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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • CMS required community-based services.
  • uh when the margins uh when the margins Again,<00:10:35.000> there<00:10:35.120> should
  • Again, there should be no big margins Again, there should be no big margins when<00:10:36.760>
  • that community. Thank you. that community. Thank you.
  • yourself, and and I hope our communities yourself, and and I hope our communities can<01:26:14.280
Bills: HF4338
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • governs uh certificate communication governs uh certificate communication I've<00:04:41.880>
  • covering requirements for Community covering requirements for Community Mental<00:14:43.639>
  • Without ATRIP, KHA's hospitals would be operating at a -6% operating margin.
  • Our hospitals use this data source when they do their community benefit analysis and their community
  • benefit um analysis and their Community benefit um analysis and their Community<00:54:22.839> needs
Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the failure points was on communication, so looking at ways to communicate better, and then the
  • We saw the need to address communication, the outage map, like I discussed.
  • One of the failure points was on communication. So, looking at ways to...
  • That's a good accounting of what future reserve margins look like. Slide number 10.
  • Out of Hurricane Beryl, you know, we saw the need to address communication.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

March 11, 2026 - Regular Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does the clerk have any announcements or communications? Yes, sir, Mr. Speaker.
  • It reported on local government, schools, churches, businesses, and community leaders.
  • It's a hard business with narrow margins serving customers with fickle tastes.
  • Our communities are not battlefields. They shouldn't be.
  • marginalized communities and the history and social science standards of learning and curriculum framework
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (05/30/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's why we amended this, because that code I think did include the community mental health.
  • So they took it out because they didn't want to take it out of the community mental health centers.
  • <00:47:43.760> So<00:47:43.920> they the community mental health.
  • So they the community mental health.
  • <00:47:46.800> mental take it out of the community mental take it out of the community mental
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:46.920> Trust<00:12:47.920> like<00:12:48.120> any maintaining Community
  • Trust like any maintaining Community Trust like any other<00:12:48.639> state<00:12:49.040>
  • <00:13:55.399> I'm<00:13:55.600> extremely harm or marginalize I'm extremely harm or
  • marginalize I'm extremely concerned<00:13:56.880> about<00:13:57.120> the<00:13:57.279
  • Public land may be used for the benefit and the well-being and development of the community rather than
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 22, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration detainers. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, the Office of the Public Defender, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, argued the bill would protect due process and constitutional rights regardless of immigration status. Some supporters requested amendments, including removing a probable-cause terrorism provision, adding enforcement language, and preserving warrant requirements. Public testimony was heavily in favor, with the chair announcing 91 testimonies in support and 52 in opposition. The committee then heard HB 73, which would prohibit setting aside public lands for immigration detention facilities. Testifiers in support said public land should serve local needs, not detention centers, and cited housing, food security, and community trust concerns. The Office of the Public Defender and others also supported the measure, and the chair reported 85 testimonies in support and 40 in opposition. The committee next took up HB 438, which would fund legal representation for people in immigration proceedings. Supporters, including the Public Defender, the University of Hawaiʻi Law School Refugee and Immigration Clinic, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU, emphasized the civil nature of immigration court, the severe consequences of removal, and the need for more pro bono and trained attorneys. Several suggested amendments focused on training and building a legal-services pipeline; the chair reported 83 testimonies in support and 51 in opposition. The committee also heard HB 457, aimed at requiring notice to detained individuals about their rights when ICE seeks to interview them or has a detainer request. Supporters said the bill would ensure people understand their right to remain silent and to refuse interviews, and the Legal Clinic suggested the warning be given orally, potentially via recorded messages, rather than only in writing. The Office of the Public Defender noted the bill aligns with existing due-process warnings in criminal court and suggested referencing current law. Finally, HB 476, which would raise the capital gains tax rate, drew support from Hawaiʻi Appleseed on fairness grounds; the Department of Taxation said it would review revenue questions but had no estimate available. After recess, the committee returned to decision-making and moved HB 22 forward on the chair’s recommendation of HD1, with the chair noting that the bill already contained language allowing counties to adopt stronger standards and protections.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Apr 28th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Communities like mine, diverse, hardworking, and growing, deserve to be heard, not diluted.
  • This isn't about me; it's about ensuring every voice in our community is represented.
  • And it will further disenfranchise your already vulnerable marginalized constituents. No.
  • that silences voters in marginalized communities.
  • that silences voters in marginalized communities.
