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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think what they're experiencing is the pushback from a small subset of parents who do not want
- And a small number were placed on the.
- It's a small, rural district. North Texas.
- schools and the 750 districts that are small and rural statewide.
- But I think today we're talking about a very small percentage of our students. and a very small percentage
Bills:
HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222
Keywords:
mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- national level so we have a really small national level so we have a really small program<00:05:
- The print is small, but there is a line for the different eligibility groups.
- but there's a line of the small but there's a line of the different<00:15:22.000>
eligibility - <01:00:11.240>
Exceptions MCO with with a few small Exceptions MCO with with a few small Exceptions - going to pay them for that very small going to pay them for that very small amount<02:02:03.400>
Summary:
The House Finance Division III held an informational hearing on Medicaid, Medicare, Choices for Independence, and related financing, while postponing nursing facility financing and the county cap discussion to a later date. DHHS officials Ann Landry, Jonathan Ballard, and Medicaid Director Henry Litman provided an overview of Medicaid’s role, noting it is a federal-state partnership with state-specific eligibility and benefits, and emphasizing that Medicaid is a major funding and programmatic support for other DHHS initiatives. They also distinguished Medicaid from Medicare and explained that Medicaid funding is not the same as grant funding, though some providers may also receive federal grants through other channels.
The presentation focused on New Hampshire’s relatively small Medicaid program and why it differs from national averages. Officials said about 184,000 residents are covered, roughly one in seven Granite Staters compared with one in five nationally, and attributed the difference largely to the state’s higher per-capita income and older population. They highlighted that about 65% of Medicaid-enrolled adults in New Hampshire are working, that only 22% of births are covered by Medicaid versus 42% nationally, and that the state’s uninsured rate is lower than the national rate. Members asked about covered services, income limits, federal matching rates, and the names of optional eligibility groups; staff explained that New Hampshire offers the optional groups discussed, with matching rates varying by category, including 90% for Granite Advantage and certain other groups, and 65% for children above the required level.
A substantial portion of the hearing covered eligibility rules and recent policy changes. Officials reviewed the history of Medicaid, including HCBS waivers, the CFI program, Katie Beckett, the Olmstead decision, the ACA, and the end of continuous enrollment after the public health emergency. They also discussed the 2023 legislative expansion of postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months and child eligibility changes. In response to questions, DHHS said it is tracking utilization and costs for the postpartum expansion and reported that many maternal deaths occur after the prior 60-day coverage period, often involving substance use disorder or suicide; they said the longer coverage is intended to improve access to treatment and prevention. The committee also walked through household-income examples, clarified that Medicaid eligibility is based on household income and categorical rules, and confirmed that Granite Advantage ends at 138% of the federal poverty level unless another categorical basis applies. No votes were taken, and the hearing remained informational.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/20/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- That also is a separate discussion. essentially small batteries like these, essentially small batteries
- Um, so that's a small battery.
- what what it means um even on a a small what what it means um even on a a small level<03:46:13.120
- <05:12:07.200>
I <05:12:07.280>I taking things in small small bites. - I I taking things in small small bites. I I really<05:12:07.760>
do.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/05/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- amount of ATV trails open for very small amount of ATV trails open for an<00:37:13.640>
extra - Small mills have gone out of business. Loggers have gone out of business.
- <03:07:18.560>
our would be most difficult for small our would be most difficult for small - It is a very small scope of things that they will encounter in the industry.
- It is a very small scope of things that they will encounter in the industry.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (01/22/2026)
Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- of Cudon and six more lovely small of Cudon and six more lovely small towns.<02:32:26.319>
Come - where we are and trying to start small where we are and trying to start small and<04:27:41.199><
- and start where we can make a small and start where we can make a small impact.<04:27:43.279>
- But I will state, as a small business owner, that you can still have a small business with, you know,
- <05:07:19.200>
role were thought to play a very small role were thought to play a very small
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Only a small portion of those in custody are being held on misdemeanor or lower-level offenses.
- Small business owners often feel unsafe, ignored, and less willing to report future crimes.
