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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/13/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that. it goes into it goes it leeches that. it goes into it goes it leeches through<00:32:40.159
- It can it can be it can be um runoff.
- </c> in it like I am. So, I think it Yeah. in it like I am. So, I think it Yeah.
- We will take it as it comes.
- . it. it.
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the same molecule, whether you smoke it, eat it, or drink it.
- And it says it could contain chemicals.
- The reason I'm for it, thank you. It.
- It shuts down the responsible ones. It doesn't regulate the industry. It outsources it.
- They did it to be empowered by it.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- was</c><00:13:11.680><c> all</c> and it did get signed and it was all and it did get signed and it was
- /c> um would it be would you was it your um would it be would you was it your experience<00:57:11.680
- > make</c> would it be, you know, would it not make would it be, you know, would it not make sense<01
- But then again, it is what it is.
- But then again, it is what it is. all. But then again, it is what it is.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- But it was being given out its grants.
- These are primarily driven by IT upgrades, modernization projects, and salaries and benefits to support
- These are primarily driven by IT<01:41:40.040><c> upgrades,</c><01:41:41.040><c> modernization</c><01
- :41:41.840><c> projects,</c><01:41:42.239><c> and</c> IT upgrades, modernization projects, and IT upgrades
- <01:43:10.159><c> it,</c> include it or reverse it, include it or reverse it, but<01:43:12.159><c> that
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- c> what effectively what it did I think it what effectively what it did I think it was<00:03:32.560><
- Is it long-term care? Is it accidental health plans?
- I don't know if it I don't think it<00:43:45.359><c> went</c><00:43:45.520><c> to</c> it went to it went
- c><00:43:51.920><c> to</c> So, it looks to me like when it gets to So, it looks to me like when it gets
- It was my intent that it go through the 62J.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I moved it. >> All right. Senator Dibble moves it.
- So, at its core, it prevention measures.
- How do we maintain its historic values and also design it for, you know, current, modern, up-to-date
- </c> did they do it. did they do it.
- didn't</c><00:24:35.760><c> it</c><00:24:36.080><c> didn't</c> but it continued and it didn't it didn't
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 2:00 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> way to do it is like you hear about it way to do it is like you hear about it in<00:03:55.360><c
- Where is it? >> No, it lapsed. Did we send it back, or do we know?
- </c> fees where make it where it makes access fees where make it where it makes access to<01:14:56.320
- </c> >> Paying it or paying it timely. >> Paying it or paying it timely.
- </c> >> It was by It was by acclamation. >> It was by It was by acclamation.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> working on it and we don't have it working on it and we don't have it figured<00:13:12.000><c> out
- , I'd prefer to keep it as it is.
- , I'd prefer to keep it as it is.
- . it. it.
- In its first year, it Minnesota.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/28/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and it also like infinite scroll and it and it also like infinite scroll and it also<00:04:02.200
- It affects everything about it.
- It affects It affects their behavior.
- . it. it.
- </c><01:24:59.320><c> when</c> 500 students, it uh said it plainly when 500 students, it uh said it plainly
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> make sure that it um that it fulfills make sure that it um that it fulfills the<00:18:36.240><c>
- </c><00:19:51.840><c> It</c> understand it. Thank you, Sanderson. It understand it.
- </c> like it to, but I I expect that it like it to, but I I expect that it likely<00:53:53.920><c> doesn't
- it.
- I do have a copy of it. it. it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> mortgage they make it they keep it um mortgage they make it they keep it um they<00:13:20.920><c>
- Is it claims? Is it liability claims?
- Is it claims? Is it liability claims?
- is it uh liability is it is it claims is it uh liability claims<00:48:52.960><c> I'm</c><00:48:53.119
- </c> it to me when I put in an agreement it it to me when I put in an agreement it is<01:31:07.560><c
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/10/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:13.960><c> if</c> net metering as it stands it will not if net metering as it stands it will
- is it will crush our bill passes as it is it will crush our industry<00:35:56.400><c> again</c><00:35
- And so this conversation is absolutely part of that modern reality, and you're having it.
- And so this conversation is absolutely part of that modern reality, and you're having it.
- to it.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (04/17/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- > it</c> understanding is that it was it was it understanding is that it was it was it was<00:31:38.120
- > is</c><00:53:49.200><c> in</c><00:53:49.320><c> the</c> it it the devil it truly is in the it it the
- </c> you can't tax it, whatever it may be. you can't tax it, whatever it may be.
- And it it it is a it is a wood tough. And it it it is a it is a wood product. product. product.
- </c> get it. get it.
Summary:
The meeting began with introductions, approval of the March 6 minutes as amended to add an attendee list, and a brief overview of the day’s agenda. The committee heard two presentations from carbon project developers, with the first from Dylan Jenkins of Finite Carbon. He described Finite Carbon’s work in improved forest management projects, its role in developing carbon methodologies and protocols, and its experience with projects in New England, Appalachia, Alaska, and Canada. He also outlined the difference between compliance and voluntary carbon markets, the role of registries and intermediaries, and the types of buyers in the market, including large corporate buyers and long-term off-take partners.
A major focus of the presentation was how forest carbon projects are structured and how credits are monetized. Jenkins distinguished between removals and reductions, explaining that removals come from new forest growth while reductions are tied more closely to baseline assumptions and standing stock. He said improved forest management projects can generate both types of credits, and that removals generally command higher prices because they are easier for buyers to understand and verify. He also emphasized that carbon project commercialization can occur before, during, or after credit issuance, and that landowners may be paid through a variety of structures, including leases, advance fees, per-unit payments, or off-take agreements.
