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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you all for joining in person and for those who are joining virtually to share your thoughts on
- If you have longer thoughts to share, again, we encourage you to submit written testimony.
- discretionary spending within the state budget, and this bill simply ensures that a small, predictable share
- Massachusetts will lose market share. And in... ...bad for business.
- Massachusetts will lose market share.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills related to advertising, economic development, tourism, digital advertising, delivery taxes, and alcohol taxation. The first panel supported H. 3249, which would create a high school trade partnership program linking public schools with private employers, especially in manufacturing, and would offer employers a tax credit for participation. Representative Soder, Uxbridge High School leaders, and others argued the bill would strengthen career pathways, build a skilled workforce, and keep students and jobs in Massachusetts.
The committee then heard testimony on H. 3031 and S. 2003 to modernize the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund by dedicating an additional share of hotel occupancy tax revenue to tourism promotion. Tourism and hospitality representatives from Cape Cod, Southwick Zoo, and Indian Ranch said the proposal would not raise taxes but would reinvest existing visitor-generated revenue into marketing that supports jobs, local businesses, and municipal tax receipts. A tech-industry coalition opposed several digital advertising tax bills and a delivery tax bill, warning they would raise costs, create uncertainty, and burden consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers.
The largest portion of the hearing focused on S. 2029, which would raise the alcohol excise tax by 10 cents per drink and dedicate the revenue to public health programs. Public health experts, advocates, a student prevention leader, and representatives from Jane Doe, Inc. argued the tax would reduce alcohol-related harms, address decades of inflation-driven erosion in the tax, and generate substantial new funding for prevention, treatment, domestic violence services, and community schools. Committee members asked questions about the current tax structure, inflation, and how the proposal compares with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after public testimony concluded.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am struck in this profound moment that while we might share your passion, your compassion, your commitment
- , we do not share your story.
- While we do not share your story, we share your fight. To lucha es mi lucha.
- While we do not share your story, we share your fight. To lucha es mi lucha.
- Thank you. ...not doing more than their fair share, supporting our economy, contributing to society.
Summary:
The Senate considered a comprehensive immigration-related bill, the Protect Act (House No. 5316), with extensive debate focused on limiting civil immigration enforcement in sensitive locations and protecting immigrants, victims, workers, and public institutions. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fear in schools, hospitals, courts, child care settings, and other community spaces, while preserving criminal law enforcement and public safety cooperation. Several senators also emphasized the economic and community contributions of immigrants, and some spoke from personal or district experience about fear, school enrollment declines, and impacts on health care and daily life.
A number of amendments were debated. Amendment 6, offered by Senator Kennedy, was adopted to extend protections to DDS facilities and disability-related care settings, with supporters stressing the importance of protecting immigrant caregivers and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Other adopted amendments included Amendment 7 on effective dates, Amendment 34 adding residential schools/programs as safe spaces, Amendment 10 on courthouse curtilage, Amendment 13 protecting health care workers from retaliation, Amendment 20 establishing an immigration commission with minority-party representation, and Amendment 69 as a corrective/technical amendment. Many other amendments, largely offered by Senator Tarr and others, were rejected, including proposals concerning 287G agreements, detainers, civil arrests, court authority, and legal defense funding; several amendments were also withdrawn.
The chamber took multiple roll-call votes on contested amendments. Amendment 59 on 287G funds was defeated 5-34, Amendment 63 on status information tied to criminal offenses was defeated 7-32, Amendment 67 on felony detainers was defeated 10-29, and Amendment 75 on state-funded legal defense programs was defeated 5-34. After amendments were completed, the Senate adopted the Ways and Means recommendation, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by a 37-3 vote. The Senate later rejected a House amendment, appointed a conference committee, and adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/26/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- This committee opportunity is really a great opportunity for us to share our journey that we've had through
- So I want to first say I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to share a few of the insights that I
- As I will share, we have this all planned, and it's been planned for quite some time.
- this gives us an opportunity and a pathway to go down to actually use AI in a way where we do not share
- And so now I'll share what we're doing on the innovation side.
