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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 18, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
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- ><c> bill</c><00:02:11.520><c> that</c><00:02:12.239><c> uh</c><00:02:12.400><c> the</c><00:02:12.560
- We began talking about existing<00:02:31.520><c> statute</c><00:02:32.480><c> and</c><00:02:33.120><c
- > uh</c><00:02:33.200><c> the</c> existing statute and uh the existing statute and uh the incorporation
- </c> statute of limit statute of limitations. statute of limit statute of limitations.
Keywords:
elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- not just... ...the past weekend and the incredible tragedy that's impacted not just the state of Minnesota
- This amendment very simply adds the omitted part of that statute, which is to say that federal police
- And we actually used the definition that the federal government uses for a similar statute in drafting
- have, one of the things that AI would quickly reveal for you is that in Massachusetts, there is a statute
- Melissa served for two decades in elected office, recently serving as the Speaker of the Minnesota House
Summary:
The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn.
A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee.
The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/27/26 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Kamal Ahmed from Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, Minnesota Chapter in Rapids, Minnesota.
- Kamal Ahmed from Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, Minnesota Chapter in Rapids, Minnesota.
- </c><00:14:13.440><c> Department</c> It also allows the Minnesota Department It also allows the Minnesota
- Minnesota trusts our educators.
- </c> And while I hope that Minnesota And while I hope that Minnesota Department<00:39:14.120><c> of</
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- were crafting a more specific if I were crafting a statute<02:01:09.679><c> or</c><02:01:09.840><c> a
- </c><02:01:10.639><c> Because</c> statute or a rule. Okay. Yeah. Because statute or a rule. Okay.
- um or how they write their have done um or how they write their statutes<02:03:30.480><c> to</c><02:03
- </c><02:10:37.199><c> the</c><02:10:37.440><c> statute</c><02:10:37.840><c> is</c> Um so currently the
- way the statute is Um so currently the way the statute is written<02:10:39.360><c> a</c><02:10:39.599
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met to hear the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Auditors said the commission was inefficient and ineffective in investigating discrimination complaints and closing cases in a timely manner during fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The report contained 25 observations; the commission fully concurred with 24 and concurred in part with one. Auditors highlighted major problems with case processing delays, inaccurate case data, lack of a case management system, weak strategic planning and risk assessment, outdated and disorganized policies, confidentiality issues, expired administrative rules, fee-setting practices, incomplete financial-interest filings, and failure to complete required reports and reconciliations. Two recommendations, involving complaint screening and conciliation, may require legislative action.
Several observations focused on the commission’s intake and investigation practices. Auditors said complaints may have been screened out before docketing, potentially preventing commissioner review required by statute, and that the investigation process lacked clear rules and guidance. They also found investigators were assigned non-investigative tasks, training was inadequate, interview requirements were unclear, supervisory duties were burdensome, and confidential information was not always protected by encrypted email. The audit recommended clearer administrative rules, better internal controls, more focused staffing, a supervisory investigator position, and improved training and documentation.
Commission representatives said they had already made progress on several items since the audit began, including posting overdue biennial reports and moving toward a case management system expected to go live in June. They said they were working with EEOC counterparts and legal counsel, but emphasized staffing shortages and high turnover, noting the commission currently had nine people working out of 15 authorized positions, with three investigator vacancies and a vacant paralegal position. Committee members thanked the auditors and commission staff, discussed the history of the audit request, and raised concerns about how long the recommended corrective actions might take. The committee took no vote or formal action during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/23/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:20:56.560><c> statute.
- </c><02:21:12.160><c> this</c><02:21:12.399><c> statute</c><02:21:13.200><c> that</c><02:21:13.520><c
- of this statute that the act is the<02:21:14.640><c> distribution</c><02:21:15.359><c> or</c><02:21:
- that language into this statute,<02:21:50.319><c> a</c><02:21:50.560><c> replace</c><02:21:51.040><c
- </c><02:21:52.240><c> Um,</c> statute, a replace all amendment.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 056 Mar 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :24.280><c> in</c><02:43:24.520><c> statute.
