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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/21/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so it's a small drop in the pond of preventing domestic violence through early education.
- Um, so it's a small drop in the pond of preventing domestic violence through early education.
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MD
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and development, small minority and development, small minority and women-owned<00:27: - impact that it will have on small impact that it will have on small businesses<00:55:21.840>
- So, it sounds good on paper, but in practice, I think the small guy is going to get crushed.
- It sounds good on paper, but in practice, I think the small guy is going to get crushed.
- I was first elected, I I to some small I was first elected, I I to some small event,<03:13:36.360
Summary:
The House of Delegates met on February 27, 2026, with a prayer, roll call showing 130 members present, and the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up several House resolutions recognizing guests and honorees, including Harold Futch Sr. II and his daughter R.V. for their collaboration on the album “Harmony” and R.V.’s status as the youngest Grammy winner; Michelle Eberle for her leadership of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; and the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County on its 85th anniversary. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause and congratulations.
The House also received Senate Bill 108 from the Senate consent calendar and, by unanimous consent, had it read the first time and referred to committee. In the Economic Matters Committee report, the House adopted favorable reports and sent multiple bills to third reading, including HB 306 on dealer website price transparency, HB 461 on rural readiness and capacity building, HB 573 on fair housing discrimination standards, HB 798 on small minority- and women-owned business capital access, HB 850 on open house disclosure requirements, HB 951 on land records revisions, HB 996 on corporations and associations revisions, HB 1026 on rounding cash transactions, and HB 1312 on legal tender species establishment.
HB 306 drew the most debate over its title, which included the “Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act.” One delegate argued the title improperly referenced a private business and should be removed; the floor leader responded that the bill honored consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald and that the dealership was employee-owned. A motion to special order the bill failed on a roll call vote of 95 no to 38 yes, and the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. HB 691 on permitting efficiency for housing development projects was also special ordered until the next day after members sought more time to review possible amendments.
The House adopted amendments and favorable reports on several bills, including HB 243 on comprehensive and general plans, HB 343 on housing counseling services, HB 483 on charitable organization audit thresholds, HB 523 on residential foreclosure restrictions, and HB 243’s amendments clarifying prospective application. Members asked questions about HB 243’s planning requirements and about HB 523’s “zombie mortgage” protections; the floor leader explained that HB 523 would protect homeowners from surprise foreclosures on old debts without forgiving the underlying debt, while HB 243 would modernize comprehensive planning standards without changing local subdivision review processes.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The the local small school net enough.
- So that's my uh— cycle with with paying a small amount cycle with with paying a small amount even<01:
- I wouldn't, for example, ever say that the state should step in at even a small percentage above one
- <01:11:04.719>
district and then if you're a small district and then if you're a small district - to a small districts that can't<01:58:30.320>
do <01:58:30.560>it.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Small amounts of money or property.
- I have two concerns with the bill, small and large. The bill itself has two sentences.
- <01:57:53.719>
and with with the bill small and with with the bill small and large<01:57:56.880 - Each client had a very small amount of money. Number one.
- <03:15:49.199>
each that the money was generally small each that the money was generally small
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written.
The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez.
Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/03/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Leasing small-dollar items baffles me. I'm from Rochester.
- We don't do small leasing on building fixtures or anything like that.
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England <02:29:37.640>um <02:29:38.240>I small small town in New - England um I small small town in New England um I could<02:29:38.520>
say <02:29:38.840>that - that we can to help municipalities small that we can to help municipalities small municipalities
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- not right — oh, it is Amy Small.
- not right — oh, it is Amy Small.
- And Amy Small.
- And Amy Small.
- We are a very small agency.
Bills:
SB 1
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Serving on a legislative committee is never a small task, and serving on one related to artificial intelligence
- I know that's a red-hot topic across North Dakota and other jurisdictions, and I submit that's a small
- So I really just... of North Dakota and every sector, large and small businesses.
