Video & Transcript : 'Minnesota Statutes 474A.02' :
Page 248 of 500
KY
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Committee:
House Health Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - PM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- and we can we can put policy in place and we can put<02:00:28.760><c> statutes</c><02:00:29.320><c>
- </c><02:00:29.760><c> Are</c><02:00:29.880><c> you</c><02:00:30.160><c> also</c> put statutes in place
- Compensation Act um is outlined in<02:22:36.600><c> Wyoming</c><02:22:37.000><c> Statute</c><02:22:37.520
- ><c> in</c><02:23:05.840><c> statute,</c><02:23:06.520><c> it</c> in the Constitution and in statute,
- it in the Constitution and in statute, it it<02:23:07.720><c> expressly</c><02:23:08.880><c> says</c
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/14/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Well,<01:02:11.760><c> they</c><01:02:12.000><c> know</c><01:02:12.160><c> their</c><01:02:12.400><c>
- c> under</c><02:11:22.719><c> that</c><02:11:23.040><c> statute</c><02:11:23.599><c> which</c><02:11:
- 23.760><c> is</c><02:11:23.920><c> a</c><02:11:24.159><c> risk</c> ANRS under that statute which is a
- risk ANRS under that statute which is a risk to<02:11:24.639><c> rateayer</c> to rateayer to rateayer
- By<02:25:04.160><c> a</c><02:25:04.240><c> vote</c><02:25:04.399><c> of</c><02:25:04.560><c> 18</c><02
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- ><c> Manoa</c><00:02:12.680><c> I</c><00:02:12.840><c> was</c><00:02:13.319><c> not</c><00:02:13.680>
- experience um<00:02:25.879><c> so</c><00:02:26.040><c> I</c><00:02:26.120><c> think</c><00:02:26.239
- ><c> this</c><00:02:26.360><c> is</c><00:02:26.440><c> a</c><00:02:26.599><c> really</c><00:02:26.760
- ><c> and</c><00:02:27.879><c> we</c><00:02:28.000><c> are</c><00:02:28.160><c> in</c><00:02:28.480><c
Committee:
Senate Labor and Technology
Summary:
The Library and Technology Committee met on March 14, 2025, to hear House Bill 430, House Draft 2, which would create an internship/on-the-job training program administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, with the state serving as the responsible employer for workers’ compensation coverage and appropriations included. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Department of Education. Supporters emphasized the value of internships as a high-impact educational and career pathway opportunity.
The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill’s intent but raised a concern about the criminal history background check language, recommending that the bill be revised so DLIR may conduct checks “as appropriate” rather than requiring a mandatory check for all interns. The AG noted that juvenile records would remain confidential for 16- and 17-year-old interns under existing law and suggested deleting the more specific background-check language or replacing it with the more flexible wording.
Several organizations submitted support, including business, health care, tourism, and industry groups. During decision-making, the committee discussed amendments incorporating the Attorney General’s recommendation, adding a 2.5 GPA minimum reference, and clarifying language about private or public sector organizations and placement of interns in state executive branch departments, agencies, or programs. The committee adopted the recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, and the meeting adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- That is already<02:07:01.679><c> in</c><02:07:02.079><c> our</c><02:07:02.400><c> statute.
- </c><02:15:07.599><c> statute</c><02:15:07.920><c> that</c><02:15:08.079><c> was</c><02:15:08.320><c>
- -3.2 two<02:25:22.319><c> Hawaii</c><02:25:22.720><c> revised</c><02:25:23.120><c> statutes</c><02:25
- statutes to reflect that<02:25:24.720><c> a</c><02:25:24.960><c> person</c><02:25:25.600><c> who</c>
- Just noting that it codifies<02:26:28.000><c> in</c><02:26:28.319><c> statute</c><02:26:28.800><c> the
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs recessed briefly for a joint hearing, then reconvened and took up House Bill 2494, which would limit warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations, require officers to document arrest justification, expand citation-in-lieu-of-arrest use, and direct the Judiciary to create a standardized citation form. The chair also outlined hearing procedures and testimony time limits. Committee members later received an overview from the Policing Project about national trends in expanding citation use.
Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and the Policing Project, argued the bill would reduce unnecessary arrests and pretrial detention, lessen jail overcrowding, save law enforcement time, and reduce harms such as job loss, housing instability, family disruption, and recidivism. They also said the bill preserves officer discretion through public-safety and flight-risk exceptions, and several supporters urged the committee to adopt a standardized citation form despite the Judiciary’s request for a delayed implementation date.
Opposition came from the Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, county prosecutors, Honolulu Police Department, and other individuals. They argued the bill would unduly restrict law enforcement discretion, create administrative and data-processing problems, and make it harder to identify repeat or habitual offenders because of changes to citation information and fingerprinting. The Judiciary requested implementation no earlier than January 1, 2028 and said the citation form would need major changes. Opponents also warned the bill could increase litigation, suppress evidence, and not meaningfully reduce overcrowding because most jail populations are held on felony matters. The chair reported 14 testimonies in support, 21 in opposition, and one with comments; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 27, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
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- </c><00:02:07.600><c> Um</c><00:02:08.080><c> we'll</c><00:02:08.319><c> hear</c><00:02:08.560><c> Senate
- So without further<00:02:22.160><c> ado</c><00:02:22.560><c> we</c><00:02:22.800><c> will</c><00:02:23.280
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Committee:
House Labor, Health & Social Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, January 28, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- to cattle and domestic bison according to<02:01:38.320><c> Wyoming</c><02:01:38.880><c> statute</c><
- uh either adopting state<02:44:12.160><c> statute</c><02:44:12.479><c> or</c><02:44:12.720><c> tribal
- </c> state statute or tribal code to make the state statute or tribal code to make the language<02:44
- and uh different different statutes<02:44:48.000><c> have</c><02:44:48.240><c> been</c><02:44:49.120
- </c><02:44:50.479><c> We</c> statutes have been made available.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- is</c> people who think that this statute is people who think that this statute is actually<01:02:10.440
- because that sections or whatever because that particular<01:02:38.680><c> statute</c><01:02:39.359>
- <c> is</c><01:02:40.319><c> totally</c><01:02:40.799><c> Obsolete</c> particular statute is totally Obsolete
- particular statute is totally Obsolete and<01:02:42.640><c> and</c><01:02:42.960><c> having</c><01:02
Summary:
The committee first heard from the Department of Labor on several House Bill 2 sections. Members discussed raising the annual elevator certificate fee, which had been $50 since at least fiscal year 2014; the commissioner said the Inspection Division generates more revenue than its costs, and members agreed to amend the fee to $75 and later voted unanimously to accept Section 137. The department also explained a proposed change to civil penalty/warning language in Section 139 to align enforcement across labor laws; that section was accepted unanimously. The commissioner then gave a detailed overview of the second injury fund, describing how it is financed by assessments on insurance carriers, how claims are reviewed for reimbursement, and how the fund is intended to reimburse certain workers’ compensation costs. Members questioned whether the program still serves its original purpose, whether it is revenue-neutral, and whether it should be sunset; the department said the fund is a mixed bag for the state and industry, but no sunset language was adopted. Sections 140 and 141 were then accepted unanimously.
The committee next heard from the Judicial Council on Sections 125 through 127. The witness said the changes would streamline payment for indigent defense services other than counsel, reduce the number of bills requiring judge review, and expand the council’s ability to contract with providers for services such as translation and evaluations. He also explained a proposed fail-safe allowing the executive director to decline to process questionable invoices and send them to a judge instead. Members generally supported the streamlining, and Sections 125 through 127 were accepted unanimously.
