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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/21/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that that's only for training or public that that's only for training or public relations relations
- </c> bit concerned about just putting public bit concerned about just putting public resources<00:10:
- </c> Public Safety Committee. Public Safety Committee.
- There's another one that sends their money to Florida. Why are our banks not in Florida?
- </c> Services. All those in favor say I. I. Services. All those in favor say I.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it's private profit and public risk. it's private profit and public risk.
- Representative Cole. public hearing on HB1405 and I'm going public hearing on HB1405 and I'm going to
- Um, the the public hearing on 1612.
- At this time, I'm going to open the public hearing on HB 1625, and I'm going to recess the public hearing
- Thank you. 1625 and I'm going to recess the public 1625 and I'm going to recess the public hearing<04
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The Housing Committee opened with a public hearing on HB 196, which would repeal the Housing Champion program. Representative Matt Drew, the prime sponsor, argued the program is an unnecessary and poorly targeted subsidy, saying it rewards municipalities after projects are completed and may not be limited to new housing production. He questioned the transparency of the program, cited difficulty finding required annual reports, and noted a fiscal note suggesting the state could recover up to $3 million if obligations are terminated. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the program’s criteria amount to political favoritism or a standard grant process; supporters said the rubric is specific and that municipalities are evaluated against objective requirements. Representative Priest, Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire, and Karen Benfield of Stay Work Play New Hampshire all opposed repeal, saying the program encourages local zoning and regulatory changes, helps smaller communities participate, and supports housing supply and young people’s ability to stay in the state. The hearing on HB 196 was then closed.
The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1405, a bill establishing an affordable housing guarantee program within the Housing Finance Authority. Prime sponsor Representative Chris Muns said the bill would reduce lender risk by guaranteeing up to 80% of principal on qualifying loans for affordable housing, with a cap of $30 million per lender per year and $300 million outstanding at any time. He described the measure as a low-cost public-private partnership backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and said it was identical to a prior Senate bill that had received unanimous bipartisan committee support before dying later in the process. He framed the bill as one part of a broader housing package aimed at financing, infrastructure, workforce, zoning reform, and other housing-related issues.
No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal actions were opening and closing the public hearing on HB 196 and opening the public hearing on HB 1405, with testimony continuing on HB 1405 at the end of the transcript.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- of free services all the way to the pay services, yes sir?
- Thank you for your service.
- stakeholders from each side, how much those services cost before signing... ...how much those services
- Turning public health services into pipelines of surveillance destroys that trust.
- Turning public health services into pipelines of surveillance destroys that trust and harms the health
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just public safety and then domestic violence. Domestic violence is a public safety issue.
- Because it's a public registry, it's a public registry.
- It's a public registry.
- And because it's public, it's public, the same way I can...
- And because it's open to the public, it's for public.
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2587, then voted the substitute do pass on an 18-0 roll call. The sponsor said the bill was updated to mirror federal law and included an emergency clause, with supporters noting it was intended to align Missouri law ahead of the FIFA World Cup and related public safety concerns. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 2055 and voted it do pass 18-0 before moving on to public hearings.
The main public hearing was on House Bill 2868, which would expand Missouri DNA collection to all felony arrests rather than the current narrower list of qualifying offenses. Representative Parker argued the change would help solve crimes and exonerate the innocent, citing Maryland v. King and examples from other states. Committee members raised concerns about juvenile language, privacy, the presumption of innocence, retention and destruction of samples, access to CODIS, and whether the bill should be limited to violent or higher-level felonies. Supporters, including victim Ashley Spence and other advocates, described how arrest-stage DNA collection helped identify a serial rapist and solve cold cases, while opponents Joshua Kieser and others argued the bill was overbroad, could be used as a fishing expedition, and should not apply before conviction. Missouri State Highway Patrol staff testified that the bill would add nearly 14,000 arrestees annually, could aid about 731 investigations each year, and would reduce confusion in current collection practices.
The hearing also included detailed testimony about wrongful convictions, expungement safeguards, identical twins, and the difference between arrest, charge, and conviction. Several members said they supported the goal of helping victims but wanted narrower language or stronger guardrails, especially for nonviolent felonies. The hearing on HB 2868 was then closed, and the committee began hearing House Bills 3012, 2997, and 3058, with the bill sponsors introducing themselves as the next items up.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/03/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Practice the full range of the services that they think are needed.
- </c><02:15:36.599><c> and</c> the health and human services and the health and human services and elderly
- and also those who are accessing pediatric endocrinology services too.
- and also those who are accessing pediatric endocrinology services too.
- and also those who are accessing pediatric endocrinology services too.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- of free services all the way to the pay services?
- Thank you for your service.
- The services that are needed.
- Turning public health services into pipelines of surveillance destroys that trust.