- We've had small data centers for a while.
- I reside in a small village called Ibsalani, North Dakota. I'm a township supervisor.
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue.
Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches.
The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- Somewhat small state to be spending that much money.
- Hospital, the phantom prison savings, all of that is small stuff.
- We're targeting all the big bad wolf corporate giants, and instead we're nailing small little places.
- These aren't small details buried on page 400.
- That doesn’t negate what these small communities like we represent need.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/15/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> And the real reason is that it's a burden on the legitimate businesses, many of which are small
- I'm not sure that the individuals and small businesses and the massage establishments are so, um, are
- many of which are small operations. many of which are small operations.
- sure that the individuals and small sure that the individuals and small businesses<00:39:17.119>
- <01:25:17.360>
business, <01:25:18.159>but we were welcoming to small business, but
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/10/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I think in a small town you've got limitations.
- I think in a small town you've got limitations.
- I think in a small town you've officers.
- I think in a small town you've got<00:45:25.520>
limitations. - Vacancy decisions should not rest with one person or a small group of state representatives.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- already trust for mortgages, small already trust for mortgages, small business<00:14:47.120>
- It does not define a small fine, medium fine, or any other potential penalties.
- It does not define a small fine, medium fine, or any other potential penalties.
- It does not define a small fine, medium fine, or any other potential penalties.
- It does not define a small fine, medium fine, or any other potential penalties.
Keywords:
bulk fuel, nonoxygenated gasoline, environment, exemption criteria, transportation, HF2236, Minnesota commerce, obsolete language, statutory cleanup, retail installment contract, consumer credit, vehicle financing, auto loans, retail buyer, retail seller, delinquency charge, collection fee, attorney fees, assignment notice, payment receipt
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from February 26, after correcting the header date to Thursday, February 26. It then took up House File 36004, as amended by the author’s technical A1 amendment. Representative Van Binsbergen described the bill as a change to statute governing bulk delivery of nonoxygenated fuel, especially for boats and other watercraft, to allow direct delivery to vehicles rather than requiring transport of fuel in containers or removal of boats from the water. Members generally supported the concept, citing convenience for lake users, reduced travel and potential invasive species spread, and fewer spill risks, but the chair said the bill would be laid over pending additional clarification from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and other agencies. House File 2236 was then introduced as a vehicle bill for possible future omnibus use and laid over without testimony or opposition.
The committee also heard House File 3709, which would allow Minnesota banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The authors framed the bill as a consumer-protection and competitiveness measure that would let local institutions keep pace with customer demand and prevent Minnesotans from relying on out-of-state or offshore providers. Testimony from the Department of Commerce and credit union representatives supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field, keep digital assets under Minnesota oversight, and help local institutions remain relevant; one witness said significant liquidity had been leaving local communities for outside exchanges. Questions from members focused on whether the accounts would be NCUA-insured, how the bill related to unclaimed property, and whether the policy goal was consumer protection or simply preserving bank relevance. Several members expressed support but also cautioned about crypto volatility, scams, and the need to avoid turning credit unions into exchanges. The discussion ended without a final vote in the excerpt, with the bill still under committee consideration.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Those provisions make some changes to the qualified small business stock program, increasing the cap
- <00:22:31.440>
Uh uh as a qualifying small business. - Uh uh as a qualifying small business.
- Um, there's a retroactive provision for small businesses that goes back to tax year 2023.
- >
farmers <01:03:15.760>who Small business owners and farmers who Small business owners
Keywords:
January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's more revenue for small businesses. It's keeping dollars local.
- This bill is about saying yes to small businesses, yes to working families, yes to vibrant communities
- This is about, yes, supporting our small businesses, supporting our economy, supporting our revenue,
- AB 554 is about giving people real choices, equipping small clinics with the tools they need to protect
- The hardworking men and women and the small businesses who have built an industry that is intrinsic to
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48.
The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate.
Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill, though, is a very small bite at the flexibility within the public schools.
- This bill though is a very very<00:02:23.440>
small <00:02:23.760>bite <00:02:24.239> - at<00:02:24.560>
the <00:02:24.800>flexibility very small bite at the flexibility - accountings of, you know, very small accountings of, you know, very small things.<01:07:29.200><
- But I think we are a small state.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- base consisting of farmers and small base consisting of farmers and small land<00:22:13.039>
- A sales tax exemption for a small remote school district like ours is a targeted, meaningful way that
- Budgets for small schools like mine are always very tight.
- ours small remote school district like ours is<00:23:39.520>
a <00:23:39.679>targeted, - Budgets for small<00:23:50.080>
schools <00:23:50.320>like <00:23:50.480>mine <00
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He said it maintains more of the 91 percent of the Met coming back to hospitals, with a small addition
- forward it would be about an additional $5 million beyond what they were paid last year. but with a small
- The senator said there was a small group set up in the bill that might be authorized to come up with
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group you know I know there was a small group you know I know there was a small - Senator Ros says he has a very small Amendment 1060s.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/11/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mankato and represent District 18, roughly described as the Mankato area, but including cities big and small
- 7.84 is a little misleading because that is about $7 to $8 million a year, because the plan is so small
- It was closed in 1997, so a really small population of active members in that plan.
- It was closed in 1997, so a really small population of active members in that plan.
- accounts which generally have a small accounts which generally have a small number<00:32:15.399>
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 66, however, marks a small step in a positive direction.
- It just bothered me too when we had such a small portion of the population come out for when you know
- It just bothered me too when we had such a small portion of the population come out.
- It just bothered me too when we had such a small portion of the population come out.
- side thing the that's that's a small side thing the main<01:22:51.239>
intent <01:22:51.840>
Keywords:
campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a small Health Care Access Fund appropriation that does go to the University of Minnesota, but
- You'll see that Mayo represents a relatively small, less than 1% part of the budget that was enacted
- And then there was a small appropriation for $500,000 for the Minnesota State Kids on Campus program,
- <00:25:12.520>
appropriation <00:25:13.360>for there was a small appropriation for - there was a small appropriation for $500,000<00:25:15.480>
for <00:25:15.640>the <00:25:
Summary:
The Higher Ed Finance and Policy Committee met to begin a budget overview for higher education. The chair noted quorum, committee member introductions, and that Democratic members were absent. The chair also said the Office of Higher Education would not be appearing for the planned budget deep dive, so nonpartisan fiscal staff would present instead. Ken Savory, the committee’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst, introduced a presentation on the higher education finance structure and timeline.
Savory explained the state budget cycle, the difference between direct appropriations, statutory appropriations, open appropriations, base funding, tails, and one-time appropriations, and how those concepts apply to higher education. He described the committee’s usual budget areas: the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Foundation. He also reviewed historical spending charts showing higher education’s share of the general fund over time, the 2/3-1/3 funding policy in statute, and how tuition and general fund support have shifted. He noted that the FY 26-27 base for the Office of Higher Education area is about $725 million, including roughly $450 million for the State Grant program and about $99 million for North Star Promise.
Members asked about comparing the current budget to earlier biennia, and staff responded that they would need to calculate the percentage difference. The chair then summarized prior budget growth, saying the previous budget was about $650 million over base and the current budget/tail was about $450 million over base. Staff also reviewed the 2024 omnibus higher education bill, including a roughly $5 million reduction to North Star Promise that was redirected to the Fostering Independence Grant program and a $500,000 appropriation for Minnesota State’s Kids on Campus program. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions during this portion of the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (01/28/2026)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So those are our two small concerns.
- So those are our two small concerns.
- So those are our two small bill.
- concerned about is every small concerned about is every small expenditure<02:09:36.719>
being - <05:25:47.600>
caucus I've had a request for a small caucus I've had a request for a small