- > court</c><02:45:56.160><c> statute,</c><02:45:57.320><c> and</c><02:45:57.520><c> then</c><02:45:57.800
- each part of<02:57:27.400><c> statute</c><02:57:27.920><c> to</c><02:57:28.000><c> what</c><02:57:28.160
- c> that</c><02:58:15.080><c> statute</c><02:58:15.480><c> that</c><02:58:15.560><c> we</c> in regards
- to that statute that we in regards to that statute that we talked<02:58:15.920><c> about,</c><02:58:
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 18, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- account.<00:02:37.840><c> So</c><00:02:38.000><c> that</c><00:02:38.400><c> is</c><00:02:38.640><c>
- it</c><00:02:41.360><c> still</c><00:02:41.599><c> has</c><00:02:41.840><c> the</c><00:02:42.160><c>
Keywords:
stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification, banking regulation, special purpose depository institution, conversion process, Wyoming state laws, financial services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on SB 96, SB 87, SB 210, SB 206 (06/17/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> So the statute for abuse is the statute. So the statute for abuse is the statute.
- </c><02:32:29.280><c> Um</c><02:32:29.680><c> and</c><02:32:29.920><c> I</c><02:32:30.080><c> think</
- </c><02:40:33.760><c> to</c><02:40:33.920><c> a</c><02:40:34.080><c> statute</c><02:40:34.399><c> of<
- /c> shall be subject to a statute of shall be subject to a statute of limitations.<02:40:35.200><c> We
- c><02:52:22.880><c> statute</c><02:52:23.200><c> of</c><02:52:23.359><c> limitations.
Summary:
The committee of conference spent most of its time on Senate Bill 96, which deals with educator conduct and when information may be withheld from parents. The main dispute was over the House-amended language on violations and the “compelling state interest” standard. The Senate sponsor objected to extending penalties to third-party medical or mental health contractors and to language suggesting psychological or emotional injury to a child would not constitute a compelling state interest. The House side argued its draft was intended to keep the bill focused on credentialed educators and administrators, to include parents or guardians, and to avoid creating competing standards by relying on existing abuse definitions in statute. The House also added a requirement that any withholding of information be documented and reported to the school board in nonpublic session, and both sides discussed whether educators, administrators, nurses, and guidance counselors would be covered under the statutory definition of educator.
The discussion also covered enforcement and penalties. The House draft proposed that an educator found to have willfully violated the law could have a credential suspended for a first offense and would face a minimum one-year suspension for multiple offenses, while the Senate raised concerns that this was too rigid and did not allow enough discretion or address revocation. The House later explained that the department would still have discretion on first offenses and that the one-year rule applied only to multiple offenses. Another point of disagreement was a three-year statute of limitations for investigations, which the House said was meant to prevent “witch hunts,” while the Senate noted New Hampshire’s constitutional prohibition on retroactive laws. After caucusing, the Senate rejected the House amendment, and the House then voted non-concur; the committee of conference adjourned without agreement.
The transcript then moved to Senate Bill 87, concerning one-day liquor license requirements and allowing salons and barber shops to obtain on-premise licenses. The members discussed a House amendment that would allow two drinks instead of one, with supporters saying the change reflected the longer time customers may spend in salons and that alcohol service would still be covered by existing training requirements, including the EDGE course. Opponents worried that allowing multiple drinks would create over-serving and enforcement problems and could complicate business practices. After discussion, the Senate member agreed to go along with the House position, and the bill was reported ready for final sign-off.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/16/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- the statute is the pleadings the way the statute is written,<02:18:40.000><c> these</c><02:18:40.240
- see that<02:20:25.359><c> when</c><02:20:25.520><c> a</c><02:20:25.760><c> statute</c><02:20:26.240>
- need to change our statute That's why we need to change our statute to<02:26:54.160><c> allow</c><02:
- </c><02:31:07.520><c> at</c><02:31:07.760><c> the</c><02:31:08.000><c> statutes</c><02:31:08.479><c>
- ><02:52:17.040><c> statute</c><02:52:17.439><c> that</c> RSA 644 and 9A which is the statute that RSA
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee and Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's been explored in Maryland, in Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota.
- I will say one other thing relating to Minnesota.
- I will say one other thing relating to Minnesota.
- or a gap in a statute.
