Transcript Highlights:

• Again, I stress this is a language bill and does not require any restrictions in purchasing habits of
• restrictive restrictive networks<03:58:37.600><c> tedious</c><03:58:38.239><c> and</c><03:58:38.479>
• You may have some restrictions on your ability to access the providers you want to access, whereas under
• ><c> your</c><04:54:34.040><c> ability</c><04:54:34.440><c> to</c><04:54:34.680><c> access</c> restrictions
• on your ability to access restrictions on your ability to access the<04:54:35.120><c> providers</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, for example, when you want to look at restrictions in terms of access of information, one of the
• So, there's no restriction. This would be a restriction and would force there to be consent."
• Yes, because there's not a restriction on it.
• </c><03:27:34.640><c> They</c> there's not a restriction on it.
• They there's not a restriction on it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're not restricting the employer's ability for free speech at all.
• We're not<01:41:08.640><c> restricting</c><01:41:09.200><c> the</c><01:41:09.320><c> employer's</c><01
• :41:10.000><c> ability</c> not restricting the employer's ability not restricting the employer's ability
• </c> And so the idea that we want to restrict And so the idea that we want to restrict the<01:55:33.080
• , and punishments on people restrictions, and punishments on people who<02:08:38.760><c> employ</c><02

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• enrolles, restrictions so that enrolles, healthcare<00:14:00.720><c> professionals,</c><00:14:01.279
• Uh, that seems restrictive.
• c><01:02:52.880><c> come</c><01:02:53.040><c> from</c><01:02:53.280><c> the</c> restrictive.
• What about I come from the restrictive.
• Is that too restrictive? Some of the fine details of this.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• .<01:11:46.000><c> Um</c> As with other state departments, we saw restrictions on the budget because
• In addition, in October the department was notified of some additional restrictions, and you can see
• The only time we did a very specific restriction is when we did a pre-K-only for this last round, and
• The only time we did a very specific restriction is when we did a pre-K-only for this last round, and
• </c><02:36:38.800><c> or</c> federal dollars already restricted or federal dollars already restricted

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill would restrict foreign principals from countries of concern specifically the ... rules already
• </c><00:28:00.799><c> on</c><00:28:01.120><c> acquisition</c> relative to restrictions on acquisition
• relative to restrictions on acquisition of<00:28:01.840><c> ownership</c><00:28:02.320><c> controlling
• principles from restrict foreign principles from countries<00:28:30.720><c> of</c><00:28:30.919><c>
• This bill would restrict foreign principals from countries of concern, specifically the CCP, Russia,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 1546 this morning, which strengthens accountability and restrictions
• I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 1546 this morning, which strengthens accountability and restrictions
• California already places many restrictions on secondary employment by law enforcement officers.
• California already places many restrictions on secondary employment by law enforcement officers.
• And when we wade into the waters of restricting people from either their employment or their secondary

