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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> search and rescue activities search and rescue activities throughout<01:23:28.120><c> that</c><01
- </c> Hawaii for a search and rescue mission. Hawaii for a search and rescue mission.
- </c><01:24:39.000><c> and</c> organization and conducted search and organization and conducted search
- </c><01:47:46.120><c> say,</c> when I heard one of my relatives say, when I heard one of my relatives
Keywords:
healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- agreements, safety placement agreements, which are short-term temporary placements of a child with a relative
- happy to answer any questions and would like to reserve the right to close, although I may have to search
- proper documentation. ...thus avoiding transparency and forcing parents to watch an entire video in search
- So then that's another search that can be quite burdensome for parents and community members who want
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Government Structure - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 10:30 AM
Government Structure
Transcript Highlights:
- across a couple years ago with uh some PERS legislation was that uh the PERS board meetings were relatively
- across a couple years ago with uh some PERS legislation was that uh the PERS board meetings were relatively
- were relatively short because they<00:03:14.400><c> did</c><00:03:14.480><c> a</c><00:03:14.640><c>
- Just a<00:08:31.840><c> quick</c><00:08:32.159><c> search.
- . 0 to $500 seems to get a a quick search. 0 to $500 seems to get a town<00:08:35.440><c> in</c><00:08
Committee:
Joint Government Structure
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, like this particular person never married and had no children, and the only relative she had in
- Well, like this particular person never married and had no children, and the only relative she had in
- And we had the closest relative that came was from Nebraska.
- Representative Birch, I think what we can do is, as we move on, we'll do a search on our...
- I see a number of people reaching for Google, and so we can search for that.
Summary:
The committee approved minutes from September 25 and December 2, 2025, then heard seven topic requests for possible Office of Performance Evaluations studies. Topics included the impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure, Medicaid hospital billing, Your Health Idaho plan selection, fund balance management for boards and commissions under DOPL, the Board of Community Guardians, sexual assault in women’s prisons, and drivers of prison population growth. Requesters emphasized issues such as conversion of farmland to development, possible Medicaid billing upcoding, uninsured Idahoans’ costs, uneven board fund balances after consolidation, gaps in guardianship services, prison safety and oversight, and factors driving incarceration growth. OPE staff said all were feasible, with some smaller, medium, or larger in scope depending on the topic.
After a secret ballot, the committee selected four studies for OPE: the Board of Community Guardians, drivers of prison population growth, impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure, and oversight of sexual assault in women’s correctional facilities. Members noted the remaining topics received fewer votes, but the director said the office could potentially take on additional work later if capacity allowed. The committee also agreed to follow up on the Idaho Home Learning Academy report and the 2023 direct care workforce report, with follow-up timing suggested for December and June, respectively.
The committee then received a follow-up report on Idaho’s 911 system. OPE said the system faces four major pressures: insufficient funding, staffing shortages, too many centers relative to call demand, and weak statewide data and oversight. The report recommended evolving the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission into a statewide program with authority to oversee the system, collect standardized financial data, set performance standards, and clarify cost responsibilities. The committee heard responses from the IPSCC chairman, the Military Division, and others, who generally agreed with the need for better data and coordination but stressed local control, outdated radio infrastructure, and the lack of a clear funding estimate. The committee discussed whether to pursue a follow-up focused on funding gaps and system costs, and OPE said it could do additional background work with the commission and Military Division to see what data are available.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Google prioritizes its own companies and products in search results across its platform.
- Take Google, for example, an adjudicated monopolist in general search.
- Google used to serve the turnstile, Adjudicated monopolist in general search.
- , unfairly watered by its existing dominance in general search.
- In other areas like their implementation for search or for flights, they have more discretion.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills and took action on a number of them. SB 1234 by Senator Alvarado-Gil would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; there was no opposition, a committee member confirmed it would apply to caregivers rather than children, and the bill was supported for moving forward. SB 1257 by Senator Arreguín would require the Attorney General to publish an annual public report on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations such as schools, hospitals, courthouses, and places of worship; supporters from immigrant advocacy and health groups testified about fear and chilling effects in communities, while questions focused on how data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 by Senator Choi would bar foreign adversary entities from buying California agricultural land; supporters cited national security concerns, but committee members pressed on enforcement, straw buyers, and who would be responsible for identifying prohibited purchasers, and the bill was held on a 2-4 vote after debate.