- Basically, they're just taking, that they're following the statute.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing focused on California’s taxation of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations, especially the state’s water’s-edge election versus worldwide combined reporting. Committee members and witnesses discussed how unitary taxation and sales-factor apportionment work, why multinational corporations are a small share of filers but a large share of tax liability, and how foreign income, profit shifting, and double taxation concerns affect policy choices. The Franchise Tax Board explained current filing rules, the seven-year water’s-edge election, and recent filing statistics showing about 21,562 water’s-edge returns in 2023, roughly 6% of C corporation filers but about half of corporate tax liability.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office and FTB staff emphasized that revenue effects from eliminating water’s edge are uncertain because foreign affiliate income is not directly observable, and they noted possible revenue volatility and administrative complexity. Several committee members asked about foreign government pushback, the burden on FTB, whether certain industries are more likely to shift profits, and whether companies would leave California; witnesses generally said there was no strong evidence that firms would exit the state because tax liability is driven mainly by California sales. They also discussed how California already administers both methods, how the election can be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on a firm’s facts, and how federal reforms like GILTI/NCTI, CAMT, and OECD Pillar Two may affect the issue.
The second panel presented sharply contrasting views. One professor and a tax policy advocate argued that water’s edge creates unfairness, encourages profit shifting, and leaves California with billions in lost revenue, while a Tax Foundation witness argued that mandatory worldwide reporting would tax the wrong income, create double taxation and litigation risk, and impose heavy compliance burdens, especially for foreign-based multinationals. A later panel from the California Budget and Policy Center supported closing the “water’s-edge loophole,” saying it would raise needed revenue for public services and level the playing field between large multinationals and smaller domestic businesses. No vote or formal action was taken; the hearing was informational only.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (11/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- c> the</c><02:02:14.320><c> work</c><02:02:14.400><c> that</c><02:02:14.639><c> you</c><02:02:14.800>
- :02:29.520><c> we</c><02:02:29.760><c> want</c><02:02:29.840><c> to</c><02:02:30.000><c> be</c><02:02
- 02:50.480><c> So,</c><02:02:50.880><c> if</c><02:02:51.119><c> we</c><02:02:51.280><c> can</c><02:02:
Summary:
The commission met on November 12 and first approved the September 17 and October 15 draft minutes unanimously after brief discussion. Members also identified themselves for the record, including a new member from Bumpsk Bank, a staff attorney from the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Securities Regulation, a prior crypto commission participant, and a uniform law commissioner involved in tokenization projects.
The main presentation was by UNH law professor Seth Orinberg, who discussed the federal GENIUS Act and the pending Clarity Act and how they affect New Hampshire’s options in the digital asset space. He described the GENIUS Act as governing payment stablecoins/stable tokens, defining them as blockchain-based assets used primarily for payments, redeemable for a fixed amount of national currency, and required to maintain stable value. He said the law creates three possible state roles: hosting federally qualified issuers, becoming a state qualifier for issuers up to a $10 billion threshold, or exploring state-backed issuance as a sovereign. He noted that the state-qualification path would require conforming legislation, examination capacity, and coordination with Treasury, while the sovereign-issuer theory is legally uncertain and may become a test case.
Orinberg also outlined the core compliance framework he said applies to covered issuers: 100% reserve backing in high-quality liquid assets, monthly public reserve reporting, no yield or interest-like rewards, segregation of reserve assets, immediate redemption at face value, and anti-money-laundering/know-your-customer obligations. He then turned to the Clarity Act, describing it as a broader market-structure bill that would create categories such as digital asset, digital commodity, digital security, and ancillary asset, with self-certification procedures for issuers. He said the two federal laws together would separate payments from investments, preempt inconsistent state standards for covered payment stablecoins, and likely reshape the boundaries of state authority over digital assets.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:02:02.239><c> um</c><02:02:03.239><c> and</c><02:02:03.440><c> we</c><02:02:03.639><c> we</c><02:02
- 02:02:18.440><c> agree</c><02:02:18.719><c> with</c><02:02:18.880><c> you</c><02:02:19.199><c> that</
- and<02:02:26.440><c> and</c><02:02:26.679><c> is</c><02:02:26.840><c> a</c><02:02:27.079><c> valid</
- c><02:02:27.400><c> State</c><02:02:27.760><c> concern</c><02:02:28.239><c> I</c><02:02:28.520><c> I<
- <c> you</c><02:02:32.400><c> on</c><02:02:32.639><c> that</c><02:02:32.960><c> so</c><02:02:33.760><c
Committee:
House Election Law
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (05/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- So<02:25:00.800><c> I</c><02:25:00.960><c> I</c><02:25:02.240><c> um</c><02:25:03.200><c> I</c><02:25
- > the</c><02:59:54.080><c> same</c><02:59:54.319><c> person</c> The proposal to remove only half of statute
- 35.120><c> the</c><04:02:35.359><c> statute.