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee format. AB 1546, which would increase penalties for repeat DUI offenders by allowing a third DUI within 10 years to be charged as a wobbler, requiring a fifth DUI to be a felony, and lengthening ignition interlock and license revocation periods, drew strong support from law enforcement and district attorney groups and opposition from public defenders and reform advocates who argued the bill would further criminalize substance use and mental health issues. No vote was taken because there was no quorum at the time. AB 1595, aimed at standardizing post-conviction procedures for wrongful conviction claims and clarifying courts’ authority to consider new evidence, was supported by innocence and public defender organizations and opposed by district attorneys, who said existing habeas law is already clear and that the bill would add complexity and burden courts. AB 292, which would impose mandatory jail time for repeat felony domestic violence offenders within seven years, was supported by sheriffs, prosecutors, probation officers, and local governments, but opposed by domestic violence survivor advocates and public defender groups who warned it would not deter abuse and could criminalize survivors and divert resources from services. AB 1816, allowing courts to extend probation up to one additional year for sex offenders who have not completed required treatment, drew support from probation and law enforcement groups and opposition from public defenders and civil liberties advocates concerned about longer supervision, technical violations, and barriers such as poverty and treatment access; the committee later took a roll call and passed the bill 3-1, with one member not voting, sending it to Appropriations. After quorum was established, the committee also passed AB 1627, which would bar people with misconduct in immigration enforcement from becoming California peace officers, and AB 1927, which would create a misdemeanor for falsely impersonating a bail agent to solicit bail, both on due pass motions to Judiciary/Appropriations as amended. AB 1854, a shield-law measure expanding protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care providers, patients, and related businesses from out-of-state legal process, was supported by the Attorney General’s office and reproductive rights groups and opposed by anti-abortion and family policy organizations; it was moved on a due pass motion to Judiciary. The committee then heard AB 1872, which would make repeat adult swatting offenses a felony/wobbler and require restitution for property damage, with support from law enforcement, prosecutors, and civil liberties advocates and opposition from public defenders and justice reform groups who argued the bill would not deter conduct and could disproportionately affect people with mental illness or undocumented status. A motion to advance AB 1872 was made, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 1546 this morning, which strengthens accountability and restrictions
• I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 1546 this morning, which strengthens accountability and restrictions
• California already places many restrictions on secondary employment by law enforcement officers, but
• California already places many restrictions on secondary employment by law enforcement officers.
• A more balanced alternative would be to allow restricted licenses for employment only and to eliminate

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• California did not amend its laws to restrict care.
• California did not amend its laws to restrict care.
• California did not amend its laws to restrict care.
• California did not amend its laws to restrict care.
• California did not amend its laws to restrict care.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate. The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough. Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later. The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• FPF would be considered a controller under this bill, which would be an entity subject to its restrictions
• The member from Bradford is interrogated. subject to its restrictions and we subject to its restrictions
• <c> trial</c><01:01:25.960><c> or</c> The court must order treatment of the person in the least restrictive
• </c><01:10:40.040><c> conditions</c> account the least restrictive conditions account the least restrictive
• The amendment also enables the assessment and decision about least restrictive placement to also include

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He concluded that legislative restrictions on CCAP are needed to stop some of that.
• that were put on that uh restrictions that were put on that unit<00:52:52.960><c> have</c><00:52:53.120
• So, it's going to take legislative<00:53:27.080><c> restrictions</c> legislative restrictions legislative
• restrictions on<00:53:28.880><c> C-CAP</c><00:53:30.000><c> um</c> on C-CAP um on C-CAP um to<00:53:
• c><01:06:17.080><c> Future</c> Frankly, Chair, after that first meeting, when they wanted DHS to restrict

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• First, this framework unduly restricts fund distributions to only interest and dividends and ignores
• First, this<00:12:10.200><c> framework</c><00:12:10.680><c> unduly</c><00:12:11.400><c> restricts</c>
• And fourth, because all of these restrictions are in the state constitution, it's very difficult to adapt
• are in the state restrictions are in the state constitution,<00:12:52.880><c> it's</c><00:12:52.960>
• have impaired the statutory restrictions have impaired the fund's<00:20:51.840><c> ability</c><00:20

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

Transcript Highlights:

• If we restrict to home-owning households only, the disparity is smaller, but the top decile still pay
• If we restrict to home-owning households only, the disparity is smaller, but the top decile still pay
• If we restrict to home-owning households only, the disparity is smaller, but the top decile still pay
• If we restrict to home-owning households only, the disparity is smaller, but the top decile still pay
• Uh this is an income-restricted Blaine.

Bills: HF4906, HF3971, HF4777, HF2109, HF2988

Keywords: property tax, tax refund, taxpayer relief, Minnesota taxation, one-time payment, taxation, property valuation, Tax Court, evidentiary standards, Minnesota Statutes, disparity reduction, aid payments, local government, funding, Fillmore County, education funding, managed forest land, classification, forest management plan, agricultural land

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2020, big pharma began restricting these discounts and limiting hospitals to only one patients, and
• In 2020, big pharma began restricting<00:14:21.720><c> these</c><00:14:22.000><c> discounts</c><00:14
• :22.880><c> and</c><00:14:23.000><c> limiting</c> restricting these discounts and limiting restricting
• The underlying bill has commercial restrictions on what can take place under 340B, and we are just adding
• </c> drug manufacturers from restricting drug manufacturers from restricting delivery<01:12:01.960><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But our state aid programs are not restricted only to students with high need.
• I really worry about when children are put in, when we have more children with IEPs and more restrictive
• With the limitations on local revenue generation and Proposition 2 1/2 restrictions on their own, cities
• and... ...local revenue generation and Proposition 2 1/2 restrictions on their own, cities and towns
• Attempts to restrict access are acts of intolerance and exclusion intended to silence diverse voices

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 budget for education and local aid. Opening remarks from Senator Pavel Payano, Representative Pat Duffy, and local leaders emphasized the importance of education funding for Lawrence and other Gateway Cities, with Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero highlighting the city’s high-need student population, Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, early college and career pathways, and the need for sustained support to close achievement gaps. The Education Secretariat testified in support of the budget, with Acting Secretary Amy Kershaw outlining investments in early literacy, universal pre-K, student mental health, school meals, high school redesign, higher education affordability, and early childhood systems. Commissioner Noi Ortega described higher education proposals including expanded free community college, continued free tuition at public four-year institutions, student success funding, early college and dual enrollment investments, and the Bright Act and Drive Act. Commissioner Pedro Martinez detailed K-12 proposals such as full Student Opportunity Act funding, increased Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, literacy initiatives, and a new Accelerating Achievement Initiative aimed at schools with the greatest needs. Commissioner Kershaw also described early education proposals including funding for C3, child care financial assistance, CPPI, workforce supports, and administrative funding restoration. Committee members questioned the administration about the pending local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to address health care and other cost drivers in school funding. Officials said the local contribution report is expected by the end of June and that a draft will be shared for public comment after data analysis is complete. Members also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities between districts and urged a broader review of the formula. In response, the commissioners said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but further work is needed, and they pointed to the new achievement initiative, literacy efforts, and early college expansion as ways to improve outcomes. No votes were taken at the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• But our state aid programs are not restricted only to students with high need.
• But our state aid programs are not restricted only to students with high neat.
• I really worry about when children are put in more restrictive environments.
• With the limitations on local revenue generation and Proposition 2 1/2 restrictions, cities and towns
• With the limitations on local revenue generation and Proposition 2 1/2 restrictions, cities and towns

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, I am not advocating against these restrictions.
• Age verification restrictions introduce a barrier, but as noted, barriers have workarounds.
• Again, I am not advocating against these restrictions.
• Age verification restrictions introduce a barrier, but as noted, barriers have workarounds.
• </c><01:30:59.679><c> this</c> technology have already restricted this technology have already restricted

Bills: HF357, HF3389, HF1434, HF2500, HF1606

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

Transcript Highlights:

• However, threats at the federal level and restrictions to abortion access across our country, and the
• And with restrictions all around the country, we need to make sure that our supply chain of medication
• Any federal efforts to restrict medication abortion and the drugs used are not only dangerous and cruel
• And it also, by putting some of the restrictions that does, ...string too much on some of these outlets
• And it also, by putting some of the restrictions that does, in some cases, have the risk of devaluing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• So basically, the current restriction is posing an undue burden on Americans who have to find friends
• But because of the restrictions... ...for even cancer.
• But because of the restrictions that are on it right now, people will go to Tractor Supply and they will
• It has formal complaints, actions, restrictions, and remediation. Thank you.
• We affirm that medical freedom is a natural right and must not be restricted by government mandates.

Bills: HB216

Keywords: HB216, Texas abortion law, abortion-inducing drug, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, telemedicine, in-person exam, physician presence, out-of-state physician, reproductive healthcare, abortion regulation, Health and Safety Code, Occupations Code, consultation services, remote prescribing, pro-life, pro-choice

Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then we learned that there were no restrictions against him from moving back next door to us.
• This bill removes the nighttime restriction and clarifies when deadly force is legally justified.
• It only clarifies the nighttime restriction on two of the charges.
• It only clarifies the nighttime restriction on two of the charges.
• I haven't eliminated the restrictions. I haven't broadened anything.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.