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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- By putting a pier in, there are swimming limitations within the boundary of a pier to either side of
- And, you know, even though somebody has withdrawn from it, the reason it was set up is because the aggregate
- and, you know, even though somebody has withdrawn from it, the reason it was set up is because the aggregate
- :31.400><c> put</c> two and that's true because we've put two and that's true because we've put limitations
- on the pension that said limitations on the pension that said we're<02:04:35.760><c> only</c><02:04:
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Carrie and I had a special bond.
- Carrie and I had a special bond.
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- I had a special bond uh we were<00:52:00.000><c> both</c><00:52:00.240><c> elected</c><00:52:00.640>
- time and how we treat people is limited time and how we treat people is going<01:08:02.760><c> to</c
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a very<00:15:53.560><c> strong</c><00:15:53.920><c> bond</c> very strong bond very strong bond like
- </c> term limits term limits uh<01:02:22.680><c> is</c><01:02:22.880><c> something</c><01:02:23.280><
- I went back and looked, term limit.
- </c> and there was a term limit of 9 years. and there was a term limit of 9 years.
- </c> and term limits. and term limits.
Bills:
HF3879
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This committee hearing is 90 minutes, and we will allow for a one-minute time limit for all testifiers
- There will be a one-minute time limit for all testifiers. So we have 10 bills on the agenda today.
- </c><01:09:36.759><c> to</c> ingredients including but not limited to ingredients including but not limited
- We are going to blank out the GO Bond appropriation amount.
- </c> we are going to blank out the go Bond we are going to blank out the go Bond appropriation<01:12:
Committee:
Senate Economic Development and Tourism
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard testimony on several bills, with much of the discussion focused on Enterprise Zones and related economic development measures. On SB 125, the committee heard support from DBEDT, the Department of Taxation, the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union. Members questioned how the bill would affect job-creation requirements and learned that existing companies and new companies are treated differently under the program, with existing companies generally subject to a 15% annual employment increase and new companies to a 10% increase, while the bill would extend the program period from seven to nine years. DBEDT also said the program has been effective, citing 1,162 jobs created or maintained at a cost of about $1.2 million, and noted that agriculture, manufacturing, and wholesaling are the main sectors involved.
The committee then took up SB 729, also relating to Enterprise Zones, which would expand eligibility to better accommodate local manufacturers and value-added businesses that sell directly to retail rather than only wholesale. Testifiers from the Holua Collaborative and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying it would help small manufacturers and agricultural producers add value and adapt to internet-era sales patterns. A committee discussion clarified that the bill would add value-added processing as an allowable activity within the zones, and DBEDT explained that the current rules were written for a wholesale-dominated market. The Attorney General’s office also testified, raising a supremacy clause concern and recommending language changes to avoid conflict with federal law.
On SB 129, relating to labeling requirements for fish, the Attorney General and the Department of Agriculture both raised concerns about federal preemption and enforcement. The AG explained that federal law governs fish labeling but includes an exception for processed fish, and recommended narrowing the bill to processed fish and defining that term to fit the federal carve-out. The Hawaii Longline Association supported the bill but suggested excluding canned tuna while including products such as poke, sashimi, and sushi. The Department of Agriculture said it does not currently enforce this kind of labeling requirement and would need to determine whether another agency should handle enforcement.
The committee also heard SB 581, which would establish an aerospace and aeronautics development program within DBEDT. Testimony was generally supportive, but members pressed for a fiscal estimate, and the bill’s sponsor said a prior version of the office had operated on about $400,000 annually with a small staff. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-22 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> To testify, that's not a hard time limit.
- That is the reason for the two-minute time limit.
- </c><00:51:43.520><c> and</c> this bill is to really limit and this bill is to really limit and explicitly
- Oh, by the way, mitigation items, we can use CIP funds and bond funds.
- Oh, by the way, mitigation items, we can use CIP funds and bond funds.
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land met on March 18, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures related to state funds, public lands, wastewater, port infrastructure, and other land and water issues. Early in the hearing, SB 1395, relating to state funds and climate mitigation financing, drew support from the Governor’s office, the Hawaii Climate Advisory Team, the State Energy Office, and others, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii urged the committee not to revert to the original version because of concerns about a special fund and compliance with state statutes. After discussion, the chair said the bill would be deferred because of budget uncertainty and the need to preserve reserves, and members agreed to that recommendation.
