Transcript Highlights:

• legislations<00:49:04.599><c> and</c><00:49:04.839><c> a</c><00:49:04.960><c> few</c><00:49:05.240><
• ><c> as</c><00:49:14.640><c> well</c><00:49:14.920><c> as</c><00:49:15.480><c> um</c><00:49:15.760><c
• 49:22.200><c> was</c><00:49:22.359><c> in</c><00:49:22.559><c> the</c><00:49:22.760><c> report</c><00
• </c><00:49:26.119><c> it</c><00:49:26.520><c> it</c><00:49:26.839><c> has</c><00:49:27.200><c> some</
• :49:37.160><c> as</c><00:49:37.359><c> well</c><00:49:37.680><c> as</c><00:49:38.240><c> uh</c><00:49

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , um, then<00:49:07.760><c> we're</c><00:49:08.000><c> happy</c><00:49:08.240><c> to</c><00:49:08.559
• Yes.<00:49:35.760><c> And</c><00:49:36.000><c> then</c><00:49:36.319><c> it</c><00:49:36.559><c> says
• Yes.<00:49:44.240><c> So</c><00:49:44.480><c> we</c><00:49:44.720><c> try</c><00:49:44.880><c> to</c>
• And almost<00:49:51.200><c> all</c><00:49:51.359><c> of</c><00:49:51.520><c> them</c><00:49:51.680><c
• One<00:49:55.440><c> of</c><00:49:55.520><c> the</c><00:49:55.760><c> things</c><00:49:56.000><c> I'm

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to continue its review of recommendations for New Hampshire’s family court, with the chair emphasizing a collaborative approach and noting that the group would focus on the origins of the family division, recurring problems identified in earlier reports, and comparisons with other states. Members discussed organizing testimony into three broad topics: the court hearing process and pro se litigant preparation, mediation/arbitration/counseling, and the interaction of domestic violence issues with family court and related criminal proceedings. The chair also noted that the subcommittee would not meet again for two weeks and encouraged members to review materials from Judge Michael Mace and NCSL research on other states’ family court systems. Attorney Heather Culp, senior administrator for the judicial branch’s circuit court, testified about New Hampshire’s ADR programs. She explained that the Office of Mediation and Arbitration, created by statute in 2007, oversees more than 12 statewide ADR programs across the Supreme, Superior, and Circuit Courts, including family division programs such as divorce-parenting mediation, neutral case evaluation, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and voluntary adoption mediation. She said the divorce-parenting mediation program is the largest family division ADR program, with about 3,400 mediation sessions in 2023 out of roughly 6,700 cases, and that most cases involving minor children are referred to mediation soon after the first appearance session. Culp described the family division process as beginning with a first appearance session led by a case manager, who provides information, helps with paperwork, and schedules mediation, usually within 30 to 45 days. She said mediation is strongly encouraged in parenting and divorce cases, but there is no requirement to reach agreement, and parties may settle some issues while leaving others for court. She also explained that mediation is prohibited or limited in certain domestic violence cases: cases with active civil protection orders may proceed only with both parties’ consent and possible safeguards, while cases involving criminal protective orders are not sent to mediation. Mediators in court-referred family cases are contracted with the court and must be certified by the executive branch’s mediator certification board; mediators do not communicate with judges, except through a brief ADR report noting whether the case settled or what the next procedural step is. Members asked about referrals, timing, and the meaning of “neutrals,” and Culp said the court uses in-house contracted neutrals for family division ADR and does not refer divorce-parenting cases to outside providers.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:01.760><c> We</c><00:49:02.079><c> cannot</c><00:49:02.400><c> trust</c><00:49:02.640><c>
• 00:49:07.359><c> with</c><00:49:07.520><c> our</c><00:49:07.760><c> own</c><00:49:07.920><c> two</c>
• </c><00:49:09.440><c> last</c><00:49:09.680><c> week,</c><00:49:10.000><c> Margot</c><00:49:10.400><c
• :49:13.440><c> my</c><00:49:13.680><c> colleague</c><00:49:14.000><c> that</c><00:49:14.240><c> he</c
• 07:49:25.600><c> in</c><07:49:25.760><c> touch</c><07:49:26.160><c> with</c><07:49:26.398><c> us.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :23.599><c> sort</c><00:49:23.680><c> of</c><00:49:23.839><c> notice</c><00:49:24.079><c> in</c><00:49
• c><00:49:26.240><c> sort</c><00:49:26.480><c> of</c><00:49:26.720><c> mess</c><00:49:27.040><c> that<
• do</c><00:49:30.880><c> so</c><00:49:31.040><c> at</c><00:49:31.200><c> a</c><00:49:31.359><c> later<
• And<00:49:32.319><c> thankfully</c><00:49:32.960><c> with</c><00:49:33.200><c> this</c><00:49:33.440>
• ><c> we</c><00:49:50.240><c> echo</c><00:49:50.640><c> for</c><00:49:50.880><c> the</c><00:49:51.280>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Uh,<00:49:03.599><c> we</c><00:49:03.920><c> have</c><00:49:04.880><c> written</c><00:49:05.359>
• :49:16.280><c> to</c><00:49:17.319><c> testify</c><00:49:18.319><c> on</c><00:49:18.640><c> this</c>
• Anybody<00:49:24.319><c> want</c><00:49:24.400><c> to</c><00:49:24.480><c> ask</c><00:49:24.640><c> Jeff
• </c><00:49:26.720><c> Okay,</c><00:49:26.960><c> we'll</c><00:49:27.200><c> move</c><00:49:27.359><c>
• ><c> Thank</c><00:49:46.880><c> you</c><00:49:47.040><c> for</c><00:49:47.280><c> standing</c><00:49:

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: At a joint Senate hearing on SCR 198 and SR 178, the committees considered resolutions urging Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to seek subrogation claims against polluters linked to worsening climate impacts and higher insurance costs. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with 47 written testimonies in support and additional oral support from former Honolulu chief resilience officer Josh Tamro. The committees recommended passage with amendments, narrowing the language to refer specifically to polluters who knowingly engaged in misleading and deceptive practices about the connection between their products and climate change, along with technical non-substantive edits. Both committees adopted the amended resolutions by vote. At a separate joint hearing on STR 226 and SR 201, which urged changes to Medicaid 1915 home and community-based services waiver eligibility criteria, supporters argued the current rules and administrative guidance were inconsistent and left some people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with mental health dual diagnoses, without proper access. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the intent but noted factual issues and said a memo from the department addressed only part of the problem, not the mental health-related concerns. After discussion, the chair concluded the resolution was not the best vehicle and deferred it, suggesting a more comprehensive bill would be needed. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee also took up HB 799 HD2 SD1 on healthcare and recommended passage with amendments, including striking a written transfer-agreement requirement, shortening the sunset to June 30, 2028, removing a related timeline, and making technical corrections. In another joint hearing, SCR 222 and SR 197, which would have urged towing companies to have on-site ATMs for vehicle owners, drew opposition from the Office of Consumer Protection, which said Act 60 already requires credit and debit card acceptance and that ATMs could let companies evade the law. Members noted ongoing complaints and weak enforcement, and the chair recommended turning the issue into a task force for further study, with decision-making deferred because of quorum issues. The committee also heard several other resolutions: STR 57 and SR 41, urging Congress to create a national reinsurance program, received only supportive testimony; STR 70 and SR 54, calling for a pharmacy reimbursement working group, also drew support; and STR 123, proposing an attorney general-led landlord-tenant working group, received comments from the Attorney General’s Office suggesting a more appropriate lead agency and noting the Legislative Reference Bureau may be better suited to assist. No final adverse action was taken on those measures during the hearing segment described.

Transcript Highlights:

• :49:04.040><c> Board,</c><00:49:05.000><c> where</c><00:49:05.200><c> I</c><00:49:05.320><c> work</c>
• It<00:49:14.200><c> is</c><00:49:14.320><c> crucial</c><00:49:14.760><c> that</c><00:49:14.920><c> we
• :49:17.040><c> so</c><00:49:17.200><c> it</c><00:49:17.320><c> can</c><00:49:17.440><c> reach</c><00:
• </c><00:49:47.560><c> you</c><00:49:47.680><c> realize</c><00:49:48.800><c> quickly</c><00:49:49.280>
• </c> ages 20 to 49. ages 20 to 49.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.079><c> look</c><00:49:00.240><c> at</c><00:49:00.400><c> all</c><00:49:00.559><c> the</c><00:49:
• </c><00:49:02.319><c> That's</c><00:49:02.559><c> a</c><00:49:02.720><c> herculean</c><00:49:03.359><
• The department<00:49:07.359><c> is</c><00:49:07.599><c> already</c><00:49:07.920><c> aware</c><00:49:
• ><c> those</c><00:49:30.640><c> instead</c><00:49:30.960><c> of</c><00:49:31.119><c> paying</c><00:49
• </c><00:49:33.520><c> And</c><00:49:33.680><c> by</c><00:49:33.839><c> the</c><00:49:33.920><c> way,<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action. The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:49:04.319><c> related</c><00:49:04.920><c> directly</c><00:49:05.599><c> to</c><00:49:06.599><c>
• ><c> be</c><00:49:09.520><c> done</c><00:49:09.960><c> so</c><00:49:10.760><c> um</c><00:49:10.880><c
• <00:49:11.559><c> request</c><00:49:11.920><c> I</c><00:49:12.119><c> added</c><00:49:12.440><c> this
• 49:16.480><c> statutes</c><00:49:17.000><c> that</c><00:49:17.119><c> are</c><00:49:17.319><c> in</c>
• 00:49:25.520><c> there</c><00:49:25.680><c> can</c><00:49:25.799><c> be</c><00:49:26.040><c> proper</