- </c><04:02:35.840><c> And</c><04:02:36.000><c> so</c> alleged ambiguity in the statute.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year.
Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements.
Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> 687<01:02:42.000><c> seeing</c><01:02:42.319><c> none</c><01:02:42.960><c> I'm</c><01:02:43.039>
- :02:44.200><c> House</c><01:02:44.400><c> Bill</c> 687<01:02:49.720><c> could</c><01:02:49.920><c> I<
- /c><01:02:50.119><c> ask</c><01:02:50.319><c> a</c><01:02:50.559><c> question</c><01:02:51.000><c> of
- 02:04:58.000><c> say</c><02:04:58.199><c> as</c><02:04:58.400><c> I</c><02:04:58.719><c> I</c><02:04:
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses.
The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned.
Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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- /c><02:02:38.800><c> I</c><02:02:39.040><c> don't</c><02:02:39.119><c> know</c><02:02:39.280><c> why<
- :46.400><c> and</c><02:02:46.719><c> now</c><02:02:46.960><c> you</c><02:02:47.119><c> only</c><02:02
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- <02:04:41.119><c> They</c><02:04:41.280><c> go</c><02:04:41.440><c> to</c><02:04:41.520><c> the</c><02
- <02:21:09.120><c> that</c><02:21:09.359><c> a</c><02:21:09.520><c> man</c><02:21:09.680><c> is</c><02
- <02:56:01.520><c> by</c><02:56:01.760><c> the</c><02:56:02.479><c> EFA</c><02:56:03.040><c> or</c><02
- 02:53.600><c> if</c><03:02:53.840><c> if</c><03:02:54.080><c> I</c><03:02:54.560><c> um</c><03:02:54.800
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted.
Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage.
Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (04/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:01:23.520><c> is</c><02:01:23.760><c> likely</c><02:01:24.159><c> to</c><02:01:24.400><c> go.
- 02:03:14.320><c> of</c><02:03:14.560><c> Mass</c><02:03:14.880><c> and</c><02:03:15.920><c> um</c><02
- ><02:14:00.880><c> I</c><02:14:01.119><c> I</c><02:14:01.360><c> read</c><02:14:01.520><c> this</c><02
- ><02:14:36.480><c> say</c><02:14:36.639><c> that</c><02:14:36.880><c> I</c><02:14:36.960><c> I</c><02
- c><02:36:03.760><c> come</c><02:36:04.000><c> to</c><02:36:04.240><c> an</c><02:36:04.479><c> end.
Summary:
The Children and Family Law Committee met on April 15, 2025, and opened a hearing on Senate Bill 269, which would remove references to “bride and groom” and replace them with “applicants” in the Vital Records Act. The bill was described by the sponsor’s designee as a housekeeping update requested by the Secretary of State to modernize and standardize the language in light of same-sex marriage and to make the statute gender-neutral. Members asked whether the change would affect the substance of marriage law, marriage ceremonies, age and residence requirements, or open the door to polygamy; the response was that it would not change the law, would still apply to two adults, and would not supersede New Hampshire’s ban on polygamy. Some members noted the bill had passed the Senate unanimously and 18-0, while others questioned whether the change was necessary given existing forms and statutes, and whether it could create confusion with other laws such as alimony or divorce paperwork.
The discussion became lengthy and somewhat informal, with members debating whether the terminology update was merely clerical or whether it should be postponed for more information from the Secretary of State’s office. Several members expressed frustration that no representative from that office was present. One member, speaking as a family law attorney, argued the bill was redundant because similar information already appears on vital statistics forms and could potentially create unintended issues; others countered that the Legislature should keep statutes consistent with current law and modern terminology. The committee also briefly discussed how marriage certificates and licenses are labeled and how same-sex couples are designated under current law.
After a Republican caucus break, the chair called for a nonbinding thumb vote on whether to postpone the bill. The committee voted to come back to the bill later, and the hearing on SB 269 was closed and postponed to a later executive session date. The chair then shifted to other committee business, including preparations for a later discussion with Chief Administrative Justice Ellen Kristo and a family court subcommittee exercise, but no further action was taken on SB 269 during this segment.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- of the statute unless the violation of the statute unless the child<02:29:46.160><c> uh</c><02:29:46.640
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House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/26/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- <02:04:48.239><c> these</c><02:04:48.400><c> struggles</c><02:04:48.920><c> become</c><02:04:49.239><
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
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