The committee then took up SB 1393, SB 1669, SB 102, SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946, among others. SB 1393 and SB 1669 received support or comments from agencies including the Attorney General’s office, the State Energy Office, and other departments; SB 1669 was sent on with amendments and to Finance for further review. SB 102, concerning a third-party review process, prompted questions about who would select consultants and whether the bill would affect staffing and permitting costs; it was advanced with amendments, with one member noting reservations about the shift to private third-party review. SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946 also moved forward, generally with amendments or as amended, and several members noted reservations tied to budget impacts or statutory language.
The committee also heard testimony on HB 1393, which involved public lands and school facilities, where the Department of Education sought a change to the deletion language and the School Facilities Authority said it stood on its written comments. For SB 146, relating to the Ali Canal, the University of Hawaiʻi and DLNR supported the measure, and a member asked about the estimated annual cost, which was described as $125,000 per year. On SB 946, members discussed whether removing the term “person” could narrow the law too much; after that discussion, the committee agreed to restore the term and proceed with an HD1. The meeting ended with the committee recessing after completing its agenda and adopting the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- least information, relative to this particular extension order, which I note is for a relatively limited
- Relative to this particular extension order, which I note is for a relatively limited number of bills
- those that are living in subsidized housing, housing for our seniors, to not have to sever the close bond
- And those reasonable regulations may include a pet deposit, limitations on the number of pets in a unit
- just spoke for his work as a committee chair, trying to keep within the spirit of Joint Rule 10 to limit
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted a resolution congratulating Grant Marshall on earning Eagle Scout, and then passed two local/private bills to enactment: a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee and a measure waiving the Boston Police Department’s maximum age requirement for Luis Cabral. The chamber also received and journalized a communication from Senator Rush stating he would have voted yes on S. 3014 while away on Navy training.
The Senate then took up several committee rule-suspension and extension orders. It approved extensions for the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on two late-filed matters until July 31, 2026, and approved two Health Care Financing extension orders, one extending 15 bills to March 31, 2026 and another extending six bills to May 1, 2026. Senators explained the delays as needed for hearings, stakeholder input, and mandated benefit reviews. The chamber also advanced local bills for Rutland recall elections, Boxford liquor licenses, Boston police age waivers, and Milton school construction timing, and adopted a resolution recognizing Endometriosis Awareness Month.
A major portion of the session was devoted to H. 3014, the omnibus “Pets Act,” which combined provisions on animal welfare, pet shop sales, housing, insurance, and enforcement. Senators supporting the bill described it as banning the retail sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills, strengthening anti-cruelty enforcement, expanding access for animal control officers, limiting breed discrimination in housing and insurance, and protecting pet ownership in subsidized housing. Several amendments were debated: some were withdrawn or rejected, including proposals on renters’ insurance, nuisance barking, and property damage; others were adopted, including a compromise expanding protections for domestic animals, standards on animal welfare, and reporting/adoption requirements for research animals. The Ways and Means amendment was adopted as amended, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by roll call, with 38 members voting in the affirmative and none in the negative.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're trying to do here is that a lot of taxpayers will pay into tax credits that have a limit on
- In addition, on the farmers, because it says individual now, which limits it, and a lot of individual
- farmers... ...says individual now, which limits it, and a lot of individual farmers, you know, they
- The tax credits provided under this section shall be refundable to such limited liability companies.
- I take it very seriously because it has to do with Moody's or credit rating or bond rating.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- As an example, Florida Power and Light had a per-occurrence limit of $350 million for each storm in a
- effect of Hurricane Andrew in our space is that commercial insurance coverage became significantly limited
- approval to issue what's called a financing order, which would permit the utility to issue storm recovery bonds
- Power and Light sought approval from the commission and was granted a financing order and issued those bonds
- Madam Chair, I know we're almost against the time limit.
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The committee met to hear invited presentations on storm recovery and storm protection from the Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, Tampa Electric, Chesapeake Utilities, and the Office of Public Counsel. The PSC reviewed the history of storm restoration financing and utility hardening efforts after major storms such as Hurricane Andrew, the 2004-05 hurricane seasons, Irma, and Michael, explaining storm reserve funds, storm recovery bonds, and the current three-year storm protection plan process. The commission’s role in approving plans and later reviewing prudence of actual costs was emphasized, along with the types of work included in the plans such as vegetation management, pole replacement, undergrounding, feeder hardening, and substation flood protection.