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and heard a Governor’s Office presentation on a proposed congressional reapportionment map. The governor’s counsel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be considered at all in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection law and should be treated as non-severable. The presentation also discussed the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais and the Florida Supreme Court’s Black Voters Matter decision as part of the legal rationale for the map. Jason Parada, who said he drew the map alone, described the map as based on 2020 census block data, with county-level population estimates used only as a guide to identify faster-growing areas. He said the plan keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores similar to the current benchmark map, and uses traditional geographic and political boundaries such as roads, railways, county lines, and municipal lines. He walked through regional changes, emphasizing a race-neutral redesign that significantly altered South Florida, including changes to districts in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and the Everglades, while leaving several northern districts largely unchanged. Members questioned the witnesses extensively about the legal theory, the use of partisan data, the role of race, population growth, and the timing and review of the map. The witnesses said partisan data was considered along with other traditional redistricting criteria, but race was not used. They also said they could not speak to who else reviewed the map beyond EOG staff and counsel. Several senators raised concerns about the map’s compactness, county and city splits, the apparent partisan effects, and the fact that the map was released shortly before the special session. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Communicate with the body. Yes, ma'am.
  • Communicate with the body. Yes, sir.
  • >> Communicate with the body. >> Communicate with the body.
  • communicate with the body. purpose, sir? communicate with the body.
  • <00:31:15.360> I community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded 95 members present, approved the prior journal, and received notice from the Senate that Senate Bills 1 and 3 had passed and were sent over for concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on housing, local purchasing, health care credentials, postsecondary education, school bus safety, special license plates, milk transportation, veteran PTSD treatment, and the Kentucky Fire Commission, with several reported with committee substitutes. The chamber then considered House Bill 169 on coverage for feeding or eating disorders. The sponsor explained that the bill addresses insurance coverage decisions tied to body mass index by requiring BMI to be considered alongside another factor, such as depression, anxiety, or family circumstances, and said the committee substitute clarified that one factor alone could not control the decision. The substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 95-0. House Bill 393, which updates the Alzheimer’s and related dementias council, adds a caregiver seat, and requires an annual action project including an early detection toolkit, also passed unanimously, 95-0. House Bill 194, relating to cigar bars, drew the most discussion. The sponsor said the bill does not repeal existing smoke-free ordinances, but creates a narrow exemption for tightly defined cigar bars, with a 25% gross revenue threshold from cigar-related sales, age restrictions, local permitting options, smoke containment requirements, and signage. Members asked about local authority, other tobacco products, and whether the bill could affect smoking bans; supporters emphasized the narrow scope and personal choice, while opponents said their districts’ smoking bans and constituent concerns led them to vote no. The bill passed 69-24. The House then applied the clincher and moved to announcements, including committee schedule notices, a Small Business Day event, receptions, and citations recognizing National School Counseling Week, the KBLC Black History Celebration, and memorializing Brandy Engles.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • in our communities. in our communities.
  • Paul is a blue-collar community. Most working families are on a very tight budget.
  • <00:26:06.880> and a business with tight margins and a business with tight margins and constant
  • <01:20:02.239> In<01:20:02.480> three interdimensional communication.
  • In three interdimensional communication.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:54.839> on have within the veterinary community on have within the veterinary community
  • is below that's above the gingle margin is below that's above the gingle margin that<00:13:54.000
  • I wish there was a rural large animal vet in every community.
  • <00:19:53.120> is Kentucky a lot within the a community is Kentucky a lot within the a community
  • I have deep respect for the equine veterinary community, and I am a yes on this.
Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met briefly and took up Senate Bill 69, a measure creating a certification path for non-veterinarians who perform equine dental work, especially floating teeth. Sponsor Sen. Robin Webb and supporters said the bill was the product of about two years of open meetings and stakeholder discussions, and that it would provide accountability, insurance access, and a way to grandfather in long-time practitioners with additional training. They framed it as a rural access and affordability issue, arguing that many horse owners, especially in remote areas, cannot easily reach or afford large-animal veterinarians and that the bill would preserve a long-standing husbandry practice while setting limits so certified providers could not perform surgery. Opposition came from equine veterinarians Dr. Brad Tanner and Dr. William Rainbow, who agreed there is a shortage of large-animal veterinarians and that floating teeth is necessary, but argued the bill’s scope goes beyond simple husbandry. They said the proposed authority would include procedures such as tooth removal and other work they consider surgery, which should remain within veterinary practice because of the need for sedation, pain management, and broader oral and physical exams. They also objected to the title “equine dental provider,” saying it could mislead owners into thinking the person has dentist-like training, and suggested a term like “equine teeth floater” would be clearer. Tanner cited a KVMA survey he said showed only 14 of 214 respondents supported indirect veterinary supervision in the bill. Members asked about continuing education, the “good moral character” licensing language, and whether people with past criminal records could be excluded. Supporters said continuing education would be required through certification programs and that character determinations would be handled case by case, with reference to broader second-chance licensing efforts moving through the legislature. Rep. Stalker asked for clearer terminology and educational guidance for consumers; the witnesses reiterated that the public should understand the difference between floating teeth and a full dental exam. After discussion, the committee moved to a roll call vote on the bill, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is fully shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (05/07/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm seeing, in the communities that I work with, I work with a lot of people in recovery, and there's
  • Moving on to communications tax, which is line G, row G in your guide.
