Transcript Highlights:

• retail locations are subject to local registration caps to ensure fairness across license types, preserves
• </c><00:07:56.560><c> uh</c><00:07:56.880><c> current</c> types, pre-pre-preserves uh current types,
• pre-pre-preserves uh current policy<00:07:57.720><c> that</c><00:07:58.120><c> medical</c><00:07:58.600
• It preserves civil and criminal protections. It keeps the tax exemption for medical cannabis.
• SF 4444 preserves that confidence by maintaining that same $250,000 coverage requirement that exists

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• viable option within Minnesota's health care system, particularly as we look for innovative ways to preserve
• </c><00:15:30.959><c> and</c> innovative ways to preserve and innovative ways to preserve and strengthen
• They stay off the state coffers and they preserve assets for their ... and we could get—there's a lot
• </c><00:45:10.240><c> uh</c><00:45:10.319><c> and</c><00:45:10.560><c> they</c><00:45:10.800><c> preserve
• </c> state coffers uh and they preserve state coffers uh and they preserve assets<00:45:11.599><c> for

Bills: HF2400, HF1724, HF3437, HF4333, HF2874, HF4052

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

Transcript Highlights:

• It simply defines Minnesota's own investigative process when a death occurs here, preserving the state's
• <00:19:28.320><c> here,</c> process when a death occurs here, process when a death occurs here, preserving
• <00:19:29.520><c> the</c><00:19:29.679><c> state's</c><00:19:30.000><c> traditional</c> preserving the
• state's traditional preserving the state's traditional authority<00:19:31.280><c> under</c><00:19:31.600
• </c><01:01:13.680><c> confidence</c><01:01:14.640><c> in</c><01:01:14.960><c> local</c> while preserving

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:51:11.920><c> of</c><01:51:12.080><c> all</c><01:51:12.320><c> medical</c> ensure the preservation
• of all medical ensure the preservation of all medical cannabis<01:51:13.920><c> um</c><01:51:14.960>
• 07.119><c> in</c> legislators who are very interested in legislators who are very interested in preserving
• c> powers</c><01:53:08.400><c> that</c><01:53:08.719><c> maybe</c><01:53:08.880><c> there's</c> preserving
• our powers that maybe there's preserving our powers that maybe there's an<01:53:09.199><c> opportunity

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

Transcript Highlights:

• It preserves the greatest battle-tested set of tax cuts for working families that our nation has ever
• ><c> battleested</c> It preserves the greatest battleested It preserves the greatest battleested set<
• Restore, protect, preserve, revive. And the failure to act would yield only the opposite.
• Restore,<04:03:01.199><c> protect,</c><04:03:02.399><c> preserve,</c><04:03:03.520><c> revive.
• </c> Restore, protect, preserve, revive. And the failure to act would yield only the opposite.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• he said, stability and longevity for these faculty members will keep the FBM program strong and preserve
• Ultimately, stability and longevity for these faculty members will keep the FBM program strong and preserve
• Ultimately, stability and longevity for these faculty members will keep the FBM program strong and preserve
• Ultimately, stability and longevity for these faculty members will keep the FBM program strong and preserve
• </c><01:25:09.960><c> of</c> promotion and preservation of promotion and preservation of Agriculture<

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• owners, renters, insurers, and the economy by creating a speedy and fair compensation process while preserving
• The third objective is that it preserves accountability. Thank you. Please pass.
• and Fair compensation<00:03:30.799><c> process</c><00:03:31.319><c> while</c><00:03:31.680><c> preserving
• </c> compensation process while preserving compensation process while preserving individuals<00:03:33.360
• </c><00:04:29.720><c> deserves</c> that it preserves deserves that it preserves deserves accountability

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate hearing focused primarily on SB 1201, a wildfire measure that would create a wildfire recovery fund and allow securitization for electric utilities. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill, saying it would help protect customers, property owners, insurers, and the broader economy from future catastrophic wildfire liability while improving the utility’s credit profile and lowering financing costs. Support also came from DCCA Consumer Advocacy, the Attorney General’s office on written comments, Ulupono Initiative, Clearway Energy Group, IBEW Local 1260, Par Hawaii, KIUC, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, Plus Power, and numerous organizations and individuals. Opponents or commenters raised concerns about the liability cap, victim compensation process, and fund structure, including the Hawaiʻi Association for Justice, the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land supported the concept of a fund but questioned the catastrophe threshold and whether the fund would be empty without a prudency finding. Much of the discussion centered on whether the proposed fund would actually help restore Hawaiian Electric to investment grade, with senators comparing the proposal to California’s wildfire fund. Hawaiian Electric said the bill was only one part of a broader process, alongside physical risk reduction and settlement finalization, and argued that without the bill the utility would not regain investment grade. Senators also questioned the proposed $1 billion fund size, the fairness of ratepayer contributions versus shareholder contributions, and whether customers should pay for consulting and administrative costs; Hawaiian Electric said its proposed amendment would remove those consulting-related charges. The company also said the fund would accrue interest and, if unused, could be returned to customers, and that there would be replenishment and supplemental contribution mechanisms if the fund were exhausted. The Attorney General’s office said it still had further amendments to discuss, and the departments had not yet resolved where the fund should reside administratively, though Hawaiian Electric said it believed DCCA was the appropriate place but was open to alternatives. KIUC requested two amendments. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing, and the measure remained under discussion with questions and proposed amendments still outstanding.