The committee also heard SB 1146 by Senator Gonzalez, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, describing deepfake health ads as deceptive and harmful; it passed the committee 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 988 by Senator Grayson would regulate auto glass insurance practices by restricting assignment of benefits, requiring claim numbers and itemized estimates, and addressing steering and billing practices; supporters said it would curb fraud and stabilize premiums, while independent glass businesses worried about steering and market concentration. After discussion of consumer choice and small-business impacts, the bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations.
SB 1288, presented by Senator Grayson on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make a good-faith effort to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would reduce barriers to claiming those assets, especially for nonprofits. Nonprofit witnesses described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements, while SIFMA and bankers opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactivity and verification. The bill passed 8-0 to call. The committee also heard SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; the Attorney General’s office and immigrant advocates supported it as a response to exploitative pricing and poor conditions, and it passed 8-0 to call. Finally, SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors opposed the fee and penalty structure as uncapped and costly. The bill was moved forward on a vote and remained on call after committee discussion.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We are going to start with HB 1175, relative to the offense of using scanning devices or recorders to
- I've heard from somebody who does title searches that it's very difficult to unravel, and the realtors
- that it's very does title searches that it's very diffic<00:44:59.839><c> diff</c><00:44:59.839><c>
- Or get a title search done.
- Thank you, Senator Ambus, for introducing this next bill, 1366, an act relative to military orders of
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and seizures... ...against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.
- This amendment aligns with the underlying policy regarding search warrants. Further remarks.
- defined... ...electronic search warrants, but specifically defined in Title 18.
- This ensures that Attorney General's investigators can serve electronic search warrants.
- Electronic search warrants.
Bills:
HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2574 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2478 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2297 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2495 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2636 , HB2192 , HB2251 , HB2262 , HB2266 , HB2298 , HB2320 , HB2323 , HB2351 , HB2401 , HB2405 , HB2442 , HB2523 , HB2593 , HB2632 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2095 , HB2157 , HB2225 , HB2274 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2333 , HB2476 , HB2508 , HB2552 , HB1343 , HB1634 , HB1707 , HB1906 , HB1909 , HB2196 , HB2244 , HB2339 , HB2361 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2410 , HB2468 , HB2475 , HB2521 , HB2548 , HB2619 , HB2637 , HB2720
Keywords:
design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU
Summary:
The House first considered House Bill 2156, which would authorize investigators in the Attorney General’s Office to serve electronic search warrants in limited economic and financial crime investigations, especially organized retail crime. Members debated a series of amendments on training standards, scope, background checks, warrant service, and definitions of covered crimes. Some amendments were adopted, including changes clarifying training and decertification standards, narrowing the scope of economic and financial crimes, and refining warrant-service language; others were rejected or ruled out of scope. The amended striking amendment passed 52-39, and the bill then passed final reading 54-43.
The House then moved through several other measures. House Bill 2219, dealing with child care operational efficiency and licensing, was amended to strengthen safety language around opioids in licensed child care settings and passed 95-1. House Bill 2124, which raises the threshold for lump-sum retirement allowance payments, passed 96-0. House Bill 2266, concerning permanent supportive housing, traditional housing, and indoor emergency housing, was amended to add local-government notice, transparency, community-meeting, and siting provisions, then passed 56-40. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1784, on certified medical assistants and telemedicine-related practice, received a cleanup amendment and passed 96-0.
The House also passed House Bill 2523, which codifies the Community Reinvestment Program, after rejecting an amendment that would have redirected some funds to economic development; the bill passed 88-9. House Bill 2113, allowing certain medical supervision of diagnostic radiologic procedures in emergency settings, passed 97-0. House Bill 2632, updating state law terminology from “alien” to “non-citizen,” passed 58-39 after debate over precision versus respectful language. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476, expanding seating limits for theaters serving alcohol, passed 81-50.
Finally, House Bill 2320, addressing firearms manufacturing involving 3D printers and CNC machines, was heavily amended to narrow and clarify language around code and additive manufacturing before the striker passed. The bill’s supporters framed it as a response to ghost-gun risks and recent incidents involving 3D-printed firearms, while opponents raised constitutional concerns about speech and gun rights. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2320 is recorded.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (7-16-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- It's relatively new. It's something Census started doing in the past couple of years.
- </c><00:14:23.279><c> It's</c><00:14:23.519><c> relatively</c> a Census Bureau metric.
- It's relatively a Census Bureau metric.
