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• defend the Constitution of the United States, and he says he's not sure if the Fifth Amendment is applicable
• transparency around license application transparency around license application information<04:26
• The number<04:27:16.319> of<04:27:16.560> license<04:27:17.040> applications<04:
• 27:17.760> BIS number of license applications BIS number of license applications BIS receives<
• Jackson's bill will allow Congress greater insight into the license application decisions and enforcement

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And so the first year that charter schools are able to submit building aid applications is this year.
• We don't know if charter schools will submit an application.
• > application<05:32:11.760> it<05:32:11.958> go<05:32:12.280> it's<05:32:
• 12.520> the submits an application it go it's the submits an application it go it's the application
• is ranked and placed on a application is ranked and placed on a list<05:32:14.760> and<05:32:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• So I'm guessing it would have to be confined to whatever is applicable to the employment.
• It also adds emancipated minors to the definition of an applicant, as the senator just said, so that
• processes, we have to go through a particular process that would follow a grant application process.
• processes, we have to go through a particular process that would follow a grant application process.
• processes, we have to go through a particular process that would follow a grant application process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• some discussion about assessors becoming a statewide movement as to being more strict in their application
• charitable gaming be allowed in their communities, with all existing facilities or those five applications
• charitable gaming be allowed in their communities, with all existing facilities or those five applications
• are already existing or, presumably, as I understand the bill, if you've already dropped in an application
• <03:30:43.920> you already dropped in an application you already dropped in an application

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on HB 650, a housekeeping-style bill from the Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds. Testimony explained that the bill would remove references to two already-repealed dedicated funds, split the state parks dedicated fund so Cannon Mountain winter activities would be tracked separately from the rest of the parks system, and place a $1 million cap on the robotics education fund so excess money would revert to the general fund. Supporters said the changes were mainly administrative but would improve accounting and avoid timing issues; committee members asked about a typographical error in the bill text and whether the measure was more than housekeeping. The committee later voted 16-0 to recommend HB 650 ought to pass, and then placed it on the consent calendar. The committee also opened a public hearing on HB 585, which would revise the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Representative John Janigian, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to help small churches and other religious groups that own parsonages or worship buildings but no longer have a resident pastor, allowing them to rent space or use property for church purposes without losing the exemption so long as the money is used for church operations, maintenance, or outreach. He described his Salem church’s parsonage being taxed after it was no longer occupied by a pastor, and said the bill would prevent similar burdens on small congregations. Former Representative Betty Gay testified in support, describing prior assessor actions in Salem that taxed church land and buildings very aggressively, while a Municipal Association representative testified in opposition. Committee members raised questions about how terms such as “regularly recognized and constituted denomination” would be defined, whether the bill could be applied consistently to larger denominations with multiple parishes, and whether legislative research should review past treatment of similar cases.

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• But let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• But let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• But let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• Let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• <02:29:02.080> were measured by how many applications were measured by how many applications

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is not enough funding to meet all of the requests that we are receiving in applications.
• In the past grant rounds, we have had to turn down approximately 30% of applications.
• There is not enough funding to meet all of the requests that we are receiving in applications.
• In the past grant rounds, we have had to turn down approximately 30% of applications.
• These grants, capped at $10,000 per application, have proven instrumental in supporting projects that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers. Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability. After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.

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• in order to deploy it and feel comfortable that we're not going to advance resistance in these applications
• We specifically convened a tiger team to focus just on applications that were modular in nature to make
• For whatever reason, what individual applicant was selected or not, I'll leave that to the review panel
• All of these are part of the EUA application, and so we've been working closely and doing a lot of heavy
• They were treating this as the normal drug application route and now to actually have Matt Shui, who's

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:23:34.400> that<00:23:34.520> are<00:23:34.600> in yellow shows applications
• that are in yellow shows applications that are in process. process. process.
• The program received strong interest, with 2,946 applications submitted.
• in calendar year 2026, and the county has confirmed with the development team that the project's application
• has been reviewed and is application has been reviewed and is eligible eligible eligible for<00:30:23.880

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It's an application of general law.
• It's an application of general law.
• They either go in approved applications that may be, you know, kind of a little bit of wonky and the
• Many of these boards actually assist with reviewing license applications.
• I wrote applications all around 278s and 277s.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber approved the journal and adopted the special order report, and the Speaker announced a schedule change canceling the floor on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main business was CS for HB 7033, the House tax package, presented by Rep. Duggan. He described a broad set of tax changes, including the previously passed sales tax rate reduction from 6% to 5.25%, exemptions for certain bullion sales, changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use, property tax administration updates, affordable housing-related exemptions, repeal of the aviation fuel tax, delayed natural gas fuel tax implementation, corporate income tax changes, and other provisions. Debate focused heavily on the TDT section and the bill’s property tax relief structure. Amendments to preserve local flexibility or remove the TDT restrictions were offered and debated; one Duggan amendment was adopted to allow local governments to keep 25% of TDT revenues for general use while directing 75% to property tax relief, and another amendment requiring audit certification of compliance was also adopted. A combined reporting amendment offered by Rep. Eskamani to close corporate tax loopholes was debated at length but failed. On final passage, supporters argued the bill provides immediate, permanent tax relief and affordability help, while opponents said it diverts tourism dollars away from local needs and could harm tourism-dependent counties and services. CS for HB 7033 passed the House 78-29. The chamber then took up CS for CS for HB 1221 on local option taxes, which would give local governments more control over certain local taxes and, as presented, redirect TDT revenues toward property tax relief with some local flexibility. After questions and amendments, including a Miller amendment allowing 25% of TDT revenue for general purposes and another accountability amendment, the bill moved to final debate. Members split sharply: supporters framed it as immediate tax relief and local accountability, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism marketing, infrastructure, and county budgets. The transcript ends during closing debate on HB 1221, before final passage is recorded.

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• We know that some of the largest counties are not taking applications for housing supports right now.
• Our second round of grants to state agencies and nonprofits exceeded 100 applicants who are funding things
• Our second round of grants to state agencies and nonprofits exceeded 100 applicants who are funding things
• First, an amendment to apply it only to new waiver applicants; otherwise, existing waiver recipients
• First, an amendment to apply it only to new waiver applicants; otherwise, existing waiver recipients

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• to this is really that it applicable to this is really that it applicable to this is really that it
• Cuz they would would the applications be at they would would the applications be at they would would
• the applications be at the doctor's office, all of these the doctor's office, all of these the doctor's
• legislators had I think it's wise if legislators had I think it's wise if legislators had those application
• have the information those application have the information those application have the information as

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The next proposal requires an applicant or license holder who elects to receive publicly funded reimbursement
• license<00:33:09.679> holder<00:33:10.080> who<00:33:10.320> elects applicant
• or license holder who elects applicant or license holder who elects to<00:33:10.960> receive<
• for providing high-risk services, to disclose to the Commissioner of Human Services whether the applicant
• or the license holder received any assistance from a third party in preparing the application or accompanying

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with chairs explaining that the program integrity omnibus bill is a combined draft assembled from individual member bills and governor proposals, many of which had already been heard in committee. Members emphasized the compressed end-of-session timeline, said the language was not yet ready for enactment, and invited continued revisions as the bill moves next to judiciary and finance. Several speakers stressed the need for bipartisan collaboration, while also warning that the Legislature must act this session on program integrity rather than defer reforms. The fiscal staff then walked through a spreadsheet showing the bill’s overall budget effects and major provisions. The package includes DHS proposals on transforming human services, market- and receipt-based rate reform, enhanced program and payment integrity, uniform service standards, nursing facility rate changes, ICS reforms, and a repeal/redesign of housing stabilization, along with child care assistance integrity and human services redesign items in DCYF. Staff highlighted that the bill combines multiple sources, including governor proposals and member bills, and noted several items that are also in the supplemental human services budget. Committee discussion focused heavily on prepayment review, remote supports, ICS, and provider accountability. Chairs said the bill would codify prepayment review with a 60-day notice requirement after providers were caught off guard by prior rollout, and that remote supports and ICS language were placeholders or under active debate. One member argued the system needs stronger standards but cautioned against harming compliant providers, while another urged the committee to learn from good providers and warned against repeating failed implementations. Staff also reviewed thematic indexes covering billing and service delivery oversight, EVV, administrative reform, licensing and background studies, provider enrollment, sanctions, and child care provider compliance training. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided. The hearing ended with staff beginning the index walkthrough and members indicating that posted amendments would be considered as the bill advances through the remaining committees.

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• That can look like covering application fees and deposits that many people are unable to afford.
• And most of those households have been served directly on the Red Lake Nation, with more applications
• Most of those households have been served directly on the Red Lake Nation, with more applications and
• or wouldn't have met qualifications or in the timeliness that we need, like for cash assistance application
• <00:40:39.080> processing cash assistance application processing cash assistance application

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• And in those circumstances, we're using engineered lumber in those applications.
• ><00:58:44.400> those using engineered lumber in those using engineered lumber in those applications
• So, it's really we're applications.
• lighting, location, height, advertising content, and any required permits and fees would not be applicable
• or denial is made in accordance with the agreement and the Highway Beautification Act and other applicable

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.

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• Yeah, it's noted that it's four applications prescribed to four children.
• Yeah, it's noted that it's four four Yeah, it's noted that it's four four applications<01:07:07.600><
• c> prescribed<01:07:08.080> to<01:07:08.160> four applications prescribed to four applications
• It modifies the commission's vote process applicable to life sentences to require an affirmative vote
• So, under the bill, I can sense that we are throwing out the timeline for the application of the bill

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, March 21, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 126 members present, heard the prayer, approved the previous day’s journal, and then took up a series of Senate messages and committee reports. Senate bills on consent calendars 21 and 22 were read the first time and referred to committees. The House then adopted favorable reports, often without amendment, on a wide range of bills including workers’ compensation evaluation procedures (HB 1325), a state shark designation (HB 97), several local alcoholic beverages measures, commemorative months for Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage (HB 661), and local license commissioner changes in Anne Arundel, Worcester, Harford, Baltimore City, and Prince George’s counties. Several bills were amended before being ordered printed for third reading. HB 121 (Baltimore County alcohol sales) was amended to change the sponsor to the Baltimore County delegation. HB 1335 on Department of Information Technology workforce recruitment and retention was amended to convert the measure into a study and recommendations report. HB 1037 on PSC oversight of broadband and VoIP was similarly amended from direct oversight to a study and report. HB 1164 on water and sewage rate consolidation and limited-income mechanisms was amended to remove rate-consolidation provisions, require a PSC study, and delay implementation. HB 1381 on stopping or parking in bike lanes added exceptions for emergency, transit, disability pickup/drop-off, disabled vehicles, loading/unloading, and construction or maintenance; HB 1504 prioritized sidewalk and bicycle pathway projects near highways with complete streets or Vision Zero policies; HB 912 adjusted community cat trap-neuter-return rules; and HB 969 clarified electric vehicle charging billing and service fees. The most extended debate centered on HB 639, the Transportation Aviation Passenger Health and Safety Act. After amendments turned it into a reporting measure for fixed-base operators and aviation service companies regarding flights carrying detained individuals, warrants, refueling, and emergency-response documentation, members questioned its practical operation, safety implications, and possible federal preemption issues. The floor leader explained the bill as amended was intended to gather information for Maryland safety and emergency planning. On motion of the committee chair, the House agreed to special order HB 639 until the end of the session for further clarification. The House also amended and advanced HB 1063 on hunting management, including deer damage permits and Sunday hunting rules, and heard a brief statement from an Eastern Shore delegate about the Rural Caucus’s approach to offering amendments rather than opposing bills outright. The session ended with HB 972, creating the Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund, amended to rename the bill in honor of the late Delegate Charles Otto and to replace lottery funding with an annual appropriation; the House adopted the amendments and the favorable report.

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• > 233 And the Office of State Aid received 233 And the Office of State Aid received 233 applications
• c> with<00:08:52.399> requests<00:08:53.120> for<00:08:53.360> nearly applications
• with requests for nearly applications with requests for nearly 277<00:08:55.360> million<00:08
• Um, I understand AVs can have many different applications, but I just specifically am thinking about
• , but I just specifically am applications, but I just specifically am thinking<00:26:01.279> about

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So from 2019 to 2023, I sat through many, many land use application staff recommendations, and with the
• staff um land use application staff recommendations<00:17:39.440> and<00:17:39.840> with
• devastating effect on the park board and cities because it could have been read to exclude the application
• <00:27:48.400> of<00:27:49.200> dedication to exclude the application of dedication
• to exclude the application of dedication fees<00:27:50.400> which<00:27:50.640> has<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the ones that are processing manure in the egg applications that we're used to, think of like pumps
• in Michigan and other areas of the country, where contaminants have been spread because of land application
• in Michigan and other areas of the country, where contaminants have been spread because of land application
• in Michigan and other areas of the country, where contaminants have been spread because of land application
• Of land application and the research, and we've been very intent on following the research and the work

Keywords: 1183, house

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• prior explicit consent of such a party,' so that the statute, if passed, would reflect that this is applicable
• There's no uniformity of application.
• uh<01:31:36.679> in in uh in in uh in effect<01:31:38.560> uh<01:31:39.560> application
• > of<01:31:40.400> the<01:31:40.600> law<01:31:41.360> my effect uh application
• of the law my effect uh application of the law my reading<01:31:42.040> is<01:31:42.679> uh

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313 and, on motion by Representative Perez, voted to retain the bill because members felt it needed further work and was not ready for final action. The motion passed 18-0, and no further action was taken on the bill. House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure, was then discussed; supporters said it addressed a real problem and should move forward, while opponents raised concerns that it was too broad, could affect criminal cases, and might create procedural complications. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and it was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved OTP, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0, and the bill was also placed on consent. The committee then turned to House Bill 509, which would require reporting on forfeitures. Supporters argued the information was useful for future legislation, while opponents said the reporting would be costly, duplicative, and potentially split data across fiscal years. The committee voted 11-7 to recommend OTP, with a minority of members opposed. House Bill 520, authorizing Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued DOE needed the same tools other agencies have, while opponents said DOE already had access to needed information, the Attorney General could handle subpoenas, and the bill would create an unbalanced process and raise due process and student-record concerns. Representative Tur offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena power from DOE hearing officers to the Attorney General; after debate, the amendment failed 10-8. The transcript cuts off as the committee begins the roll call on the underlying bill after rejecting the amendment.

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• Under this bill, the homeowner would make an initial application to the county to receive the credit.
• c><00:21:14.799> initial homeowner would make an initial homeowner would make an initial application
• to the county to receive the application to the county to receive the credit<00:21:17.919> after<
• internet access service social Services internet access service social media<00:27:23.919> applications
• that<00:27:24.840> allow<00:27:25.200> voice<00:27:25.520> and ...media applications

Keywords: 1183, house