Transcript Highlights:

• They would like you to help them preserve the quiet enjoyment they've long expected and long enjoyed.
• We hope that a flexible approach in permitting noise barriers will help protect residents and preserve
• </c><00:45:29.760><c> the</c><00:45:29.920><c> quiet</c> you to help them preserve the quiet you to help
• them preserve the quiet enjoyment<00:45:30.880><c> they've</c><00:45:31.160><c> long</c><00:45:31.480
• their property value even when preserve their property value even when it's<00:46:40.200><c> necessary

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 561, sponsored by Representative Nancy Murphy, which would limit the state’s ability to discontinue, reclassify, or revert state-owned highway property to municipalities without local approval. Murphy and other supporters argued the bill would protect towns from unfunded mandates and prevent property tax increases caused by taking on costly road maintenance. Representative Wendy Thomas, Rosemarie Rung, Merrimack Town Council Chairman Finley Rothhouse, and Town Manager Paul McAuliffe all testified in support, describing the financial burden of the planned transfer of Continental Boulevard in Merrimack and warning it would set a harmful precedent for other communities. The Department of Transportation’s Steve Leon explained the department’s current authority and processes for discontinuance and reclassification, said active highways are not surplus property, and noted that the Supreme Court’s Town of Nelson decision held such reclassifications were not an unfunded mandate. The committee then closed the public hearing on HB 561. The committee next took up House Bill 578, presented by Representative Mooney on behalf of Representative Bill Boyd, to require sound barriers along the F. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Supporters said widening the turnpike would increase noise in nearby neighborhoods and that a 2019 NHDOT study identified 17 neighborhoods with noise levels above federal standards, though only four were included for mitigation under the current project. They argued the remaining neighborhoods should also receive relief and cited quality-of-life and property-value concerns. Senator Tim McGuire also testified in support, saying residents were experiencing unexpected and severe noise impacts and urging the committee to act outside the usual criteria to approve the barriers. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or action on HB 578.

Transcript Highlights:

• Minnesota, the system, the colleges and universities, and the constituencies that they serve, and to preserve
• Asset management, asset preservation, is a good use of funds, in my opinion.
• :36:31.680><c> asset</c> um you know Asset Management asset um you know Asset Management asset preservation
• 36:34.520><c> a</c><00:36:34.680><c> good</c><00:36:34.800><c> use</c><00:36:35.000><c> of</c> preservation
• um is is a good use of preservation um is is a good use of funds<00:36:35.560><c> my</c><00:36:35.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><05:06:08.400><c> committee</c><05:06:08.840><c> I</c><05:06:08.920><c> have</c> the Len preservation
• committee I have the Len preservation committee I have spoken<05:06:09.280><c> to</c><05:06:09.400><
• Our mission is to restore and preserve the health of our lakes.
• I have been working with lakes and lake management and preservation here in New Hampshire since 2001.
• I have been working with lakes and lake management and preservation here in New Hampshire since 2001.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We began preserving Minnesota history back to statehood in 1858.
• </c><00:57:05.000><c> Minnesota</c><00:57:05.760><c> History</c> we began preserving Minnesota History
• we began preserving Minnesota History back<00:57:06.480><c> to</c><00:57:06.680><c> the</c><00:57:06.839
• Our council is one of the national and state awards for the preservation of history, and history continues
• </c><01:00:36.480><c> of</c> state awards for the preservation of state awards for the preservation of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Across the lifespan, the lesson is consistent: planned transitions preserve dignity.
• The Governor's budget has continued to support us in preserving secure... ...budget has continued to
• support us in preserving Social Security payments for children in foster care.
• Can you speak to how we preserve and what services are going to be lost in that, or how that's going
• the caseload for earnings support them for those four months as they transition to employment and preserve