The utilities described their own storm-hardening investments and recent storm performance. FPL said it has spent about $4.9 billion on storm protection and recovery-related efforts, highlighted improved restoration times during Helene and Milton, and said it is expanding undergrounding, feeder hardening, and smart-grid technology. Duke Energy reported more than 40,000 hardened poles and structures since 2021, major gains from self-healing grid technology, and faster restoration during recent storms. Tampa Electric described a roughly $200 million annual storm protection effort, including vegetation management, undergrounding, substation hardening, and new storm surge protections, and Chesapeake Utilities discussed its smaller-scale hardening program, vegetation work, pole replacement, and rapid restoration after Helene in Nassau County.
Committee members asked about how utilities prioritize neighborhoods for lateral hardening, whether maps of planned projects could be shared, how much each utility has spent on undergrounding and hardening, and how reliability comparisons are normalized against the national average. Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler argued that storm recovery and hardening costs fall too heavily on investor-owned utility customers, said the current framework lacks a meaningful cost-benefit or prudence check at the planning stage, and urged broader sharing of storm costs because the benefits extend to the whole state. Senators also discussed whether the commission can review the reasonableness of approved programs and whether future reports or recommendations from Public Counsel would be helpful. No votes or formal actions were taken.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , it's very short—it is limited to election day only, which does not fall under the legal purview of
- The amendment limits it to election day only.
- By any section 15, for need to relink to school bond elections.
- House Bill 2320, an act relating to school bond elections.
- I just feel like we've developed a bond, and I'm going to miss you. Mr.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the parties, and each member, other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip, limited
- Her summers were enriched and Formed lifelong bonds at camp for African-American youth in New York City
- THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION The Judicial Nomination Commission currently limits President Trump's choices
- The Clerk: A bill to limit youth offender status to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct
- But they can sell a bond for about 50 basis points cheaper than we can.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/22/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- By doing so, we're not only upholding the law but also protecting the sacred bond between parents and
- 06:26.880><c> protecting</c><00:06:27.280><c> the</c><00:06:27.400><c> sacred</c><00:06:27.720><c> bond
- </c> law but also protecting the sacred bond law but also protecting the sacred bond between<00:06:28.319
- This causes harm to children, creating attachment bonds with the minor child and one parent.
- the United States people are Bond the United States people are sovereign<00:31:36.080><c> and</c><00
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:55.360><c> Uh</c><00:01:55.680><c> we</c><00:01:55.920><c> now</c> We now have, uh, bond initiatives
- Clerk will read the bond initiatives. >> Number one, Senator King, Community Services for Adults and
- School of Maryland, Budget and Taxation. >> Majority Leader must be considered the reading of the bond
- an appointment made during the 2025 recess of the General Assembly. considered the reading of the bond
- considered the reading of the bond initiatives.<00:02:12.560><c> They</c><00:02:12.720><c> are</c><00
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Setting reasonable time limits on their... ...and it's just morally wrong, period.
- The services have always been limited.
- So, I'm concerned about the proposal that's still to limit services more.
- The services always have been limited.
- So, I me preoccupied the proposal that's still to limit more the services.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on several Department of Developmental Services proposals, with no votes taken. The first item focused on equitable access to intake and services for regional center clients, including standardizing eligibility assessments and modernizing the strengths-and-needs evaluation used to inform individual program plans. DDS said the changes would create a more consistent, equitable, and evidence-based process statewide, while the LAO explained the proposals as a response to disparities and inconsistent regional center practices. Advocates and regional center representatives were divided: Disability Rights California, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and some providers supported modernization but urged clearer safeguards, more community co-design, and stronger legislative review; others, including some regional center leaders and family advocates, warned against replacing the CEDER too quickly and stressed the need to preserve the person-centered IPP process. Committee members emphasized fair process, fidelity, and the need for a validated tool, while also noting that the proposals would not change eligibility definitions or replace IPPs.
The second major item addressed state-operated transitional and rehabilitative services, including proposed time limits for stays at Porterville Developmental Center and Canyon Springs, plus the merger of the Community Placement Program and Community Resource Development Program. DDS argued that people should not remain in locked facilities for years and that the proposal would create urgency, clearer transition planning, a right of return, and a more efficient single program for community resource development. Supporters, including Disability Rights California, the State Council, the Public Defenders Association, and some service providers, said the proposals align with Olmstead and the Lanterman Act, reduce overreliance on institutions, and should be paired with stronger mental health supports, oversight, and notice to counsel. Opponents, including a district attorney representative, argued that a blanket 24-month limit could endanger public safety and that some individuals require longer, case-by-case commitments. Committee members said they wanted a more comprehensive plan showing that community placements and supports will be ready before people are moved, and they questioned whether an arbitrary timeline could work for such a complex population.
Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly stressed that any implementation must be fair, transparent, and backed by valid tools, adequate community capacity, and public input. DDS said both sets of proposals would require legislative approval and that the department is still open to changes in trailer bill language and further stakeholder consultation. The hearing ended with the committee indicating it would continue reviewing the proposals and hear public comment, but no formal action was taken.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know the bond bill is before her committee.
- That's being proposed in the new environmental bond bill. Do you have a preference?
- The environmental bond bill proposes a general license for nature-based solutions.
- Ray pulled together the coalition on the environmental bond, the Mass Ready Act.
- coalition on the environmental bond, the Mass Ready Act.
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on natural and working lands, carbon sequestration, and related provisions in Governor Healey’s $3 billion Mass Ready Act. EEA officials described the bill’s investments in flooding, land protection, tree planting, wetlands restoration, biodiversity, dams, seawalls, and coastal resilience, along with permitting reforms intended to speed ecological restoration projects. They also outlined current programs on resilient lands, healthy soils, forest climate solutions, forest reserves, and urban tree planting, and said the administration expects natural and working lands to offset up to 7 million metric tons of residual emissions by 2050, while acknowledging that additional strategies will be needed to close the gap to the state’s 10-million-ton offset target.
Committee members pressed EEA on the cost of reaching the 30% conservation-by-2030 goal, the loss of a federal USDA grant of about $22 million, the adequacy of current sequestration estimates, and whether the state should consider regional approaches or statutory changes. EEA said current state conservation spending has been about $35 million to $40 million annually, that the Mass Ready Act is intended to help double the pace of conservation, and that federal funding remains uncertain. Senators also raised concerns about PILOT payments for state-owned land, the management of state forests, and the proposed Chapter 91 general license for restoration projects. EEA said the bill’s forest reserve language is meant to create a more durable designation process while still allowing limited active management.
Advocates from The Nature Conservancy and Mass Audubon supported stronger investment in land conservation and restoration, saying natural and working lands are a cost-effective climate strategy that also provides biodiversity, water quality, and public health benefits. They urged passage of legislation to increase funding, improve PILOT equity, and strengthen land-use planning and mitigation requirements. They also backed removing Chapter 91 licensing requirements for ecological restoration, arguing that the current process adds cost and delay. In a later panel, a forest scientist and an urban forestry advocate emphasized the carbon and cooling benefits of mature trees, called for greater protection of older forests, and supported bills to expand municipal reforestation and modernize public shade tree law. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Budget Bills Pass / Reflecting on the Session / What's Next for Senate Media Jun 15th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing that I hope we do is a bonding bill.
- We can bond for about a billion and one hundred million next session.
- So, policy, bonding, and hopefully no more budget. Hopefully the budget's stably done.
- </c><00:14:30.160><c> So</c><00:14:30.560><c> policy</c><00:14:32.000><c> bonding</c><00:14:32.720><c
- So policy bonding and shouldn't do that.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm going to limit my testimony because there's a lot of people behind me.
- I, my specialty is bugs, so I don't know the human health limit.
- But here's the reality: there are limitations to local action alone.
- This poison needs to be limited, not just in our towns, but across the state.
