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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/15/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- consolidated processing plants went down because workers got sick, MDA and others went to all our small
- consolidated processing plants went down because workers got sick, MDA and others went to all our small
- to strengthen our state's local and regional meat processing system, we created a program to help small
- That'd be good to know, and if it's a small amount, that'd be good to know as well.
- Um, that'd be good to know, and if it's a small amount, that'd be good to know as well.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-GVO DEFER, GVO DEFER, GVO-HHS, GVO-PSM, GVO Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I just figured sometimes small business is not going to be able to do some of this. >> No, there
- Um, this measure will apply to an incredibly small group of individuals.
- >
group <00:38:50.000>of an incredibly small group of an incredibly small group of individuals - I didn't receive the small amount of money I earned while working in prison till 3 months after I was
- I receive the small amount of money I earned<00:42:58.400>
while <00:42:58.640>working
Bills:
SB2094
Keywords:
toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted.
The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests.
The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And a small airport like that, this is a pretty costly endeavor, and so they reached out and asked for
- Chair, a community request. do this and a small airport like that do this and a small airport like that
- What I really think of this benefiting are the small towns across Minnesota that have a trunk highway
- really think of this benefiting<00:20:20.720>
are <00:20:21.120>the <00:20:21.520>small - are the small towns across Minnesota<00:20:23.200>
that <00:20:23.520>have <00:20:23.679
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 1st, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We directly oversee your magistrate courts that handle non-felony small claims.
- Is that a big if or a small if? Mr. Chair, Representative, it's an absolute.
- This would be a fairly small fund.
- That they've had in our small district. Mr.
- Most of our counties have one or two small cities.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (06/16/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- So it isn't a small dollar amount.
- So it it isn't a small budget line. So it it isn't a small dollar<01:49:13.199>
amount. - <02:27:19.600>
brain really want to wrap my very small brain really want to wrap my very small - Something else that I one small note.
- of it's because they're really small of it's because they're really small districts<04:39:38.400
Summary:
The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others.
The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years.
A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Division III, non-scholarship small schools, athletes can market themselves now.
- I was a small fish in a small pond, but I had the NCAA versus Alston Supreme Court case passed back when
- Small-school athletes can market themselves now. I was no Larry Bird.
- I was a small fish in a small pond, but I had the NCAA versus Alston Supreme Court case passed back when
- small small employer<03:45:28.560>
fully <03:45:29.199>insured <03:45:30.199>it
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, which would add ski, snowboard, and boat wax containing PFAS to the state’s consumer-product restrictions. The sponsor argued the product is already banned in many places, has PFAS-free alternatives, and is used in ways that can directly contaminate water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and said the bill was a simple extension of prior PFAS legislation. A witness also described a personal experience where a liquid ski wax disappeared from the market and later returned, likely because of PFAS concerns. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167 without a vote.
The committee then opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett said the bill was modeled on New Jersey law and intended to let student-athletes earn compensation from NIL without losing institutional scholarships, while also requiring licensed representation and setting limits on certain endorsements. He described the measure as proactive because NIL rules are evolving and could create conflicts among schools and future lawsuits. Members questioned whether the bill should apply to two-year institutions, whether it should exclude firearms and weapons, and whether the scholarship protections would cover need-based or academic aid as well as athletic scholarships. Moffett said the scholarship language was intended to protect scholarships generally, but not need-based aid specifically, and he acknowledged discomfort with some of the endorsement restrictions.
Public testimony on HB 312 was mixed. One supporter, a former Division III athlete and coach, backed the bill but urged removal of a section allowing institutions or athletic bodies to use an athlete’s NIL without compensation, arguing most New Hampshire athletes do not receive NIL money and should not have to work extra jobs to cover basic expenses. The chair also raised concerns about the bill’s contractual and identity-rights implications, referencing prior committee work on a J.D. Salinger-related identity case and noting the committee had previously declined to get involved in similar contractual disputes. No vote was taken during the hearing.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And then there's the small group market.
- Those are small businesses who offer health insurance to their employees, but they are not able to seek
- There have also been no relief for the small group plans, and they have never received subsidies
- cost lowers for individuals, small cost lowers for individuals, small businesses,<01:30:20.400><
- teachers, individuals, and small teachers, individuals, and small businesses.<01:48:57.920>
Teacher
Summary:
The House took up S. 190, a health care cost-containment bill relating to the Green Mountain Care Board, reference-based pricing, and a study of a public employee health benefit authority. The House first suspended rules to take the bill from the notice calendar, then heard committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The Health Care committee chair described the bill as a strike-all amendment intended to carry out Act 68’s hospital reference-based pricing timeline, saying it would let the Green Mountain Care Board begin implementation for fiscal year 2027, expand reference-based pricing to qualified health plans and the Vermont Education Health Insurance program, and address hospital pricing transparency, outsourcing, and critical access hospital Medicare outpatient cost-sharing issues.
Supporters argued the bill would lower insurance costs, help reduce property taxes, and improve hospital sustainability by reducing the need for hospitals to limit access as they approach revenue caps. The Ways and Means committee said the bill could reduce education spending by lowering health care costs for school employees and reported the bill favorably on a 7-4 vote. The Appropriations committee said it reviewed the bill and an amendment, and noted that much of the detailed language would be changed by the appropriations amendment; it also discussed a possible state innovation waiver under the Affordable Care Act. The Health Care committee reported its strike-all amendment favorably on a 10-0 vote.
The bill’s provisions were described in detail, including requiring hospitals and insurers to express rates as a percentage of Medicare, setting a path toward national median hospital prices by 2030, limiting certain reimbursements for QHP and VHI plans, requiring a report on hospital outsourcing and provider tax impacts, and creating a public health system performance tool if funding is available. The speaker also noted that the bill would not affect critical access hospitals or Vermont’s Medicare-dependent hospital in the reimbursement cap provisions, and that critical access hospitals were already working with the Green Mountain Care Board on solutions to Medicare outpatient cost-sharing concerns.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- OIO is a very small city with just 2,600 residents, but it is a regional hub.
- OIO is a very small city with just 2,600 residents, but it is a regional hub.
- OIO is a very small city with just 2,600 residents, but it is a regional hub.
- OIO is a very small city with just 2,600 residents, but it is a regional hub.
- OIO is a very small city with just 2,600 residents, but it is a regional hub.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I am an aspiring small business owner, uh, hoping to open a small retail firework business here in
- <00:04:14.880>
business <00:04:15.240>owner Um I am an aspiring small business owner - hoping to open a small retail firework hoping to open a small retail firework business<00:04:18.760
- It supports small businesses, strengthens fire service fundings, and keeps Minnesota competitive with
- Another small rural jail has Minnesota.
Keywords:
fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/05/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we'll be opening with a couple bills, like two small LCCR bills and one major LCR bill.
- Over the course of the shooting season, the small but ongoing exposure adds up.
- the small but ongoing exposure adds up. the small but ongoing exposure adds up.
- Everybody that was eating any of that venison or small game was absorbing lead.
- There are small lead pellets that are in that shotgun. >> Got it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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a Department of Revenue uh allowing for a Department of Revenue uh allowing for a small - <00:04:24.880>
to <00:04:25.040>be <00:04:25.120>used <00:04:25.360>by small - <01:04:23.119>
businesses landlords, on small businesses landlords, on small businesses everywhere - :20:25.600>
from <01:20:25.840>mutual <01:20:26.159>aid, actions large and small - from mutual aid, actions large and small from mutual aid, community<01:20:26.880>
based <01:20
Keywords:
HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-25-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- So we can take families up to eight people, and we can take families as small as two people.
- small as two people. Um and how that small as two people.
- The overdose ingestion rates seen by the panel are a small subset of a larger problem.
- What we really look at is a small subset of those cases.
- He said, "There's a small group of..." and he's talking about teenagers.
Keywords:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24
2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46
3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22
4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34
5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41
6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties.
CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits.
The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, very small. We couldn't get enough counter space in there.
- <00:36:15.200>
Uh <00:36:15.440>very <00:36:15.760>small. - Uh very small. we Troop B is in.
- Uh very small. we couldn't<00:36:16.560>
get <00:36:16.640>the <00:36:16.960>enough< - <01:34:05.400>
space want them hitting that small space want them hitting that small space
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Spicer may be small, but we play a big role in our region.
- Spicer may be small, but we play a mile.
- Wabasha is a small town, but this is a big highway project.
- Wabasha is a small town, but this is a big highway project.
- Uh, Lake Park is a small town of about 750 people.
Bills:
HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607
Keywords:
transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I will also add what Commissioner Peterson said: that for small elevators, the fees are probably
- And I will also add what Commissioner Peterson said: that for small elevators, the fees are probably
- But it is a non-general fund account and is probably relatively small.
- And here's my concern to the committee: we're doing this for a very small segment.
- doing this for a very small segment. doing this for a very small segment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But 10 patients is a very small number of hospital referrals.
- But 10 patients is a very small number of hospital referrals.
- It is a small team made up of psychiatrists, pharmacists, and nurse educators who contract with a small
- Stevens said the Direct Care and Treatment pilot is a jail consultation pilot made up of a small team
- The team contracts with a small number of jails to help them build capacity.
Keywords:
mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- she is the oldest of seven brothers and sisters who all helped with the daily chores of running a small
- This update supports our small and rural providers.
- These relatively small updates protect sustainability, improve service continuity, and reinforce our
- >
and <01:04:45.760>rural update supports our small and rural update supports our small - /c> relatively small updates protect relatively small updates protect sustainability,<01:05:03.440>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- towns that are for some of those small towns that are trying<00:38:12.160>
to <00:38:12.359>- These are small but significant employers, depending upon the size of the resort, and it's not just a
- We have a safe, small school environment that provides hands-on and real-life experiences that build
- We have a safe, small school environment that provides hands-on and real-life experiences that build
- We have a safe, small school environment that provides hands-on and real-life experiences that build
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, just $295 million, or 3%, is spent on adults without kids, and that number is so small again because
- general assistance, housing support, and Minnesota Supplemental Aid, those changes are relatively small
- presentation, we're not planning to dive deep into those just because of the magnitude being pretty small
- without kids and that number is so small without kids and that number is so small again<00:06:09.960
- just uh based on are relatively small just uh based on updated<00:08:23.360>
data <00:08:23.639
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/26/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So if this is a small thing that we as a state can do to recognize the people that took the brunt of
- So if this is a small thing that we as a state can do to recognize the people that took the brunt of
- So if this is a small thing that we as a state can do to recognize the people that took the brunt of
- So if this is a small thing that we as a state can do to recognize the people that took the brunt of
- <02:04:36.679>
businesses able to afford it and small businesses able to afford it and small