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was a FY27 budget session on Health and Human Services held in Mattapan, hosted by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Opening remarks from Senator Lydia Edwards, Representative Brandy Fluker-Reed, Representative Russell Holmes, and Boston Public Library President David Leonard emphasized the significance of holding the first Ways and Means hearing in Mattapan, the importance of community access, and the role of libraries as human services institutions. Committee members and attendees introduced themselves before agency testimony began. MassAbility testified first, describing its mission to support people with disabilities through employment, independent living, and disability determination services. The agency highlighted federal funding uncertainty, a modest FY27 budget reduction, and a proposed reworking of its home care program, which it said is outdated and should better target those most in need. Members questioned the home care cut, staffing reductions, and federal coordination. MassAbility also shared a participant story about recovery and community support to illustrate the impact of its services. The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing then presented its FY27 request, focusing on interpreter and captioning access, workforce development, emergency communication, aging-related hearing loss, and transition services for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth. Members asked about interpreter shortages, after-hours emergency coverage, ASL education, and community training; the commission said it is expanding mentorship and referral systems but still faces staffing and vendor challenges. The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind followed with a $30.8 million request, describing services for nearly 9,000 consumers, peer support groups, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 services, while noting federal funding uncertainty and a 7% budget cut. Members raised concerns about maintaining services with fewer resources, and the commissioner said the agency had trimmed overhead and could manage the proposal. The Office for Refugees and Immigrants closed the segment, outlining expanded legal, housing, workforce, citizenship, and financial literacy supports for immigrants and refugees, including Know Your Rights trainings, legal defense initiatives, and the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative. Members discussed the effects of federal policy changes, the loss of refugee resettlement funding, and the need for state support to fill gaps. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the hearing consisted of agency presentations and committee questioning.

Transcript Highlights:

• era, and every branch of service, women have contributed to the defense of our country and the preservation
• To every woman veteran, thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your continued... preservation
• recognize National Women Veterans Recognition Day, I also encourage Arizona's women veterans to preserve
• And so, for those reasons, in order to preserve the flexibility of law enforcement to use the most efficient
• This option is protecting and preserving the educational savings accounts of military families, so important

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

Transcript Highlights:

• era, and every branch of service, women have contributed to the defense of our country and the preservation
• To every woman veteran, thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your continued... preservation
• recognize National Women Veterans Recognition Day, I also encourage Arizona's women veterans to preserve
• And so, for those reasons, in order to preserve the flexibility of law enforcement to use the most efficient
• This option is protecting and preserving the educational saving accounts of military families so important

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By preserving the competitive solicitation process based on best-value principles, AB 2067 strengthens
• fiscal oversight while preserving local flexibility.
• , requires full disclosure of pricing in an open meeting of the school district governing board, preserves
• AB 2067 preserves this pathway, and we respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• This bill would also preserve all applicable prevailing wage and labor standards.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We also urge the preservation of higher reimbursement for three-year-olds.
• more General Fund spending, could help mitigate the need for additional budget solutions and help preserve
• These proposals reflect difficult choices related to ensuring financial and fiscal stability and preserving
• also concerned about redirecting medical loss remittance funds to the General Fund. ...instead of preserving
• recognize this difficult budget environment and are committed to partnering in a constructive way to preserve

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of the facility shall outweigh any adverse impact based on human health, aesthetics, historic preservation
• of the facility shall outweigh any adverse impact based on human health, aesthetics, historic preservation
• of the facility shall outweigh any adverse impact based on human health, aesthetics, historic preservation
• of the facility shall outweigh any adverse impact based on human health, aesthetics, historic preservation
• of the facility shall outweigh any adverse impact based on human health, aesthetics, historic preservation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Article 8 are changes to the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality
• the Minnesota African<00:41:11.760><c> American</c><00:41:12.200><c> Family</c><00:41:12.520><c> Preservation
• </c><00:41:13.200><c> and</c> African American Family Preservation and African American Family Preservation
• The Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act.
• Our shared goal is to ensure that these limited funds are used to preserve and protect patient access

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, I rise in support of this amendment to rename the African American Heritage Preservation uh, program
• This program preserves the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans across Maryland.
• clears throat] >> our community has strengthened our communities and elevated the importance of preserving
• This program preserves the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans across Maryland.
• clears throat] >> our community has strengthened our communities and elevated the importance of preserving

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With the funding mechanism adopted in 2025, this creates long-term market stability while preserving
• With the funding mechanism adopted in 2025, this creates long-term market stability while preserving
• While broader questions around program funding may continue to be discussed this session, preserving
• </c><00:19:09.800><c> the</c><00:19:09.880><c> state's</c> this session, preserving the state's this
• session, preserving the state's ability<00:19:10.679><c> to</c><00:19:10.880><c> access</c><00:19:11.280

Bills: HF4502, HF3388, HF4106, HF400, HF4138, HF4118, HF4203

Keywords: trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance