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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- That remaining 6% of profit needs to cover your monthly principal reduction and any long-term capital
- /c> that needs to cover your monthly that needs to cover your monthly principal<00:18:46.159><c> reduction
- </c><00:18:46.960><c> and</c><00:18:47.320><c> any</c><00:18:47.679><c> long-term</c> principal reduction
- and any long-term principal reduction and any long-term Capital<00:18:49.480><c> Improvements</c><00
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then, specifically, I was very concerned to hear of the NIH reduction to IDC rates at the federal
- of</c><00:15:49.720><c> the</c><00:15:50.480><c> uh</c><00:15:50.600><c> NIH</c><00:15:51.240><c> reduction
- </c><00:15:51.720><c> to</c><00:15:51.920><c> IDC</c> hear of the uh NIH reduction to IDC hear of the
- uh NIH reduction to IDC rates<00:15:52.759><c> at</c><00:15:52.959><c> the</c><00:15:53.120><c> federal
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So thank you for that question, and there are no funding reductions. Mr.
- <00:43:15.520><c> are</c><00:43:15.720><c> no</c><00:43:16.200><c> funding</c><00:43:17.119><c> reductions
- </c> declare there are no funding reductions declare there are no funding reductions and<00:43:18.240
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Through industry initiative, CGA has set a goal of 50% reduction in utility damages over the next five
- </c><00:42:47.640><c> goal</c><00:42:47.800><c> of</c><00:42:47.920><c> 50%</c><00:42:48.480><c> reduction
- </c> CGA has set a goal of 50% reduction CGA has set a goal of 50% reduction utility<00:42:49.359><c>
Keywords:
telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- What have been the greatest contributors in the cost increase or the reduction in the value of a dollar
- <00:42:53.240><c> increase</c><00:42:53.599><c> or</c><00:42:53.760><c> the</c><00:42:53.880><c> reduction
- </c><00:42:54.240><c> in</c><00:42:54.359><c> the</c> cost increase or the reduction in the cost increase
- or the reduction in the value<00:42:55.160><c> of</c><00:42:55.240><c> a</c><00:42:55.440><c> dollar
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Hansen said it was a reduction after the one-time money.
- so</c><00:30:22.880><c> um</c><00:30:23.159><c> it's</c><00:30:23.279><c> a</c><00:30:23.480><c> reduction
- </c><00:30:24.320><c> after</c> Mr chair so um it's a reduction after Mr chair so um it's a reduction
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- equivalent employees, so how much time does it take to accomplish whatever the bill is, or how much reduction
- accomplish whatever the bill is or how accomplish whatever the bill is or how much<00:07:11.639><c> reduction
- c> time</c><00:07:12.400><c> is</c><00:07:12.560><c> required</c><00:07:12.879><c> from</c> much reduction
- in time is required from much reduction in time is required from a<00:07:13.120><c> bill</c><00:07:13.319
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- substantial, and so places like Puʻuloa and Māʻalaea, Maui, and countless other places, we've seen reductions
- 00:45:40.160><c> it's</c><00:45:40.480><c> we've</c><00:45:40.680><c> seen</c><00:45:41.160><c> reductions
- </c><00:45:41.760><c> from</c> places it's we've seen reductions from places it's we've seen reductions
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee heard several energy and environmental bills. On HB 974, which would authorize state step-in agreements for certain power purchase agreements and create a trust fund/reserve mechanism, the Attorney General’s office raised concern that the state should not incur liability beyond the trust fund. The Division of Consumer Advocacy said it had comments but did not take a position, while the Public Utilities Commission, Ameresco, Hawaiian Electric, and other industry groups supported the measure, saying it would help developers secure financing for renewable projects and improve reliability. Hawaiian Electric said the bill would not use state funds and that its proposed reserve account would be held in trust and returned to customers if unused. Committee members questioned whether the reserve would raise customer costs; Hawaiian Electric said the amount would be small and would be offset by avoiding higher financing costs, while Consumer Advocacy suggested the language should be strengthened to ensure unused funds are fully returned.
The committee then heard HB 338, which would clarify that premium interest-rate adjustments for non-fossil fuel generation are just and reasonable and allow the PUC to include them in rates. DCCA and the State Energy Office supported the bill, and the PUC also supported it. Hawaiian Electric opposed unless amended, arguing the PUC already has discretion and warning the bill could weaken competitive procurement by encouraging higher bids tied to the utility’s credit rating. DCCA said the concern was that developers might not seek the best financing if premium rates are recoverable, but said Hawaiian Electric’s suggested amendment requiring clear and convincing evidence of unavoidable financing-cost increases would help. Members also asked about refinancing and whether developers could later lower debt costs after locking in a premium rate; DCCA said that ability exists and suggested a time limit or review mechanism.
For HB 337, which would direct the PUC to establish standards requiring utilities to remove certain fossil-fuel costs from the rate base when adding renewable resources, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hawaii Clean Power Alliance, and the State Energy Office supported the measure. Hawaiian Electric opposed it, saying it misunderstood utility cost recovery and could threaten grid reliability because fossil plants provide ancillary services such as voltage regulation and balancing, not just energy. Hawaiian Electric pointed to its integrated grid plan and recent fossil-unit retirements as evidence of ongoing transition, and asked the committee to defer the bill and leave oversight to the PUC. The committee also heard HB 879 on cesspool conversions, which would raise the maximum grant from $20,000 to $30,000 and add DOH positions; DHHL, DOH, environmental groups, Hawaii Realtors, and others supported it, while DOH discussed staffing needs and the practical effect of the higher grant cap. The committee also began HB 379 on requiring denitrification capacity for certain wastewater systems near shorelines or groundwater, with DLNR testifying in support.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- judicial branch had said that in the year and a half the ombudsman had been in place, there had been a reduction
- Ombudsman has been in place there have<00:29:13.320><c> been</c><00:29:13.600><c> a</c><00:29:13.919><c> reduction
- </c><00:29:14.919><c> in</c><00:29:15.159><c> filings</c><00:29:15.760><c> of</c> have been a reduction
- in filings of have been a reduction in filings of right<00:29:16.159><c> to</c><00:29:16.360><c> know
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had already been reported out unanimously. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by a 16-0 roll call and placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, concerning local records, was reopened because of a fiscal note amendment; the committee adopted Amendment 2025-0087 unanimously and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0. Because HB 164 goes to Finance, it will not go on consent, and the chair asked for the updated report that night.
The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. Representative Manos moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing the resolution overreached because disparate impact is a judicial doctrine and the legislature cannot bind the courts. Representative Cordelli also supported ITL, citing drafting problems and the need for substantial revision, including an outdated reference to the New Hampshire governor. The committee voted 15-2 to ITL the resolution, and it was placed on consent; the chair asked for the report by the end of the day and noted there would be no minority report.
Finally, the committee discussed HB 111, which extends the right-to-know ombudsman position. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to address concerns raised in testimony about discouraging use of the office and shifting attorney-fee burdens; the amendment was adopted 16-1. The committee then voted 15-2 to ought to pass as amended. Supporters said the ombudsman saves money by reducing court filings and should be continued, while opponents argued the office needs restructuring and that additional funding was not justified. The bill will go to Finance, and the chair requested the report by the end of the day. The committee also began discussion of HB 66 and related bills on right-to-know access, with the chair outlining a proposed amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- judicial branch did note that in the year and a half the Ombudsman has been in place, there have been a reduction
- Ombudsman has been in place there have<00:29:13.320><c> been</c><00:29:13.600><c> a</c><00:29:13.919><c> reduction
- </c><00:29:14.919><c> in</c><00:29:15.159><c> filings</c><00:29:15.760><c> of</c> have been a reduction
- in filings of have been a reduction in filings of right<00:29:16.159><c> to</c><00:29:16.360><c> know
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had previously been reported out unanimously before the notice had been placed on the calendar. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by roll call 16-0 and was placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, dealing with local records, was amended with a fiscal note update from the Secretary of State’s office and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0; because it was going to Finance, it was not eligible for consent. The committee also set aside HB 111 briefly while the amendment language was corrected.
The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. The sponsor argued the resolution was intended to criticize the doctrine, but several members said it was too broad, legally problematic, and in need of more work, including a drafting error in the addressee. The committee voted ITL on HR 6 by 15-2, and with no objection it was placed on the consent calendar.
The final major item was HB 111 FN, which would extend the right-to-know ombudsman position for two years. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, citing testimony about out-of-state requests and the burden on municipalities. Members discussed the broader policy of the bill, with supporters saying the ombudsman has reduced court filings and saves time and money, while opponents said the office needs restructuring or more resources and that they were not ready to extend it without changes. The amendment was adopted 16-1, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-2, sending the bill to Finance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- revenue rankings, and despite that, we have prioritized and maintained a balanced budget, making reductions
- revenue rankings, and despite that, we have prioritized and maintained a balanced budget, making reductions
- It's going to be challenging to even make recommendations for reductions.
- It's going to be challenging to even make recommendations for reductions.
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 37.439><c> Crime</c> programs like the Rural Violent Crime programs like the Rural Violent Crime Reduction
- <03:40:38.239><c> Initiative,</c><03:40:39.040><c> which</c><03:40:39.359><c> delivered</c> Reduction
- Initiative, which delivered Reduction Initiative, which delivered financial<03:40:40.399><c> assistance
- grants, lost funding from the Department of Justice, providing federal support for local violence reduction
- Donald Trump defunded the police. ...for local violence reduction by community policing and prosecution
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- During oversight visits to Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas where former battlefields are littered
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- She couldn't speak English, and she littered the candy wrappers right in front of us right after we had
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.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- take into account retiring at an early age, starting a 3% cola, compounding it at an early age, the reduction
- , compounding it at an early<00:53:51.680><c> age,</c><00:53:52.520><c> the</c><00:53:52.800><c> reduction
- </c><00:53:53.680><c> in</c><00:53:54.440><c> um</c> early age, the reduction in um early age, the reduction
- Senator Sparks continued that every year a person retires earlier than their anticipated date is a 2% reduction
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 6, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> I would say statewide, and, you know, really the is community risk reduction in general is identifying
- 01:28:32.000><c> is</c><01:28:33.199><c> community</c><01:28:33.600><c> risk</c><01:28:33.920><c> reduction
- </c> really the is community risk reduction really the is community risk reduction in<01:28:34.639><c
- The issue is compounded going forward by the reduction in new funding opportunities.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Report No. 69, final reading of Senate Bill 1433, Conference Draft 1, relating to harm reduction
- This results in a 90% reduction in allocation to the MTSF.
- results<01:28:51.360><c> in</c><01:28:51.520><c> a</c><01:28:51.600><c> 90%</c><01:28:52.080><c> reduction
- </c><01:28:52.400><c> in</c><01:28:52.639><c> allocation</c> results in a 90% reduction in allocation
- results in a 90% reduction in allocation to<01:28:53.520><c> the</c><01:28:53.679><c> MTSF.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- of making the greatest amount of change for those individuals so that we can have a significant reduction
- loss of two to three agents, based on the average cost of employment of a corrections agent, or a reduction
- 24.520><c> a</c> employment of a a Corrections agent or a employment of a a Corrections agent or a reduction
- in</c><01:40:25.239><c> available</c><01:40:25.719><c> programming</c><01:40:26.239><c> for</c> reduction
- in available programming for reduction in available programming for minat<01:40:26.800><c> toown</c>
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- state dollars have to align with procurement policies; otherwise, they could result in a potential reduction
- state dollars have to align with procurement policies; otherwise, they could result in a potential reduction
- result in a otherwise they could result in a potential<00:30:44.960><c> uh</c><00:30:45.080><c> reduction
- in</c><00:30:45.640><c> state</c><00:30:45.880><c> aid</c><00:30:46.159><c> if</c> potential uh reduction
- in state aid if potential uh reduction in state aid if those<00:30:46.440><c> are</c><00:30:46.600><
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/28/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- $30,000 in Medicare savings, $20,000 in Medicaid savings, and an additional $13,000 in other cost reduction
- And an additional $13,000 in other cost reduction.
- c> So,</c><00:32:58.000><c> New</c><00:32:58.240><c> Hampshire</c><00:32:58.559><c> has</c> cost reduction
- So, New Hampshire has cost reduction.
- However, analyzing Maine's data, we did not observe any reduction in high-cost interventions such as
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services