Jenkins then addressed the committee’s tax-related questions, saying House Bill 123 appeared intended to treat carbon credit sales similarly to timber sales for local tax purposes. He argued that carbon credits are a forest product and that taxing them can be reasonable in principle, but he stressed that lawmakers should distinguish between commoditization and commercialization when deciding what event to tax. He noted that credits may be created but never sold, and that in some programs landowners retain timber and carbon rights while in others the developer has deeper control over those rights. In response to questions, he said the industry uses protocols, verification, and third-party oversight to address baseline and quality concerns, but acknowledged that baseline setting remains a major point of debate in the market.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 5, February 13, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> passed it on to us. passed it on to us.
- </c> keep it the way it is to some extent. keep it the way it is to some extent.
- What is it? What is it going to ask why. What is it?
- </c><02:22:36.880><c> it</c> state, but keep in mind that it it state, but keep in mind that it it sounds
- :34:17.520><c> full</c><02:34:17.840><c> restructure</c> it it it needs a full restructure it it it needs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I didn't see it. It says voluntary.
- </c> It<01:17:49.120><c> is</c><01:17:49.440><c> HP</c> It is HP It is HP 2147.
- >> Can I see it? >> I'll provide it. I bring it up here. >> Thank you.
- </c> >> Can I see it? >> Can I see it?
- ><c> of</c> drafted, it it looked like it kind of drafted, it it looked like it kind of made<01:33:08.080
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools.
After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage.
In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- it it is a could really uh go towards it it is a order<00:13:55.320><c> of</c><00:13:55.480><c> magnitude
- to take it.
- to take it.
- </c><01:10:10.560><c> it</c><01:10:10.640><c> is</c> Hospital level care but is it it is Hospital level
- Currently, it limits it to marijuana, and so this bill would allow it basically to include the possession
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance.
Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a part of the highway that it.
- > around,</c> and spend it and distribute it around, and spend it and distribute it around, uh,<00:32
- . it. it.
- Um, and it just is a reminder about it.
- </c> But but I do think it it does remind us But but I do think it it does remind us that<02:23:54.160
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/25/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:26:41.360><c> a</c> budget uh in it and it does show a budget uh in it and it does show a certain
- It works and we get it right.
- </c> one member would be it takes it from 11 one member would be it takes it from 11 to<01:37:09.360>
- So it make you know they it it days.
- </c> go through it so we know what's in it? go through it so we know what's in it?
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/JHA Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:11:16.640><c> a</c> it we've just recently started it a it we've just recently started it a couple
- I'm not sure if it made it to the publication, but I do have copies if you need it.
- I am in opposition to it. I do understand what's behind it.
- > to pay and and later on it it it goes on to pay and and later on it it it goes on to<02:35:17.600><
- </c> defer it and if we can we'll bring it defer it and if we can we'll bring it back back back later
Summary:
The joint Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committees heard HB 756 HD1, a measure on flavored tobacco products. Supporters included the Attorney General, Department of Health, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, youth advocates, public health groups, and Kaiser Permanente. They argued flavored tobacco and menthol are used to attract and addict young people, cited rising youth and young adult vaping rates, and pointed to public health harms and evidence from other states that flavor restrictions reduced e-cigarette sales. The Attorney General requested oral amendments to correct a statutory reference, repeal a county preemption provision so counties could enact stricter flavor bans, and restore appropriations, positions, and the original effective date. Opponents, including retail and wholesale businesses, argued the bill would hurt small businesses and state tax revenue, push sales to the black market, and remove a harm-reduction option for adult smokers; they urged stronger enforcement instead of a ban.
After testimony, the committees took up amendments and recommendations. The chair proposed correcting the statutory citation to HRS 26-38, adopting a Department of Health amendment on disposal of electronic smoking devices and e-liquids as hazardous waste, and noting the appropriations, FTE, and effective date in the committee report. Members then voted to pass HB 756 HD1 with amendments in both committees, with the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee recording one member as supporting with reservations.
The transcript then moved to HB 806, relating to fireworks, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying undercover enforcement is costly and additional funding is needed. A community testifier also supported stronger enforcement, citing illegal aerial fireworks, noise, and impacts on pets and kupuna. No final vote on HB 806 was shown in the excerpt.
The Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee also heard HB 438, which would create a Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation in immigration court for income-qualified individuals. Support came from civil rights, legal aid, ACLU, and law school clinic representatives, who said counsel is needed to ensure due process and fair access to justice, especially because immigration proceedings can lead to deportation and family separation. Opposition testifiers argued taxpayer-funded counsel for people in immigration proceedings is inappropriate, unlawful, or unfair to citizens and legal residents. One law school representative suggested a technical amendment to broaden language about training and education. The excerpt ends before a final vote on HB 438 is shown.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (12-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> Let's get with it. >> Let's get with it.
- it.
- </c> and and it was, you know, I think it and and it was, you know, I think it will<01:19:08.640><c>
- </c> addressing it explicitly? addressing it explicitly?
- It it comes straight from the model.
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00
Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50
Robotics Education – 0:04:18
Canopy KY – 0:14:15
Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20
Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15
Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all
Summary:
The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions.
The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints.
The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings.
The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.