- And specifically, with some of the traps, there's limitations, right?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills focused on pesticides, pollinators, rodenticides, mosquito control, invasive species, and local authority over pesticide regulation. Chair Becca Rausch set strict two-minute testimony limits due to the very large number of speakers. Early testimony from Senator Moore and Representative Hawkins strongly supported a bill to restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, citing harms to wildlife, pets, and public health, and noting that California has already adopted a similar model. Testimony also supported a Lowell home rule petition to allow the city to prohibit or restrict these rodenticides, with local officials describing documented raptor poisonings and municipal efforts to phase out use on city property.
A major portion of the hearing focused on pollinator protection and neonicotinoid-treated seeds. Witnesses from environmental groups, conservation organizations, academics, and beekeepers argued that neonics harm bees and other beneficial insects, contaminate soil and water, and provide little or no economic benefit in most corn and soybean fields. Several speakers pointed to New York, Vermont, and Quebec as models for restricting treated seeds, and one panel cited research showing only a small percentage of fields benefit economically from the treatments. Support was also voiced for a bill establishing an ecologically based mosquito management program, with advocates criticizing aerial and truck spraying and urging non-chemical, locally tailored approaches.
Other testimony supported bills to reform the pesticide board and pesticide regulation process, to give vulnerable municipalities more local control over pesticide use, to protect schoolchildren from pesticides on school grounds, and to respond to invasive species through a centralized state office, coordinator, strategic plan, and trust fund. Many speakers, including representatives from Mass Audubon, MSPCA, the Xerces Society, the Sierra Club, watershed groups, and local wildlife rehabilitators, described impacts on hawks, owls, pets, fish, and broader ecosystems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and committee members generally asked few questions, with the hearing remaining in testimony mode throughout.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public testimony is limited to two minutes. We're trying to get some, we don't have five bills.
- Constitution—is not limited to just South Texas when we do this work.
- You're saying that word is your bond, legislature needs to be bound.
- You’ve got to limit yourself to the part of the property.
- But it doesn't say it's limited.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-GVO, EIG, EIG DEFER Public Hearings 03-18-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, for those who are testifying, we're going to limit your testimony.
- Uh, for those who are testifying, we're going to limit your testimony.
- Third amendment is any additional liability for that road as a result of limited resurfacing pursuant
- to this act shall be limited to resurfacing and not underlying nonconforming issues.
- pursuant to this act shall be limited to resurfacing and not underlying nonconforming issues.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Summary:
The joint committees heard House Bill 344 HD1, which would require new buildings to include electric vehicle charger-ready parking stalls. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from the State Energy Office, Department of Accounting and General Services, the Disabilities and Communication Access Board, and others. Members asked about cost and infrastructure impacts; the State Energy Office said the added cost would likely be modest if planned from the start, but that electrical capacity remains a key challenge for expanding EV charging. The chairs proposed two amendments: extending the bill to cover on-grade parking lots and adding language for Level 1 or Level 3 charging when appropriate.
After discussion, both committees voted to pass HB 344 HD1 with amendments. In the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee, the chair voted aye, one member voted with reservation, and excused members were noted; the Government Operations committee also passed the measure, with one aye vote and one vote with reservations.
The committees also heard House Bill 10001 HD1 SD1, relating to the Maui wildfire settlement trust fund. The Governor’s Office, Attorney General’s Office, Maui County, and the Tax Foundation testified in support. Members questioned Hawaii Electric Industries’ ability to fund its share of the settlement and whether the state should pay first or in tranches. The chair proposed amendments requiring all defendant parties to submit payment plans and proof of ability to pay, and requiring non-state defendants to fund their shares into escrow before the state releases its share. The committee adopted the amendments and passed the bill unanimously by the members present.
Later, the committee deferred action on House Bill 229 HD1 until March 20 for clarification on amendments, then passed House Bill 860 HD1 with amendments addressing liability for limited resurfacing of disputed roads, and passed House Bill 1161 HD2 with amendments concerning highway fund use, formula calculations, and EV-related county fees.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Did you look at a bonding uh did city.
- Did you look at a bonding uh did you<00:31:27.920><c> request</c><00:31:28.320><c> bonding</c><00:31:
- </c><00:32:04.200><c> You</c> killed that in the bonding bill. You killed that in the bonding bill.
- </c> killed that project in the bonding bill. killed that project in the bonding bill.
- </c> Fire hall should not be in bonding Fire hall should not be in bonding bills.<00:32:10.040><c> They
Committee:
House Taxes