Toward the end of the discussion, members asked about the cost impact of changing the misdemeanor/felony threshold from $1,000 to a higher amount. The Judicial Council said felony cases are significantly more expensive than misdemeanors because they involve more hearings, more discovery, and more attorney time, with assigned felony cases costing several times more on average. No action was taken on that question in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- statute, which defeats<02:07:30.079><c> the</c><02:07:30.239><c> purpose</c><02:07:30.480><c> of</c>
- /c><02:29:59.439><c> statute</c><02:29:59.840><c> and</c><02:30:00.000><c> this</c> mandatory reporter
- statute and this mandatory reporter statute and this paragraph<02:30:00.720><c> 7</c><02:30:01.120><
- in state<02:30:48.560><c> statute</c><02:30:48.880><c> to</c><02:30:49.120><c> create</c><02:30:49.359
- :30:55.439><c> it</c><02:30:55.600><c> it</c><02:30:55.760><c> is</c> statute.
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <02:31:25.120><c> that</c><02:31:25.920><c> um</c><02:31:27.280><c> uh</c><02:31:28.240><c> a</c><02:
- ><c> statute</c><02:48:13.920><c> and</c><02:48:14.160><c> that</c> is not uh a permanent statute and
- that is not uh a permanent statute and that means<02:48:14.560><c> that</c><02:48:14.720><c> this</c
- /c><02:48:19.279><c> a</c><02:48:19.439><c> statute</c><02:48:19.760><c> and</c><02:48:20.000><c> it<
- /c><02:48:20.160><c> has</c> the books at all as a statute and it has the books at all as a statute and
Committee:
House Judiciary
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Because we keep talking about Minnesota today. Do you know where Minnesota's at?
- Minnesota included cookware and their children's products. Do you know where Minnesota is at?
- And additionally, we also do have no problem with the law in Minnesota.
- And finally, we’ve talked a lot about Minnesota.
- Minnesota is the first state to ban cookware for PFAS, not for lead.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several bills, beginning with SB 5965 on retail bags. Staff explained that the bill would prohibit single-use plastic and reusable film plastic carryout bags, raise the paper bag pass-through charge from 8 cents to 20 cents, exempt certain assistance-program customers from bag charges, and add manufacturer/distributor penalties. The sponsor and supporters, including environmental groups, Seattle Public Utilities, Tacoma, county solid waste representatives, and health advocates, argued the current law has led to thicker plastic bags and more plastic pollution, microplastics, and recycling contamination. Opponents from hospitality, grocery, retail, paper, and plastic bag industries said the bill would raise costs, create checkout confusion, burden food delivery and takeout operations, and amount to a de facto ban on paper bags as well; several urged waiting for more data on the current 12-cent fee. The hearing ended with a reported 1,240 non-testifiers on SB 5965, with 541 pro, 695 con, and 4 other.
The committee then heard SB 6030 on plastic bags. Staff said the bill would allow film plastic and paper carryout bags if they meet recycled-content standards, keep the paper bag fee at 8 cents, reduce the plastic bag fee from 12 cents to 8 cents, and remove the minimum thickness standards for reusable film plastic bags while retaining recycled-content requirements and the SNAP exemption. No public testimony was taken on the bill, and the chair noted 208 non-testifiers, with 192 pro, 11 con, and 5 other.
Finally, the committee heard SB 5975 on lead in cookware. Staff described it as a third-round update to the state’s cookware lead law, narrowing covered cookware, delaying the 10 ppm lead standard to 2030, and allowing compliance through FDA or European testing methods. Supporters, including some industry representatives, said the current law is unclear and difficult to enforce, that a workable test is still being developed, and that the bill would provide certainty and avoid unintended coverage of safe products. Opponents from Ecology, Health, environmental groups, and consumer advocates argued the bill would weaken Washington’s existing protections, create broad exemptions, and allow high-lead cookware to remain on the market; they also criticized shifting from total-content testing to leach testing. The hearing closed with 609 non-testifiers on SB 5975, with 54 pro and 552 con.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/12/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Just important when you're looking<02:01:09.040><c> at</c><02:01:09.280><c> statutes</c><02:01:09.760
- relating to statute technical advisories relating to statute not<02:03:34.239><c> necessarily</c><02
- </c><02:08:05.199><c> for</c><02:08:05.360><c> a</c><02:08:05.599><c> statute,</c><02:08:06.719><c> it's
- So if you<02:26:17.840><c> have</c><02:26:18.240><c> statute</c><02:26:18.880><c> related</c><02:26:19.280
- the statute that know, no penalty within the statute that says<02:43:07.520><c> if</c><02:43:07.680>
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam<02:02:06.400><c> Speaker,</c><02:02:07.160><c> your</c><02:02:07.320><c> Committee</c><02:02:07.680
- bill</c><02:02:10.040><c> favorable</c><02:02:10.640><c> on</c><02:02:10.760><c> a</c><02:02:10.840>
- </c><02:02:14.040><c> ask</c><02:02:14.280><c> for</c><02:02:14.400><c> the</c><02:02:14.480><c> body's
- >> The<02:02:17.240><c> question</c><02:02:17.840><c> is,</c><02:02:18.120><c> shall</c><02:02:
- All<02:02:56.120><c> those</c><02:02:56.400><c> opposed,</c><02:02:57.000><c> please</c><02:02:57.320
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/11/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><02:06:13.159><c> in</c><02:06:13.440><c> statute</c> need to get this definition in statute need
- to get this definition in statute about<02:06:14.239><c> the</c><02:06:14.400><c> small</c><02:06:14.679
- that statute<02:47:54.680><c> all</c><02:47:54.800><c> right</c><02:47:55.160><c> um</c><02:47:55.399
- ><c> because</c><02:47:55.800><c> in</c><02:47:55.960><c> terms</c><02:47:56.200><c> of</c> statute all
- right um because in terms of statute all right um because in terms of the<02:47:57.040><c> the</c><02
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/27/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> the</c><02:09:44.639><c> type</c><02:09:44.800><c> of</c><02:09:45.040><c> statutes</c><02:09:45.440
- very consistent with the way the<02:09:52.159><c> state</c><02:09:52.480><c> statutes</c><02:09:53.040
- community agreement<02:35:48.960><c> in</c><02:35:49.280><c> that</c><02:35:49.600><c> statute.
- statutes,<02:36:01.840><c> tribal</c><02:36:02.319><c> compacts,</c><02:36:03.200><c> and</c><02:36:03.439
- ><c> statute</c> available by enabling uh statute available by enabling uh statute that<02:47:25.279>
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Repealing housing stabilization services program 3/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- :02:10.880><c> for</c><00:02:11.000><c> this.
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- at the statute<02:14:34.079><c> and</c><02:14:34.480><c> you</c><02:14:34.639><c> know</c><02:14:35.000
- ><c> based</c><02:14:35.280><c> on</c><02:14:35.440><c> the</c><02:14:35.639><c> common</c> statute and
- you know based on the common statute and you know based on the common law<02:14:36.239><c> it</c><02
- 56.520><c> to</c><04:02:57.000><c> have</c><04:02:57.319><c> this</c><04:02:57.560><c> Statute</c> that's
- a reason not to have this Statute that's a reason not to have this Statute in<04:02:58.479><c> in</c
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on HB 584, which would bar New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from enforcing mandates, orders, or similar directives from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum. Prime sponsor Representative Green described the bill as a sovereignty measure and offered an amendment to clarify language, including replacing a reference to entities that “create and enforce policies” with language covering enforcement of policies, mandates, orders, requirements, edicts, or directives. Supporters argued the bill was a preemptive safeguard against outside influence and cited concerns about pandemic-era public health measures and international organizations. Opponents, including the American Heart Association, warned it could chill local policymaking and limit the ability of communities to use outside research or guidance. The chair closed the hearing on HB 584 after testimony concluded.