  • Um, for the communications and service tax at the fiscal year 2026, it says negative 3%.
  • <00:36:31.280> at<00:36:31.520> the communications and service tax at the communications
  • The the margin is higher with cocktails uh<00:47:33.440> with<00:47:33.599> mocktails.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/20/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • islamophobia or any marginalized islamophobia or any marginalized targeted<00:29:30.080> historical
  • , we do see violence against those communities increase.
  • <00:40:58.440> we speak out against minori communities we speak out against minori communities
  • <00:41:19.280> uh<00:41:19.520> over you know by by large margins uh over you know
  • by by large margins uh over abused<00:41:20.880> um<00:41:21.079> and<00:41:21.319>
Bills: HF414, HF768, HF359
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Election Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • least in some contexts, is to re-scan certain batches of ballots, imprinting those ballots in the margins
  • with identification numbers. ...ballots, imprinting those ballots in the margins with identification
  • audit system that we have today through the Secretary of State's office, every precinct in every community
  • And sometimes a community, four years later, may get the same precinct pulled again, and, you know, it
  • guess the other question to that is, if, let's say, you look at a down-ballot race in a particular community
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on election security bills, focusing first on S. 517 and H. 876, which would strengthen Massachusetts’ post-election audit process. Testimony from the Brennan Center, Common Cause Massachusetts, Verified Voting, and the League of Women Voters supported expanding audits to include all ballot types, increasing audit frequency from every four years to every two years, requiring statewide audit reports to be posted within 30 days and kept online for six years, and allowing municipalities to conduct audits under state standards. Witnesses also praised the bill’s creation of a work group to study risk-limiting audits and other improvements, emphasizing public confidence, transparency, and the ability of audits to detect errors or deter fraud. Committee members asked detailed questions about how Massachusetts compares with other states, how risk-limiting audits differ from current tabulation audits, how audits are selected and expanded if discrepancies appear, and what the costs and mechanics of different audit methods would be. Witnesses explained that current audits are typically random, hand-count-based checks of selected contests and batches of ballots, that risk-limiting audits use statistical sampling and can escalate to a full recount if needed, and that Massachusetts’ local-control structure makes a collaborative work group useful. They also noted that audits generally confirm results but can uncover errors that do not change outcomes, and occasionally more serious problems. The committee then heard testimony on H. 832, which would authorize the Secretary of the Commonwealth to take emergency actions affecting elections during declared emergencies. Supporters said the bill would create a clear statutory process for rescheduling or adjusting elections during severe weather or other crises, including allowing emergency absentee ballot accommodations for civilian responders, and would reduce the need for court intervention. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing, and the meeting ended with adjournment after no additional testimony was offered.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 03/18/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , we have an opportunity to prevent homelessness and the destabilization of families across our communities
  • 43.480> our destabilization of families across our destabilization of families across our communities
  • and across our state with communities and across our state with this<00:02:46.040> bill<00:02
  • and organizations all across communities and organizations all across the<00:20:56.240> state.
  • <00:37:52.920> of it's people who are on the margins of it's people who are on the margins
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (02/12/2025)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • participating in the USDA Community participating in the USDA Community eligibility<00:06:11.880
  • community eligibility provision the community eligibility<00:06:14.199> provision<00:06:14.800
  • its service to community um that is its service to community um that is constitutionally<01:01:23.559
  • to community or state to state.
  • to community or you're talking Community to community or state<02:20:10.120> to<02:20:10.319>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Communities are silenced.
  • disenfranchised communities.
  • disenfranchised communities.
  • They are communities.
  • communities along the U.S.
Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met virtually for its West Texas regional hearing, established a quorum, and explained that the hearing was part of a series of statewide information-gathering sessions before any map was filed. The chair outlined the Zoom procedures, the two-minute testimony limit, and the availability of written comments through the committee’s public portal. Senators also discussed the logistics and transparency of the process, including the expectation that any proposed map or amendment would be made public once filed and that additional hearings would follow. Senator Blanco, whose district includes West Texas and the border region, said the area’s communities of interest should be kept together and warned against repeating the loss of representation that followed the last redistricting cycle. Senators Alvarado, Hinojosa, Miles, and others debated the value of virtual hearings versus in-person hearings, the number of people who had testified, and whether the committee could subpoena witnesses after the regional hearings ended. The chair said he was awaiting legal guidance and would consider a subpoena motion at a formal meeting the next day. A lengthy exchange also occurred over the tone of public testimony and the chair’s view that some comments directed at Republicans and the president had been offensive or historically inaccurate. Invited witnesses and public commenters largely opposed mid-decade redistricting and argued that any new map should reflect population growth, especially among Latino and other minority communities, and comply with the Voting Rights Act. Nina Perales of MALDEF said the hearings were not meaningful without a draft map and testified that Texas has a long history of discriminatory redistricting; senators questioned her about litigation, DOJ’s July 7 letter, and the 2021 congressional map. Tania Chavez Camacho, Luis Figueroa, and several El Paso residents emphasized that maps should preserve communities of interest, avoid cracking and packing, and be transparent and participatory. A smaller number of witnesses supported redistricting, including one El Paso resident who said the current districting leaves the area underrepresented and another who argued that some communities want to return to a map closer to the earlier District 16 configuration. Several witnesses also criticized the DOJ letter as inconsistent with the state’s position that the 2021 maps were drawn race-blind, while others said the current process was too rushed and lacked sufficient public input.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jul 17th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • him, giving back to the community that shaped him.
  • Today, I rise in strong support of this critical budget bill, because for communities like mine, this
  • When margins shrink, When margins shrink and debt mounts, these hospitals are pushed to the brink.
  • And we're showing that when rural communities raise their voices, Sacramento listens.
  • Community plans can move forward even if the plans later become subject to litigation.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think, you know, family members, community, Family members, community, raising awareness for those
  • It was really, I think, speaking based on my community, with the victim community.
  • It's been really helpful for me as somebody who is part of the community within the community.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have regularly excluded Jews as a marginalized community.
  • Jewish community.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Small businesses simply do not have the profit margin or the sales volume to absorb this 50-cent fee
  • in Minnesota where they the communities in Minnesota where they work<00:19:09.960> and<00:19:
  • Many of those communities are in the districts that are represented on this committee.
  • Many of those communities are in the districts that are represented on this committee.
  • Many of those communities are in the districts that are represented on this committee.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Minnesota House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee met on January 22, 2025, for its first meeting and took up House File 5, introduced by Representative Jim Joy and moved to the Tax Committee. Joy said the bill would make Minnesota more affordable by eliminating the Social Security tax, repealing the motor fuels tax inflator, removing the retail delivery fee, and changing vehicle-related taxes and metro-area sales tax allocations. Committee fiscal staff reviewed the bill’s fiscal effects, including impacts on the general fund, the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, the Transportation Advancement Account, and the split between Metropolitan Council and metropolitan counties. Testimony was largely divided along stakeholder lines. The Minnesota Grocers Association and Minnesota Propane Association supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it creates administrative burdens, requires costly software changes, and raises costs that are passed on to consumers; propane representatives said the fee is especially burdensome because most of their deliveries are exempt but still require tracking and reporting. In contrast, the League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Association of Small Cities, Metro Cities, and Minnesota Association of Townships emphasized the need for stable, predictable transportation funding for local roads and said they support the Transportation Advancement Account and related revenue streams, though some were neutral on the exact source of funding. The League and small cities groups said local governments need reliable annual revenue and that past funding has been inconsistent. Committee members asked about who pays the delivery fee, its exemptions, and how much revenue it has generated versus earlier forecasts. Fiscal staff said current estimates for delivery fee revenue are below original projections, and explained the fee’s exemptions and $100 transaction threshold. Representative Joy said his intent was to keep small cities and townships whole as the bill moves forward. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was heard and referred as noted at the outset.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Capital Budget (04/24/2025)

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • 32.480> the<00:09:32.720> veterans the community colleges, the veterans the community colleges
  • The profit margins are still operate.
  • Starting on row eight was the Community College System of New Hampshire.
  • the community college system of New Hampshire.<00:28:04.960> The Hampshire.
  • <00:49:50.800> college employed by the community college employed by the community college
Keywords: 1191, senate, all