- Turning public health services into pipelines of surveillance destroys that trust and harms the health
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 1803, which would regulate non-accredited veterans benefits claims assistance by prohibiting unrecognized agents or attorneys from preparing or prosecuting claims, limiting compensation practices, requiring written disclosures and cancellation rights, and making violations subject to Attorney General enforcement. Supporters, including the sponsor and several veterans, said the bill would create needed guardrails against predatory actors while preserving veterans’ choice to use free or paid help. Opponents and some neutral testimony, including a VA-accredited attorney and representatives of the VFW and American Legion, argued the bill still lacked sufficient protections, raised federal preemption concerns, and should require VA accreditation instead. After debate over fees, back pay, and the availability of free services, the committee adopted an amendment and gave SB 1803 a do pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote.
The committee then heard SB 1232, a strike-everything amendment dealing with outdoor advertising signs in military airport and ancillary military facility overlay zoning districts. The bill would allow signs on property with a military compatibility permit in areas otherwise treated as residential under a zoning designation, which the sponsor and property representatives said was needed to resolve an ADOT permitting loophole for a specific parcel near Luke Air Force Base and the Northern Parkway. Members questioned whether the change was narrowly tailored, whether other properties could be affected, and whether ADOT and federal highway beautification rules would be satisfied. After the amendment was adopted, the committee approved SB 1232 on a 4-3 vote, with several members saying they would reserve the right to change their votes on the floor.
Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1511, which would prohibit operation of a commercial motor vehicle in Arizona unless the operator can prove lawful presence in the United States and would allow impoundment if proof is not provided. The sponsor introduced the bill with a lengthy explanation of commercial driver licensing history and concerns about non-domiciled and limited-term CDLs, contrasting them with Canadian and Mexican commercial licensing arrangements. The transcript cuts off before testimony, questions, or any action on SB 1511.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/14/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> also raises serious public safety risks. also raises serious public safety risks.
- </c><02:13:40.239><c> platform</c> our public platform our public platform and<02:13:42.480><c> responsible
- </c><02:13:47.840><c> safety</c> about and and respond to public safety about and and respond to public
- Coral Springs, Florida, borders to the north another suburb of Fort Lauderdale called Parkland, Florida
- Number one, it is a public health issue.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These comments are left by the public on each agenda item in our hearings.
- Now you're trying to make sure the public doesn't have it, but those people still do.
- office, holding a public office.
- Uh, we, we like this because it enhances transparency and public confidence.
- mailing address, a public telephone number if available, and a public email address if available, the
Committee:
House Elections
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:35:45.760><c> during</c> early afternoons for public during early afternoons for public during
- </c> through our Doors members of the public through our Doors members of the public our<00:46:02.960
- </c><01:42:02.920><c> that</c> important I think for the public that important I think for the public
- </c> are the states of Alaska Florida are the states of Alaska Florida Kentucky<03:12:57.200><c> South
- public access to<04:46:19.920><c> public</c><04:46:20.320><c> information</c><04:46:21.320><c> we've<
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting of the new session with opening remarks, member introductions, and a discussion of committee logistics. Members described their backgrounds and priorities, including criminal justice, right-to-know and privacy issues, domestic violence, death-with-dignity legislation, abortion, firearms, landlord-tenant policy, housing, and technology/privacy concerns. The chair noted there were already 34 bills assigned to the committee and expected more, and said the committee would likely continue to have a heavy workload this session.
The chair also outlined how the committee would operate: meetings would generally be on Wednesdays, with possible Mondays as needed; hearings would not require a quorum, but executive sessions would; and members were asked to provide updated phone numbers and email addresses, especially cell numbers. He explained that the committee would continue its practice of seating members in a mixed partisan arrangement to encourage communication, and that the new clerk had joined the committee.
A significant portion of the meeting focused on procedures for executive sessions and meeting times. The chair said the committee would follow the traditional rule allowing executive sessions on bills heard that day if proper notice was given, but he would avoid taking up controversial matters without full attendance. Members then discussed whether meetings should start at 9, 9:30, or 10 a.m., with concerns raised about long commutes, evening obligations, and winter driving after dark. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the chair indicated he would try to accommodate the committee’s preference while balancing the workload.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida is one of the states that has a 15-year-old permit age.
- This is about public safety.
- And you may say to yourself, how can an oversight board or office help public safety?
- ASA is a professional organization that represents all 67 public-use airports in the state of Arizona
- ASA is a professional organization that represents all 67 public-use airports in the state of Arizona
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2003, which would lower the instruction-permit eligibility age for Class D, G, and M licenses from 15½ to 15, while increasing supervised driving requirements for minors and extending the permit-holding period before licensure. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill builds on Arizona’s graduated driver licensing system and would improve teen safety based on data from other states; one senator raised concerns about parents certifying driving hours and another cited a study suggesting higher crash risk from lowering the permit age. After discussion, the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 9-1 vote.