- Small business owners often feel unsafe, ignored, and less willing to report future crimes.
- afford small bail amounts of $100, $250. afford small bail amounts of $100, $250.
- So, it's a very small but very dangerous population that's out there.
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- slide deck from the there's a small slide deck from the department<00:07:15.039>
of department - As you heard some small<00:16:04.240>
examples <00:16:04.639>of <00:16:05.040>these< - Um, he talked about sort of small low-level systems fraud, and then he talked about—and I think this
- <01:48:02.560>
Uh <01:48:02.880>those supplement OGM's small team. - Uh those supplement OGM's small team.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Rural or small towns. >> Good questions.
- <00:28:34.000>
town <00:28:35.039>and or large city versus small town and or large - city versus small town and there<00:28:35.600>
there <00:28:35.760>are <00:28:35.919> - With the AI component, there have been a small number of cases where it appears that shooters have been
- number of cases where it appears small number of cases where it appears that<00:35:50.480>
shooters
Keywords:
education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services
Summary:
The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University.
The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution.
The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (11-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Whether it's Tyson's, JBS, whether it's a small processor in a small community, whether it's a riverport
- It's a small processor in a small community, whether it's a riverport to be able to get it to international
- I am a small farmer. I can't exclude that.
- I am a small farmer. I can't exclude that.
- I am a small farmer. I can't exclude that.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00
Approval of Minutes 00:02:31
Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42
Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products.
Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December.
Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Seclusion Working Group - 09/17/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a small number of districts that have registered seclusion rooms.
- There's a small number of districts that have registered seclusion rooms.
- There's a small number of districts that have registered seclusion rooms.
- Um, he's an elementary-age student, small in stature.
- He's around under four small in stature.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- or rural districts that lose small or rural districts that lose students?
- The Senate made a couple of small changes to this bill.
- They added small changes to this bill.
- The Senate made one small amendment to the bill.
- Senate made one small amendment to the<02:25:56.800>
bill.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It prevents small struggles from becoming crisis.
- It prevents small struggles from becoming crisis.
- It prevents small struggles from becoming crisis.
- It prevents small struggles from becoming crisis.
- fiscal note um This truly is a small fiscal note um This truly is a small small<00:46:29.480>
Keywords:
education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- It's obviously a pretty small thing, but to a lot of people, uh, this could mean a lot.
- >
timeline <00:45:38.720>and With small adjustments to timeline and With small adjustments - To see that many veterans and heroes in one room makes me feel very small.
- So and room uh makes me feel very small.
- Uh so make me feel small is a big thing.
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We have seen some small agencies acquire this technology.
- That is a large expense, particularly for a small agency.
- particularly for a small agency. particularly for a small agency.
- that this bill carries for small that this bill carries for small agencies<00:16:11.600>
is - ><00:26:37.600>
ability concerned about small agency's ability concerned about small agency's - ><00:26:37.600>
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/10/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, when we talk about basis points, those are very small numbers.
- Roberts was our guy when he convinced that disgruntled small business owner that this was, in fact, a
- Uh, there<00:37:38.920>
is <00:37:39.480>a <00:37:39.560>small <00:37:39.880> - Gives us a lot of confidence, especially the small employer part.
- lump sum fully options that fit small lump sum fully funded<00:57:26.960>
pensions.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What I really like about your bill is it's a really small step into this space.
- I really like about your bill is it's a really small step into this space to allow these companies to
- come to Florida, be regulated, and allow our small business and opportunity to find insurance at an
- We are a small dot here in the state of Florida when it comes to the interactions of the entire world
- So there are protections for rural and small counties.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions.
The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously.
The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/23/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- It must<00:29:56.960>
be <00:29:57.039>very <00:29:57.360>small. - But we're seeing industries, small businesses, farms get increasingly inefficient.
- seeing industries, small we're seeing industries, small businesses,<00:46:22.400>
farms <00:46 - And hydro, you know, so the Nelson River hydro, you know, obviously is a small piece of that pie, but
- it is just a small portion of the pie. it is just a small portion of the pie.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (11/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- They're all relatively small.
- They're all relatively small.
- They're all relatively small.
- They're all relatively small.
- They're all relatively small.
Summary:
The committee first recessed for a subcommittee meeting on HB 313, which concerned an open-meetings-related issue. In the subcommittee, members discussed concerns that the bill might be unnecessary because current law already allows a person to request an open meeting in advance; the subcommittee then voted ITL on HB 313 by voice vote and closed its work session. The full Judiciary Committee then reconvened and took up CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” with members debating whether the language was too broad and could create unintended consequences. Supporters framed it as a forward-looking protection for computation resources and strong encryption, while opponents said it was too open-ended and better addressed by future legislation. The committee voted ITL on CACR 6 by a 17-0 roll call.
The committee next turned to HB 232, as amended, concerning the rights of conscience for medical professionals. The amendment narrowed the bill to abortion-related objections, removed sterilization and artificial contraception, aligned the abortion definition with existing state law, and reduced damages from treble damages to actual damages. Supporters said the bill would protect conscience rights, give physicians and patients more choice, and could help attract providers to New Hampshire. Opponents argued it was overly broad, unclear in key definitions, and could interfere with employers’ ability to assign staff, especially in rural health settings.
Members also raised concerns about the bill’s scope and enforcement, including the broad definition of “participate,” the lack of clarity around exceptions for providers whose services include abortion as a “major part,” emergency determinations, and the inclusion of nursing homes in the definition of health care institution. Some members argued the bill singled out abortion while other controversial medical procedures were not treated similarly, and others criticized the minimum-damages provision as potentially punitive and designed to deter participation. The discussion continued without a final vote shown in the transcript excerpt.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (5-13-25) - Reupload Part 1
Transcript Highlights:
- contract is higher, because of their population being higher and hopefully servicing more and more small
- hopefully servicing more and more small hopefully servicing more and more small businesses<01:11
- My day job is actually working with small businesses in South Louisville in particular, and also making
- But what we often don’t lend enough financial resources to is the focus on small business and making
- resources to is the focus on small resources to is the focus on small business<01:19:29.520>
Summary:
The Government Contract Committee met with a quorum, observed a moment of silence for Representative McCool after the death of his sister, and approved the April 14 minutes. The committee then reviewed a large agenda of contracts and amendments, beginning with a deferred Office of the Controller procurement involving broker services. Members questioned why a contract that had previously been handled for about $300,000 annually was now priced at about $1 million, and why the procurement was limited to one year. Office of the Controller staff said the prior vendor had held the work for more than 20 years, the work had previously been treated as not practical to bid, and the new RFP was intended to increase competition. They said the technical evaluation was scored before cost was considered, that past performance was not scored because it was seen as unreliable, and that AON received the highest technical score despite not being the lowest bidder. After discussion, the committee voted to take no action and let the contract proceed to the Finance Cabinet, with members noting continuing concerns about the pricing and process.
The committee next considered a DCBS memorandum of agreement amendment for language services. DCBS representatives said the additional funding did not come from a new cut elsewhere, but from reduced spending on interpreter services because commonly used forms had been translated into other languages, freeing up funds for the contract. The committee approved the item unanimously.
The final major item discussed was an initial contract for the Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists for legal services. Board staff said the board had been without a permanent general counsel since March 2024 and had relied on special and conflict counsel because of unusually heavy litigation, including 11 active cases, plus broader disciplinary and licensing changes tied to recent legislation and an oversight report. They said the contract was a not-to-exceed amount funded entirely by agency fees and that the board was currently running a surplus. Senator Thomas urged support, citing prior legislation and oversight findings about problems at the board and saying the contract was needed to help the board address ongoing litigation and corrective work. The committee approved the contract and then approved the remaining agenda items without objection, sending them forward.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- grants program and we have a a small grants program and we have a number<00:42:30.480>
of <00: - Um, our budget is very small.
- <00:49:11.599>
Um <00:49:12.000>I the our our budget is very small. - Um I the our our budget is very small.
- <01:17:40.000>
business <01:17:40.400>support Plymouth, and small business support