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But then<01:49:21.360><c> again,</c><01:49:21.840><c> you</c><01:49:21.920><c> know,</c><01:49:22.000
• ><c> I</c><01:49:22.239><c> want</c><01:49:22.320><c> to</c><01:49:22.400><c> say</c><01:49:22.560><c
• </c><01:49:27.920><c> to</c><01:49:28.080><c> test</c><01:49:28.239><c> it</c><01:49:28.400><c> with<
• </c><01:49:30.239><c> Uh,</c><01:49:30.480><c> you</c><01:49:30.639><c> know,</c><01:49:30.719><c> I<
• </c><01:49:33.119><c> Do</c><01:49:33.280><c> you</c><01:49:33.440><c> want</c><01:49:33.679><c> to</

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:49:01.839><c> the</c><00:49:01.960><c> sign</c><00:49:02.200><c> may</c><00:49:02.359><c> be</c><
• ><c> so</c><00:49:05.200><c> um</c><00:49:05.319><c> in</c><00:49:05.400><c> the</c><00:49:05.480><c>
• ><c> Reed</c><00:49:06.160><c> case</c><00:49:06.440><c> the</c><00:49:06.559><c> US</c><00:49:06.799
• 00:49:15.240><c> order</c><00:49:15.480><c> to</c><00:49:15.640><c> know</c><00:49:16.119><c> what</c
• the<00:49:17.040><c> sign</c><00:49:17.880><c> is</c><00:49:18.079><c> impacted</c><00:49:18.520><c>

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:49:07.599><c> um</c><00:49:07.839><c> seek</c><00:49:08.079><c> to</c><00:49:08.240><c> to</c>
• <00:49:09.119><c> the</c><00:49:09.280><c> state</c><00:49:09.359><c> of</c><00:49:09.520><c> Alabama
• It also<00:49:12.559><c> helped</c><00:49:12.880><c> inform</c><00:49:13.280><c> us</c><00:49:13.520>
• </c><00:49:15.200><c> to</c><00:49:15.359><c> make</c><00:49:15.839><c> as</c><00:49:16.079><c> well<
• </c><00:49:37.359><c> I</c><00:49:37.599><c> just</c><00:49:37.760><c> wanted</c><00:49:37.920><c> to

Bills: HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390 , HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:01.200><c> Um,</c><00:49:02.079><c> but</c><00:49:02.319><c> we</c><00:49:02.640><c> also<
• if</c><00:49:14.480><c> we</c><00:49:14.640><c> were</c><00:49:14.800><c> to</c><00:49:14.960><c> use
• </c><00:49:18.000><c> It</c><00:49:18.240><c> would</c><00:49:18.480><c> cost</c><00:49:19.200><c> uh
• Um and so<00:49:27.119><c> we</c><00:49:27.440><c> can't</c><00:49:28.160><c> pro</c><00:49:28.880><c
• </c><00:49:40.400><c> need</c><00:49:40.559><c> to</c><00:49:40.720><c> move</c><00:49:40.880><c> our

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• not<00:49:02.960><c> only</c><00:49:03.119><c> the</c><00:49:03.359><c> work</c><00:49:03.599><c> of
• ><c> uh</c><00:49:06.000><c> but</c><00:49:06.240><c> each</c><00:49:06.480><c> of</c><00:49:06.640><
• c> be</c><00:49:09.359><c> included</c><00:49:10.319><c> in</c><00:49:10.800><c> our</c><00:49:11.040
• or moved to<00:49:22.160><c> uh</c><00:49:22.640><c> or</c><00:49:22.960><c> moved</c><00:49:23.200>
• <c> to</c><00:49:23.440><c> the</c><00:49:23.880><c> floor</c><00:49:25.119><c> um</c><00:49:25.359><

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to register<00:49:06.920><c> someone</c><00:49:07.200><c> else's</c><00:49:07.599><c> car</c><00:49:
• ><c> a</c><00:49:11.960><c> while</c><00:49:12.200><c> when</c><00:49:12.359><c> I</c><00:49:12.480><
• <00:49:19.799><c> because</c><00:49:20.040><c> it's</c><00:49:20.200><c> not</c><00:49:20.359><c> my<
• car and<00:49:21.440><c> so</c><00:49:21.599><c> there</c><00:49:21.680><c> are</c><00:49:21.880><c>
• people</c><00:49:22.079><c> who</c><00:49:22.240><c> come</c><00:49:22.359><c> to</c><00:49:22.520><