Summary:
The committee began with a lengthy informational presentation from Sonora Quest Laboratories on how it is using artificial intelligence and innovation in laboratory medicine. Company leaders described current and planned uses of AI in digital pathology, digital cytology, predictive analytics, genomics, sepsis markers, pharmacogenomics, and “digital twin” modeling for treatment planning and drug trials. They emphasized that their systems are kept in a closed, secure ecosystem, that human experts remain in the loop for validation, and that AI is being used to improve accuracy, speed, and productivity rather than replace workers. Members asked about specimen handling, safeguards against incorrect AI outputs, data security, expansion into hospital labs, and whether AI could help with precision medicine, rare diseases, and reducing step therapy; the presenters said AI could improve diagnosis and tailor treatment, but stressed ongoing human review and regulatory controls.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 1786, which requires covered providers using generative AI to add provenance data to AI-created or significantly modified video, image, or audio content, using methods such as watermarking or metadata, with minor edits exempted. A Wilmot amendment was explained and adopted; it clarified the provenance requirements, added exceptions for certain interactive and non-user-generated media, protected trade secrets and confidential AI design information, and delayed the effective date to February 1, 2027. Members discussed the bill’s consumer-protection purpose, concerns about misleading AI-generated media, possible Commerce Clause issues, and the scope of the covered-provider definition. One member raised a concern about undefined “user” language, while others supported the measure as a needed disclosure requirement in a fast-changing policy area.
The committee voted to give SB 1786, as amended, a do pass recommendation. The amendment passed on voice vote, and the final roll call was 4 ayes, 2 nays, and 1 absent. The chair closed by thanking members for their work during the committee’s first year and noting the session’s collaborative tone.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Mar 23rd, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- Another story shared during that same hearing was of Sewell Seltzer, who also took his life 10 months
- I could share story after story, and I know most of us agree this is a topic we must tackle.
- Also wanted to share, I'm a former board member of an organization called the Megan Meyer Foundation,
- She couldn't be here this evening, but asked me to at least share that little bit of her story.
- She couldn't be here this evening, but asked me to at least share that little bit of her story.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on three sets of bills before adjourning: House Bill 1611, House Bill 2032, and House Bills 3393 and 2392. No votes were taken. HB 1611, sponsored by Representative Billington, would combat catalytic converter theft by requiring scrap buyers to record the vehicle identification number of the car the converter came from, in addition to existing seller ID requirements. The sponsor and a representative of the Recycled Materials Association supported the bill as a practical way to trace stolen converters; members asked how the VIN would be used to catch thieves, and the sponsor said it could help law enforcement track the source of a converter. No opposition testified.
HB 2032, the “Guard Act,” sponsored by Representative Schmidt, would require age verification for AI companions, require disclosure that the chatbot is non-human and not a professional, and prohibit AI systems from knowingly or recklessly encouraging minors toward sexually explicit content, suicide, self-injury, or violence. The sponsor cited cases involving harmful AI interactions with children and said the bill was intended to create guardrails, with possible language changes still under discussion. Support came from the Missouri Psychological Association and Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, while the Entertainment Software Association raised concern that the bill’s definitions might unintentionally cover video games and asked for clearer exclusions.
House Bills 3393 and 2392, sponsored by Representatives Mayhew and Murray, would restrict minors’ access to social media and impose parental consent, age verification, and limits on addictive design features, targeted advertising, and adult contact with children. The sponsors argued that social media is harming youth mental health and cited studies, lawsuits, and examples of cyberbullying and self-harm; they also suggested possible amendments on definitions, data handling, severability, and a fund for prevention efforts. Testimony in favor included a 12-year-old student describing bullying and its effects, as well as a pediatric/psychology advocate who recounted the Megan Meier case and supported stronger safeguards. Members questioned age verification, privacy, fake IDs, email accounts, and whether the bills should be broader or more narrowly tailored, but no formal action was taken.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- “Another story shared during that same hearing was of Sewell Seltzer, who also took his life 10 months
- I could share story after story, and I know most of us agree, this is a topic we must tackle.”
- One student had private pictures of him shared on social media, on Instagram or Facebook.
- She couldn't be here this evening, but asked me to at least share that little bit of her story.
- She couldn't be here this evening, but asked me to at least share that little bit of her story.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-19-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank Gavin and Jayden for sharing their experiences today.
- But I just want to thank you all for sharing it because it does matter to people.
- And you sharing your story today, I know touches people's lives of so many who have also gone through
- </c><00:18:22.800><c> And</c><00:18:23.040><c> you</c><00:18:23.160><c> sharing</c><00:18:23.440><c>
- And you sharing your matter to people.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Mar 9th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- invested, if they built, if they created jobs and brought businesses to our cities, then the state would share
- And if there is, a piece of that gets shared back with the city and the developer; the state retains
- When the revenues went down, the state's sharing of a piece of those revenues obviously went down with
- When the revenues went down, the state's sharing of a piece of those revenues obviously went down with
- But for the sharing of those revenues, the projects can't proceed.
Summary:
The Commerce Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 3395, sponsored by Representative Christ, which would reauthorize and update the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act (MODESA) to spur redevelopment in downtown St. Louis and Kansas City. Christ said the program previously helped create Ballpark Village and Power & Light District through a no-upfront-cost, tax-revenue-sharing model, and he indicated a committee substitute would significantly revise the bill language while keeping the same overall concept. Representative Sides supported the bill in principle but said he wanted the final version to read more like standard Missouri statute.
A long line of witnesses testified in support, including representatives of the Cordish Companies, Gateway Arch Park Foundation, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Greater St. Louis, Inc., St. Louis City SC, the City of St. Louis, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Chamber/Civic Council, the Downtown Council of Kansas City, J.E. Dunn, and the Missouri Chamber. Supporters described MODESA as a proven tool that leveraged private investment, created jobs, increased visitors and tax revenue, and helped revitalize downtown areas. Cordish said the company had invested more than $2 billion in Missouri and would pursue another large mixed-use project, including residential, office, and entertainment components, if the program were renewed.
Testimony focused heavily on two proposed St. Louis projects: redevelopment of the Millennium Hotel site and broader riverfront/downtown connectivity around the Arch grounds. Gateway Arch Park Foundation said it had purchased the Millennium site, was demolishing the old tower, and believed the project would connect the Arch grounds to downtown with a high-rise residential and office mixed-use development. Committee members asked about impacts on taxing jurisdictions, property taxes, retail demand, and whether the bill would benefit communities broadly rather than only developers; witnesses said cities would be applicants, property taxes would still be paid, and the projects were intended to bring new residents and activity rather than simply shift existing development. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee took no vote before adjourning.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> that I had respond shared um as well. that I had respond shared um as well.
- </c><00:13:04.320><c> what</c> appropriate board is and shares what appropriate board is and shares what
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And we could share that with the committee as well. Sounds good. All right.
- Maybe you can share your thoughts on how you can go and change these things in a tight budget year and
- It's just renaming them as RHCs, and perhaps the sponsor can share why school to RHC. All right.
- I would love to follow up with you to share more. Awesome.
- We'd love you to do that, and we could share that with committee members as well. Thank you.
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee heard several House bills. Substitute House Bill 2539 would raise the indigent inmate account threshold from $25 to $100, allowing incarcerated people to retain more money for commissary items like hygiene products, postage, and medications before deductions for legal financial obligations, child support, and other debts. Representative Street said the bill is meant to better cover essentials without stopping debt repayment. Testifiers from Civil Survival, incarcerated people, and family advocates supported the bill, describing current commissary prices, low prison wages, and the burden on families. The committee also heard that the Department of Corrections expects some indeterminate implementation costs and IT expenses. No vote was taken.
House Bill 2510 would require the Department of Corrections to supervise anyone sentenced to community custody for stalking, regardless of risk classification. Representative Burnett said the bill is intended to protect victims and give them peace of mind. Staff explained that the bill is narrower than a related measure heard earlier because it applies only to people sentenced to community custody, typically at the superior court level. Victim advocates and survivors testified in strong support, describing stalking cases that escalated to severe threats and violence and arguing that mandatory supervision could prevent future harm. The hearing was closed without action.
The committee also heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2319 and Substitute House Bill 2350, both concerning residential habilitation centers. HB 2319 would rename Fircrest School and Rainier School to remove the word “school” and better reflect their current role as residential habilitation centers; supporters said the old terminology is outdated and confusing, while the sponsor said the bill is a clarification only and does not change services or funding. HB 2350 would require DSHS to notify residents, guardians, and other designated people when an RHC falls out of compliance with federal CMS requirements, and to post plain-language notices at the facility. Supporters from Disability Rights Washington, The Arc, and self-advocates said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The committee closed public hearing on both bills, and the meeting adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Science & Technology
House Science & Technology Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- It does provide shared spatial-temporal alignment.
- context without sharing control.
- When systems share a common address, they don't waste energy reconciling mismatched data.
- When systems share a common address, they don't waste energy reconciling mismatched data.
- And so I hope you can share that with the bill sponsor as a consideration and conversation.
Summary:
The Committee on Science and Technology met with a full audience and began with brief introductions, including an intern from Arizona State University. The committee heard two presentations before taking up its only bill. The University of Arizona’s Thomas Diaz de la Rubia spoke about fusion energy, describing it as a potential clean, safe, baseload power source and arguing Arizona should build the talent, supply chains, and research infrastructure to commercialize fusion. Members asked about timelines, regulation, competition with China, and the relationship to small modular reactors; he said fusion could be commercially relevant in roughly 12 to 15 years if public and private investment continues, and that the U.S. should avoid losing manufacturing and supply chains as it did in other technologies. He also discussed the university’s broader space and national security work. XRDNA CEO Charles Ableman then presented a spatial addressing and coordination system called EVA, describing it as a way to align data about where and when physical objects exist across systems, with a security layer called a sphere of influence. He said the company is testing with space and logistics partners, uses AI provenance tools, and sees its near-term use case in space operations and interoperability.
