:16:54.798> machines<05:16:55.200> and<05:16:55.520> not already purchased
• the machines and not already purchased the machines and not installed<05:16:56.320> them<05:16

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note. The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent. The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.

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• This allows a spouse of a retired state employee to purchase benefits through CGI after that retired
• 01:48:04.239> state<01:48:04.560> employee<01:48:05.119> to<01:48:05.360> purchase
• retired state employee to purchase retired state employee to purchase benefits<01:48:06.719>
• provide volunteer emergency services who provide volunteer emergency services to<01:59:52.400> purchase
• tires uh, for their own to purchase tires uh, for their own personal<01:59:55.040> vehicles<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill would allow the ATCs to purchase and use CBD and other hemp-derived non-intoxicating cannabinoids
• This bill would allow the ATCs to purchase and use CBD and other hemp-derived non-intoxicating cannabinoids
• This bill would allow the ATCs to purchase and use CBD and other hemp-derived non-intoxicating cannabinoids
• This bill would allow the ATCs to purchase and use CBD and other hemp-derived non-intoxicating cannabinoids
• This bill would allow the ATCs to purchase and use CBD and other hemp-derived non-intoxicating cannabinoids

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• crime was another big issue that was identified through the survey, and what we've done is we've purchased
• crime was another big issue that was identified through the survey, and what we've done is we've purchased
• crime was another big issue that was identified through the survey, and what we've done is we've purchased
• crime was another big issue that was identified through the survey, and what we've done is we've purchased
• What that would do is create some space for us to allow the purchase of new vehicles, slope mowers, and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.

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• The BLM requires a purchaser of an excess animal to fill out an application and certify that they will
• I always say I'm glad Thomas Jefferson didn't worry about that when he did the Louisiana Purchase because
• I always say I'm glad Thomas Jefferson didn't worry about that when he did the Louisiana Purchase because
• <02:48:35.760> because he uh did the Louisiana purchase because he uh did the Louisiana purchase
• <03:09:04.720> and Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase and Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:55:02.640> or megawws for a single purchaser or megawws for a single purchaser or customer
• And then all load purchases from the market at that market clearing price.
• And then all load purchases<02:26:16.080> from<02:26:16.319> the<02:26:16.560> market
• <02:26:16.960> at<02:26:17.200> that<02:26:17.439> market purchases from the
• market at that market purchases from the market at that market clearing<02:26:18.160> price.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, this bill would increase the age of purchase and possession of kratom from 18 to 21.
• Currently, kratom can be purchased anywhere: convenience stores, gas stations, tobacco shops, and online
• Minnesota has consistently set 21 as the age for purchasing and possessing regulated substances like
• You need an ID to purchase tobacco, to rent an apartment, to open a savings account or bank account,
• <01:55:12.040> You to purchase alcohol. You to purchase alcohol.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Does anything in this bill prohibit parents from purchasing reading materials for their own children
• Does anything in this bill prohibit parents from purchasing reading materials for their own children
• <04:13:24.720> Having<04:13:25.040> considered purchasing program.
• Having considered purchasing program.
• agreements for goods joint purchasing agreements for goods and<04:14:02.800> services.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• On page one and line 14, it says that all flags and appliances purchased by school districts and public
• It does say purchased by school district.
• It does say um purchased by question. It does say um purchased by school<03:55:51.760> district.
• So and when it comes to um purchasing<03:56:07.439> those<03:56:07.680> appliances<03:56
• :08.080> or<03:56:08.319> those purchasing those appliances or those purchasing those appliances

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It is it your belief that because the value of the dollar has decreased that purchasing a $50 ticket
• The Senate had elected to appropriate the funds to make that purchase next year, with the expectation
• next year with the expectation purchase next year with the expectation that<01:23:59.920> the
• This is for the lottery commission relative to the purchase of tickets.
• Uh no difference purchase of tickets.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through a side-by-side of the budget. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre testified that lottery revenues are outperforming prior estimates, projecting a $27 million return to the state this year, up $7 million, and $200 million per year in the next biennium, up $6.5 million per year. He attributed the increase to stronger scratch ticket sales, no negative impact from Massachusetts sports betting, and overall better performance. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher numbers, including the proposed $50 scratch tickets, the effect of inflation, and whether the projections were conservative enough. McIntyre said the $50 ticket could produce modest growth and that the estimates were intentionally cautious. The discussion also covered gaming revenue assumptions for historical horse racing and video lottery terminals, with McIntyre saying the state market is not yet saturated and that future conversions from HHR to VLTs should be net positive for the state. Members also discussed differences between House and Senate revenue numbers for gaming, including machine counts, daily revenue assumptions, and the tax split. The Senate version used higher machine counts and a 31.25% tax rate, with a quarter-point reserved for responsible gaming and the remainder split between charities and the state. The House had used a 30% rate with a different distribution. McIntyre and committee members also reviewed House Bill 2 items affecting Kino hours and local option games of chance, with McIntyre explaining that the bill would expand playing hours and shift towns to an opt-out model. No votes were taken during the lottery discussion, but the committee indicated it would continue refining the revenue model and circulate the spreadsheet used for the estimates. The committee then moved through the HB 1 detail change sheet, accepting several Senate positions and holding others for later. It agreed to a zero-cost realignment in the Department of Safety moving the international fuel tax agreement function from administration to motor vehicles, and it restored eight passenger motor vehicle inspection positions for later discussion in HB 2. The Department of Corrections reorganization was set aside for a later, more detailed discussion. The committee also accepted no-change positions for the Department of Employment Security and agreed to a technical footnote fix in the Judicial Council section. It discussed a new HB 2 item moving contract counsel for involuntary mental health admissions from the judicial branch to the Judicial Council, funded at $100,000 per year, and noted that the public defender funding issue would be revisited when the overall budget picture is clearer. The meeting ended with the committee continuing its review of the remaining pages of the detail change sheet.

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• Uh, I recently made a purchase from an organization I hadn't ever before, and all of a sudden I got,
• And again, I... recently made a purchase from an recently made a purchase from an organization<00:26:
• <00:27:02.480> at<00:27:02.720> from<00:27:02.960> an I made a purchase at an
• purchasing homes and misrepresenting<01:18:01.120> the<01:18:01.360> ability<01:18:01.679
• And you look at the ticket that you purchased in that chair. Did you see that?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• People are not investing their money in purchasing a purebred cat just to let them out.
• People are not investing their money in purchasing a purebred cat just to let them out.
• People are not investing their money in purchasing a purebred cat just to let them out.
• People are not investing their money in purchasing a purebred cat just to let them out.
• People are not investing their money in purchasing a purebred cat just to let them out.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• I think they purchase just under the standard price unless y'all have a separate sales agreement with

Keywords: 1204, all