The committee then moved to HB 580-FN, relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases. Representative Anita Burroughs, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to protect people who report sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse, or domestic violence from retaliatory defamation suits, so long as statements are made in good faith and without malice. She also said the bill preserves the ability of accused persons to defend their names. Burroughs explained that the proposal was prompted by a survivor’s experience and was meant to address the chilling effect of expensive litigation on reporting misconduct.
Testimony on HB 580 was generally supportive. Witnesses said the bill would help survivors speak out without fear of meritless lawsuits and described retaliatory defamation as a tool used to silence or intimidate accusers. Burroughs noted the bill was informed by anti-SLAPP principles and referenced high-profile defamation cases as examples of the cost and pressure of litigation. No vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided; the hearing on HB 580 was opened and testimony began.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (6-9-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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- The<00:02:49.480><c> eyes</c><00:02:49.720><c> have</c><00:02:49.959><c> it</c><00:02:50.200><c> and<
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Summary:
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on June 9, 2026, with a quorum present and first elected David Nicholas as chair and Mike Soles as vice chair by acclamation. The commission then approved the prior meeting minutes and received staff reports, including March and April financial reports showing the office remained within budget. Staff also reported that the April filing cycle for employers and lobbyists had been completed and that the next reporting period would open September 1 and be due September 15.
The commission approved a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for staff for fiscal years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, consistent with the state budget. Staff also updated members on office space: the current lease, in place since 1995, is being extended for six months at the current rate while the office evaluates whether to renew or move to a larger space. Members discussed the need for a better work environment and a small conference room, and staff said they would keep the commission updated as the process develops.
The commission then considered its annual recommended legislative changes to the LRC. Staff explained that the first three items were the same as last year’s recommendations and the fourth corrected a drafting issue where a confirming amendment had been missed. Members discussed the timing and usefulness of the recommendations, including a brief joke about hiring lobbyists, and then approved all four items for recommendation. Finally, the commission voted to enter executive session to discuss confidential complaints and, if necessary, informal opinions.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 33 (2-24-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><01:02:02.319><c> public</c><01:02:02.559><c> education</c><01:02:02.960><c> that</c><01:02:03.119
- That said,<01:02:06.400><c> my</c><01:02:06.640><c> educational</c><01:02:07.119><c> needs</c><01:02:
- ><c> first</c><01:02:21.119><c> and</c><01:02:21.440><c> ensures</c><01:02:22.319><c> that</c><01:02:
- <c> statutes,</c><02:01:25.920><c> the</c> Due to mandatory release statutes, the perpetrator was released
- 02:04:04.639><c> and</c><02:04:04.880><c> I</c><02:04:05.040><c> was</c><02:04:05.199><c> going</c><02
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications. The Senate reported passage of Senate Bills 52 and 124, and several House committees reported favorable action on bills including HB 1, HB 2, HB 94, HB 246, HB 282, HB 299, HB 307, HB 519, HB 613, and HB 648. Most of those measures were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar; HB 1 and HB 307 were sent to the Rules Committee after having had two previous readings. The House then recessed briefly before returning to the orders of the day.
The chamber took up HB 568, relating to public adjusters. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit new public adjuster licenses, allow current licensees to renew, impose conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, set a 5% fee cap, and bar public adjusters from negotiating claims, citing consumer protection concerns and legal opinions about the practice of law. After debate and a brief explanation of vote from a member citing local storm-related abuses, the House voted on roll call and passed HB 568 with one nay vote.
The House then considered HB 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program. Supporters said it would allow private donations to scholarship-granting organizations to benefit Kentucky students without using state general funds, and argued it could help public, private, and homeschool families with education-related expenses. Opponents criticized the speed of the process, warned it could open the door to vouchers and charters, and argued it would mainly benefit wealthier donors while public schools remain underfunded. Members also questioned the bill’s waiver of 11th Amendment immunity and received explanations that the waiver was limited to federal-court jurisdiction over the federal program and would not create individual liability for state actors. A motion to table the bill failed with 19 votes in favor, and debate continued.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/14/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
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Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
Summary:
The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on.
The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other.
Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.