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:14.040><c> they</c><00:49:14.200><c> have</c><00:49:14.359><c> an</c><00:49:14.720><c> uh<
• they<00:49:16.520><c> have</c><00:49:16.720><c> expertise</c><00:49:17.319><c> in</c><00:49:17.480><
• Technologies<00:49:19.119><c> number</c><00:49:19.440><c> three</c><00:49:19.760><c> they</c><00:49:
• </c><00:49:29.280><c> I</c><00:49:29.359><c> bring</c><00:49:29.640><c> this</c><00:49:29.799><c> up<
• I</c><00:49:30.599><c> understand</c><00:49:31.160><c> um</c><00:49:31.319><c> a</c><00:49:31.400><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> on</c><00:49:09.120><c> who</c><00:49:09.240><c> their</c><00:49:09.400><c> applicants</c><00:49
• </c><00:49:16.280><c> So,</c><00:49:16.520><c> this</c><00:49:17.440><c> um</c><00:49:17.640><c> bill
• c> training</c><00:49:25.160><c> I</c><00:49:25.240><c> have</c><00:49:25.600><c> to</c><00:49:25.960
• Um adding<00:49:43.680><c> a</c><00:49:43.720><c> board</c><00:49:44.120><c> seat</c><00:49:44.640><c
• 49:20.320><c> to</c><01:49:20.400><c> be</c><01:49:20.560><c> there</c><01:49:20.720><c> to</c><01:49

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :49:03.359><c> and</c><00:49:03.520><c> get</c><00:49:03.680><c> more</c><00:49:03.920><c> people</c>
• </c><00:49:05.920><c> Uh</c><00:49:06.480><c> Representative</c><00:49:07.040><c> Simpson,</c><00:49:
• we've<00:49:11.760><c> got</c><00:49:11.920><c> to</c><00:49:12.079><c> finish</c><00:49:12.240><c>
• :17.520><c> next</c><00:49:17.680><c> will</c><00:49:17.920><c> be</c><00:49:18.400><c> the</c><00:49
• This is just<00:49:25.680><c> a</c><00:49:25.920><c> lot</c><00:49:26.000><c> of</c><00:49:26.079><c>

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :49:03.160><c> that</c><00:49:03.319><c> a</c><00:49:03.799><c> person</c><00:49:04.119><c> is</c><00
• </c><00:49:11.280><c> the</c><00:49:11.359><c> general</c><00:49:11.760><c> public</c><00:49:12.280><
• c><00:49:16.799><c> official</c><00:49:17.200><c> inquiries</c><00:49:17.640><c> and</c><00:49:17.760
• ><c> entries</c><00:49:18.440><c> on</c><00:49:18.680><c> reports</c><00:49:19.000><c> and</c><00:49:
• c><00:49:22.640><c> this</c><00:49:22.760><c> has</c><00:49:22.960><c> apparently</c><00:49:23.359><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session on several House bills. HB 212, allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a vehicle fails an emissions test, was retained at the sponsor’s request for possible modifications. HB 249, which would have let bicyclists treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as stop signs, was recommended inexpedient to legislate (ITL) by a 9-7 vote, with a minority report expected. The committee then retained HB 298, creating an exception for removing VIN tags from pre-1981 vehicles when needed for repair or restoration, by a 15-1 vote. HB 411-FN, making handheld device use while driving a secondary offense, was recommended ITL by consent after members argued the current primary-offense law is more effective for enforcement and safety. On HB 414, which would have barred DMV license suspensions based on debts owed to private towing or storage companies, the committee rejected ITL and instead retained the bill 16-0 after members split over whether the current law unfairly ties driving privileges to private debt collection. HB 441, addressing visible diesel emissions and “rolling coal,” was recommended ITL 16-0 because members said the conduct is already illegal under existing state and federal law. The committee then took up HB 461, concerning Department of Safety and DMV training and testing materials, where members debated whether driver testing should be limited to English and whether multilingual materials are a safety necessity or discriminatory; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> have</c><00:49:04.240><c> the</c><00:49:04.400><c> advantage</c><00:49:05.240><c> that</c><00:49
• things people<00:49:12.920><c> don't</c><00:49:13.160><c> know</c><00:49:13.520><c> about</c><00:49:
• </c><00:49:22.599><c> God</c><00:49:22.799><c> forbid</c><00:49:23.359><c> nobody</c><00:49:23.839><c
• about rule making if<00:49:27.680><c> you</c><00:49:27.839><c> want</c><00:49:28.000><c> to</c><00:49
• c><00:49:40.000><c> about</c><00:49:40.319><c> gun</c><00:49:40.520><c> control</c><00:49:40.839><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.

Transcript Highlights:

• :01.040><c> I</c><00:49:01.280><c> can't</c><00:49:01.920><c> I</c><00:49:02.240><c> can't</c><00:49:
• I</c><00:49:04.079><c> did</c><00:49:04.240><c> that</c><00:49:04.400><c> in</c><00:49:04.559><c> the
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