The committee then considered House Bill 2063, appropriating $1.5 million from the General Fund to the Corrections Oversight Fund, and heard emotional testimony from a mother describing her son’s mental illness, incarceration, and death in prison, along with support from advocates who said the oversight office is needed, especially in light of federal receivership over prison health care. The sponsor emphasized prison transparency, public safety, and accountability. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0. The committee also heard House Bill 2210, which would prohibit state, local, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate or collect landing fees. Pilots argued the technology is meant for safety and that using it for billing could discourage compliance, while airport representatives and city officials opposed the bill as an unnecessary statewide restriction on local fee-setting. After extensive debate over safety, federal law, and local control, the bill received a narrow 4-4 do pass recommendation.
Later, the committee heard House Bill 2116, which appropriates $1 million to the Colorado River litigation fund. The sponsor said the money is needed to prepare for possible litigation over Colorado River cuts and to signal Arizona’s seriousness in negotiations; members discussed whether the funding should come from the General Fund or WIFA resources. The bill passed 8-0. Finally, HCM 2007, a memorial urging renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans of multiple wars, was approved 5-4 after some members objected to emphasizing war memorialization. The committee also briefly noted that House Bill 2111 was held, and after the votes, a pilot and flight instructor offered additional testimony on HB 2210, reiterating safety concerns about turning off ADS-B and saying the bill addresses a real risk even though Arizona airports are not currently using the technology for fee collection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes SF2298, the housing finance bill 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And without that public investment, these affordable homes would not be able to be developed.
- And without that public investment, these affordable homes would not be able to be developed.
- And because we've done that, we're spending less public dollars than ever before to support the programs
- :35:06.960><c> we're</c><00:35:07.280><c> spending</c><00:35:07.599><c> less</c><00:35:07.920><c> public
- </c> done that, we're spending less public done that, we're spending less public dollars<00:35:08.720
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The result is constant property tax increases and losses of public services both businesses and ordinary
- The result is constant property tax increases and losses of public services both businesses and ordinary
- The result is constant property tax increases and losses of public services both businesses and ordinary
- The result is constant property tax increases and losses of public services both businesses and ordinary
- </c> services. The deaf get their services. services. The deaf get their services.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- our service quality.
- </c> on and the new programs and services on and the new programs and services that<00:50:59.119><c>
- . public. public.
- tutoring<01:21:37.520><c> service.
- And one good thing we found is in-service teachers who have decades of experience in a public school,
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida is one of the states that has a 15-year-old permit age.
- This is about public safety.
- And you may say to yourself, how can an oversight board or office help public safety?
- ASA is a professional organization that represents all 67 public use airports in the state of Arizona
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to suspend rules in order to debate gun control, gun violence prevention package 5/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so what what what public safety.
- Coral Springs, Florida, borders to the north another suburb of Fort Lauderdale called Parkland, Florida
- Number one, it is a public health issue.
- The reason I'm leaving this body is not only because of the lack of actual public interest in public
- </c><04:09:04.880><c> or</c><04:09:05.199><c> that</c> public interest in public policy or that public
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to open the public hearing on HB 459 and recess the public hearing on HB 459 to 1:15.
- Thank you, and happy to take any questions. ...was to connect it to the public water system.
- </c><04:13:02.840><c> and</c> when they're living in Florida and when they're living in Florida and Texas
- Because then you would have a more demand on your service that you provide, right?
- I still have lots of opinions about housing and how we organize our public spaces.
Committee:
House Housing
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to crisis uh services to crisis uh services and<00:12:00.200><c> first</c><00:12:00.480><c> up</
- </c> important to have lesser services important to have lesser services available<00:12:45.959><c> for
- tax-funded education and other public services is threatening to our rights.
- tax-funded education and other to public tax-funded education and other public<02:57:27.080><c> services
- services is threatening to our public services is threatening to our rights<02:57:30.640><c> the</c>
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility.
The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost.
The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- ESF-8 is public health and medical services.
- Next is the Office of Public Health. Next is the Office of Public Health.
- service experience with new expertise and fresh ...building a team that combines public service experience
- , 24-hour care for any behavioral health services, physical health services.
- services, they provide service.
Committee:
House Appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- service.
- When I finished that service, I said that is the most underpaid and thankless public servants' job that
- When I finished that service, I said that is the most underpaid and thankless public servant's job that
- And just because we have put our effort into public service instead of... ...way to be very informed.
- And just because we have put our effort into public service instead of into finance and earning dollars
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session.
Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties.
TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- for people who don't need assisted living services.
- She violated, by statute, the safety of the public.
- From the public and so on, so you are correct.
- Public safety objections are speculative.
- Cause a public health crisis.