The committee then considered HB 2809, which would require state agencies handling sensitive or protected data to implement post-quantum encryption meeting or exceeding CMMC 2.0 standards, using a U.S.-based vendor and U.S.-developed or maintained components. The bill would place the master encryption key with the Auditor General and set procedures involving the Auditor General and Attorney General. Sponsor Rep. Gillette explained that the bill was simplified from a prior version after concerns that agencies would have to connect offline systems to the internet; the amendment clarified that encryption can be installed without internet connectivity and without requiring other systems to be online. He argued the measure is needed to modernize weak legacy systems and protect data after prior breaches and failed IT projects. Members generally supported the concept but raised questions about implementation, costs, vendor neutrality, and the Auditor General’s role; the Secretary of State’s office was described as neutral and still evaluating implementation. The committee adopted the Pingarelli amendment and then passed HB 2809 as amended on a 9-0 vote, with several members explaining that they supported the bill but wanted continued stakeholder input and careful attention to execution.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to first invite you to share any remarks you'd like to make with the committee. Sure.
- I also want to express my deep thanks for your sharing with us today.
- I'd like to invite you to share remarks with us this morning. I'm welcome. All right.
- The bill facilitates the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention.
- While there are differing views, we share the same commitment to patient safety and quality care.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held confirmation hearings for Ryan Moran to lead the Health Care Authority and Dennis Worsham to serve as Secretary of Health. Moran emphasized his personal background, experience in Maryland Medicaid, and priorities of protecting coverage amid federal changes, addressing health disparities, strengthening tribal partnerships, and improving agency operations. Worsham described his long public health career in Washington, his statewide listening tour, and his focus on collaboration, science-based decision-making, accountability, workforce support, and rebuilding public trust. Senators raised questions about behavioral health, social determinants of health, communication, misinformation, and the impact of federal policy changes; both nominees said Washington should continue leading on coverage, prevention, and public health resilience.
In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. It passed SB 5899, allowing qualified chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on animals; SB 6292, creating a joint legislative-executive committee on health care financing with a substitute; SB 6182, establishing an abortion savings program, after rejecting several Christian-sponsored amendments and adopting a Bateman amendment limiting eligible organizations to DOH-contracted abortion providers or funds; SB 5947, creating the Washington Health Care Board; SJR 8206, proposing a constitutional right to affordable health care; and SB 5933, on overdose mapping information sharing, with a substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of both gubernatorial appointments.
In a second group of bills, the committee passed SB 5823 on patient advocates with a substitute requiring at least one person physically present daily in acute care settings and expanding exemptions for certain hospitals; SB 6210 on the health plan certification process with a substitute; SB 5921 on psilocybin; SB 6226 protecting audiologists’ clinical autonomy with a substitute; and SB 5924 expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority with a substitute. Members discussed access, affordability, rural workforce shortages, and patient safety, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And then when they get it, are they sharing it?
- And so, you know, are they appropriately sharing? Are they, you know, all that kind of stuff?
- Are they appropriately sharing? Are they, you know, all that kind of stuff?
- And so, you know, are they appropriately sharing? Are they, you know, all that kind of stuff?
- Are they appropriately sharing? Are they, you know, all that kind of stuff?
Keywords:
homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've shared on the floor before that I have supraventricular tachycardia, and that's something that I
- And I think it is time to share, though, some facts that I like to remind folks here on the floor when
- was shared with me by my father about a parable and experience he had when he met Cesar Chavez as a
- Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity to share this story. Thank you, Assembly Member.
- Let me simply say thank you very much for sharing this incredible man with all of us.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte. Members then handled several procedural motions, including re-referring bills and moving items on the file, with AB 567 re-referred by a recorded vote of 42-17 and the remaining referral requests approved without objection. The chamber also heard a brief personal statement from Assembly Member Macedo thanking colleagues and staff for support during a health episode.
On the floor, members presented and passed several measures. AB 310 by Assembly Member Alanis, requiring youth sports organizations to have AED access, emergency response plans, and coach training, passed 56-0. AB 437 by Assembly Member Lackey, expanding CIF reporting to include sports-related injuries and medical problems, passed 59-0. ACR 55 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez, commemorating the 40th anniversary of ARC v. DDS and the Lanterman Act, received 62 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
The Assembly also adopted HR 28 recognizing Major League Baseball Opening Day 2025, with extended lighthearted remarks about the Dodgers, Giants, and Athletics, and HR 23 honoring Cesar Chavez Day, which drew broad support from caucus leaders and members speaking to Chavez’s labor and civil rights legacy. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote after adding co-authors. The chamber then approved the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 39 on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month and ACR 53 on Women’s Equal Pay Day, and later adjourned in memory of Ralph Miller after tributes from Assembly Members Hart and Gibson. The House adjourned until Tuesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill ensures that this location can only be shared in specific cases, such as a release to both federal
- If the landowner wished to share the information, they could sign a release form so the information would
- What is crystal clear is that Mexico has no intention of sharing any amount of water they can What is
- crystal clear is that Mexico has no intention of sharing any amount of water they can capture for their
- One is the optimization of a shared resource to prevent any future water disputes from arising.
Keywords:
water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting.
The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure.
The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tax committee hears HF173 2/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- This morning, I'd like to share our support for Representative Robbins' House File 173.
- Our members consistently share the importance of the R&D credit and their ability not only to keep R&
- This morning, I'd like to share our support for Representative Robbins' House File 173.
- This morning, I'd like to share our support for Representative Robbins' House File 173.
- This morning, I'd like to share our support for Representative Robbins' House File 173.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm looking forward to being here and sharing, as my friend said, "boots on the ground."
- And so I wanted to come and share with you some information about what I'm seeing.
- I could share many stories.
- You shared a lot of your observations, but what do you think we should keep in mind?
- Ten of us huddled at this conference writing down ideas that we were sharing with each other.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That shared meter is strictly for well and septic pump usage.
- The shared meters are in the name of the condo association.
- Thank you. >> Thank you, Will Infantine. have a shared meter have a shared meter uh<04:43:20.560><c>
- The shared uh for septic and well pump.
- </c><04:45:25.840><c> something</c> with folks that are sharing something with folks that are sharing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- He will share some of the actions we took which helped save lives. and he will share some of the lessons
- These activities are integral to our shared cultural heritage.
- What I'd like to share with y'all, I believe it was in about...
- As a share? We don't have that alarm system, sir, right?
- Reflect a shared truth.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't just share walls. We share meals. We share babysitters. We share driveway traffic.
- </c> don't just share walls. We share meals. don't just share walls. We share meals.
- We<01:08:00.000><c> share</c><01:08:00.240><c> babysitters.
- </c><01:08:01.280><c> We</c><01:08:01.440><c> share</c><01:08:01.680><c> driveway</c> We share babysitters
- We share driveway We share babysitters.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It's almost share is really high.
- </c> student with the opportunity to share student with the opportunity to share their<00:43:02.280><
- </c> >> What you've just shared. >> What you've just shared.
- I urge you to support SB 2754 so we can share about public health.
- </c> share about public health. Thank you. share about public health. Thank you.
Keywords:
student-athletes, name image likeness, NIL, compensation, transparency, University of Hawaii, Title IX, funding, protections, athlete agents, student athletes, endorsement contracts, professional representation, registration requirements, sports law, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 3263, which would create a state-supported endowment for University of Hawaii athletics NIL (name, image, and likeness) funding. University of Hawaii Athletics Director Matt Eliott supported the bill, saying NIL requires both immediate funding and a longer-term sustainable solution. He asked for several changes: lowering the initial endowment target from $10 million to $2 million so the fund could start sooner, allowing NIL reporting by team rather than by individual student-athlete, and clarifying that athletes may choose whether to use an agent, while still allowing certified agents or a parent/guardian if desired.
Committee members raised concerns about using taxpayer dollars for athlete compensation, the burden on a small-state budget, and whether the university could realistically raise the required matching funds. Several senators questioned whether the university had a concrete fundraising plan and whether the endowment would meaningfully help UH compete with larger programs. Eliott said UH is already fundraising privately for current NIL obligations, had raised more than $1.6 million toward a $3 million annual goal, and would continue fundraising for both short-term needs and the endowment match. He also said the university is not trying to compete with Power Five schools on the same scale, but to be successful at its own conference level.
Members also discussed transparency and privacy, with some senators arguing that if state money is used, the public should know how it is spent, while Eliott said individual student-athlete NIL information should remain private and team-level reporting would be preferable. He confirmed international student-athletes are eligible for NIL and said about 60 to 70 UH athletes are currently participating, with more than 100 expected next year. The discussion also touched on UH’s Mountain West media rights and local TV rights, with Eliott explaining that the conference distribution is expected to remain around $3.5 million and that local TV rights would be negotiated separately. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.