- It is a what's called a search fund.
- </c> >> Utah has one Utah, but yeah, relatively >> Utah has one Utah, but yeah, relatively
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, when you compare our returns relative to anybody else in our position, when you look at it relative
- They also say that our performance relative to everyone else in the pension space is very admirable.
- Senator Bettencourt, I see your light. when it comes to what y'all are getting relative to what we're
- This salary increase will assist with CEPRIT's search for the next chief scientific officer.
- This salary increase will assist with CEPRIT's search for the next chief scientific officer.
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The committee heard budget presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and agency officials on several agencies, starting with the Texas Historical Commission. LBB described a large biennial reduction driven mainly by the removal of one-time funding and discussed capital projects, rider changes, and exceptional items including Presidio La Bahia and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Senators asked about heritage trails, courthouse grants, unexpended balance authority, and the status of historical-site funding. Historical Commission leadership emphasized preservation, courthouse restoration, heritage tourism, coordination with the Alamo and other Texas Revolution sites, and requested additional IT, staffing, and vehicle funding. No votes were taken.
The committee then reviewed the Pension Review Board and the Employees Retirement System. The Pension Review Board’s budget was largely unchanged aside from IT maintenance and salary adjustments, with an exceptional item for additional IT enhancements. Members discussed the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s funding dispute and the need for a workable restoration plan. ERS presented a much larger budget, including funding for the retirement system, the group benefits plan, and the legacy payment intended to reduce unfunded liability. Senators focused heavily on pension investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health-care costs, especially pharmacy spending driven by GLP-1 drugs; ERS said the plan covers about 540,000 lives and that premiums would rise 8% while benefits remain unchanged. ERS also said it had no exceptional items, and committee members requested more detailed benchmark information.
The committee also heard from the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. TESSORS reported an unfunded liability, an infinite amortization period, and requested additional state support, staffing, and IT funding, including a statutory change to allow a higher contribution level; the agency warned that without more funding it may have to cut benefits. CEPRIT’s presentation covered its bond-funded cancer research and prevention portfolio, revenue-sharing from funded projects, and a request to increase salary limits for its CEO and chief scientific officer. Senators questioned CEPRIT’s accomplishments and return on investment, while CEPRIT cited screening, prevention, and research outcomes, including tens of thousands of detected cancers and precursors and hundreds of thousands of first-time screenings. The meeting ended after these presentations and questions, with no recorded committee action or vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs and Joint Legislative Audit Committee Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The birdcorn sheep, the Naivot's searching for the birdcorn sheep.
- Still, what we're doing here today is searching for our loved ones to be able...
- Still, what we're doing here today is searching for our loved ones to be able to come home for a proper
- I called up that relative and said, I had this thing last night happen to me.
- My relatives started crying. Oh, that's what my great-grandpa used to call me. That was my name.
Summary:
The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress.
UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories.
Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety committee approves wide-ranging crime bill, HF7 1/22/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:34:48.679><c> regionally</c> years expanding that search regionally years expanding that search
- And we know that Minneapolis is relatively short staffed anyway because of the losses, and it draws the
- short staffed anyway because relatively short staffed anyway because of<00:53:13.839><c> the</c><00:
- Is that in order to deploy a tracker, the officer had to have either permission from the owner, a search
- The officers don't obviously have owner permission, nor would they have a search warrant at that point
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- A quick Google search this morning brought up an article on a working group looking at the issue within
- </c><00:07:03.440><c> um</c><00:07:03.599><c> this</c><00:07:03.759><c> this</c> a quick Google search
- um this this a quick Google search um this this morning<00:07:04.400><c> brought</c><00:07:04.880><c
- Now we've grown up slightly, but still relatively low compared to some other states.
- </c> uses a series of taxes, fees, and search uses a series of taxes, fees, and search charges<00:48:
Committee:
House Ways and Means
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2000, most threats were relatively simple viruses, worms, or opportunistic intrusions.
- And that provided direct federal assistance in the form of urban search and rescue teams, some swift
- Search and rescue, again, a very, very heavy emphasis throughout this.
- We do see a lot of cases where evacuation and search and rescue authorities rest within the sheriff's
- So when we're talking about search and rescue, we're actually... ...Evans area as well.
Bills:
HB2579
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, I open the hearing on House Bill 1395, relative to the annual proclamation of New Hampshire
- Uh, which is the one that's relative to the qualifications.
- Uh, this relative to the qualifications.
- Being 1:30, we will open the hearing on CICR26 relative to the powers of the governor.
- Because if your mission as a Guard person is search and rescue and you can do a real-world search and
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 13, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the only question I have is nobody's it's not available for them to search their address online.
- Um, the only question I have is nobody's it's not available for them to search their address online.
- Um, the only question I have is nobody's it's not available for them to search their address online.
- </c> it's not available for them to search it's not available for them to search their<00:21:46.320><
- small relatively small team that<00:36:30.160><c> we've</c><00:36:30.480><c> got</c><00:36:31.599><c
Bills:
SF0082
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:06 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Indigenous people in New Mexico, particularly women, children, and two-spirit relatives, experience violence
- For decades, families have been left to search on their own, navigating fragmented systems, inconsistent
- For decades, families have been left to search on their own, navigating fragmented systems, inconsistent
Keywords:
rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes SF2298, the housing finance bill 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Relative, of course, that’s relative to population count is what that setup is.
- Relative, of course, that's Minnesota.
- Relative, of course, that's relative<00:31:12.240><c> to</c><00:31:12.559><c> population</c><00:31:13.039
- ><c> count</c><00:31:13.360><c> is</c><00:31:13.520><c> what</c> relative to population count is what
- relative to population count is what that<00:31:13.840><c> setup</c><00:31:14.240><c> is.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 42 of House Bill 2, section 70 relative 42 of House Bill 2, section 70 relative to<00:30:11.120>
- </c> people divert funds from 911 search people divert funds from 911 search charges.<00:40:36.960><c
- </c><00:53:05.200><c> to</c> sections 180 to 183 are relative to sections 180 to 183 are relative to
- um</c><00:53:16.800><c> on</c> something rel relative to that um on something rel relative to that um
- to those the the that was today relative to those the the that was relative<01:02:56.559><c> to</c><
Summary:
The committee first revisited HB 781, the cell phone bill, after previously retaining it. On reconsideration, members moved to OTP the bill, and it passed unanimously. The committee then moved into the budget tracking packet and adopted an amendment to HB 2 to add the same cell phone policy language, also unanimously, and separately reduced HB 1 by $1 million to match the policy change. Members noted the cell phone language had already been stripped of grant funding language in the House version and that the policy and funding pieces were being aligned across the budget bills.
The committee then took up a Department of Education technical amendment to HB 2 on charter school grants, which made timing and administrative changes without altering grant amounts, and adopted it unanimously. Members also discussed but held other education-related items, including adequacy grants, pending broader decisions on overall education funding. Another HB 2 item concerning E-911/state police radio communications prompted a longer discussion about whether E-911 surcharge funds were being used for purposes that should instead be general-funded. After debate over whether to leave the current practice in place or split the funding 50/50 between E-911 and general funds, the committee adopted a joint HB 1/HB 2 change to shift the funding source to a 50/50 split and delete the HB 2 language authorizing the prior use; the motion passed 7-0.
The committee also discussed but did not act on several lottery-related provisions, including the video lottery terminal amendment, the increase in maximum ticket price from $30 to $50, and related tax split changes, with members planning to hear from the Lottery Commission on Monday. The meeting ended with the committee beginning review of new amendments in the tracking packet, including a Department of Education request related to Public School Infrastructure Commission grant administration, but no action was taken on that item in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- They flew another 102 missions with a helicopter, typically for search-and-rescue type missions.
- <00:32:09.880><c> and</c><00:32:10.039><c> rescue</c><00:32:10.399><c> type</c> search and rescue type
- search and rescue type missions<00:32:12.960><c> K9</c><00:32:13.399><c> unit</c><00:32:13.799><c> uh
- They do capture speeds, but we don't have access to that without either a subpoena or search warrant.
- warrant really that's interesting search warrant really that's interesting my<00:40:01.480><c> other
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures.
The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes.
State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/05/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:16:19.720><c> rare</c> domestic violence are relatively rare domestic violence are relatively
- </c> that you have to show your search that you have to show your search warrant<03:53:11.439><c> upon
- </c> a warrant whether it's a prudent search a warrant whether it's a prudent search or<03:58:46.960>
- </c><04:05:34.600><c> warrants</c> to apply for search warrants to apply for search warrants Etc<04:05
- </c> they take they use us for these search they take they use us for these search BS<05:45:49.400><c
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety