Transcript Highlights:

• That's just my concern is just, you know, want it to open and not, you know, tie hands.
• That's just my concern is just, you know, want it to open and not, you know, tie hands.
• That's just my concern is just, you know, want it to open and not, you know, tie hands. Sure, sure.
• Care access for people so expand Primary Care access for people so this<01:20:29.480><c> bill</c><01
• </c> clear budget projections this open-ended clear budget projections this open-ended Financial<02:08

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As I remember it, the primary reason we did that was there was a shift last year, or we thought there
• </c><04:59:30.840><c> Dees</c> about right so all the some open Dees about right so all the some open
• Let's take a look at our page to see where we are on open issues.
• </c> are on open are on open issues<05:03:02.200><c> we</c><05:03:02.320><c> had</c><05:03:02.558><c>
• </c> anybody else to EPA takes primary anybody else to EPA takes primary responsibility<05:25:25.600>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• prepared is now before the House on final passage: House Bill 4531, an act establishing the 2026 state primary
• for certain other activities and projects; and House Bill 4531, an act establishing the 2026 state primary
• House Bill 4531, an act establishing the 2026 state primary election day.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on various House orders. The House suspended the rules as needed and adopted each extension, including for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Housing, and Transportation. The House also concurred in several Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on charter school funding, a Salem police retirement, utility shut-off protections during extreme heat, and seatbelt education for passengers in large vehicles. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported four local bills for House consideration: legislation concerning employees of the Dedham-Westwood Water District, the membership of the Prim Board, the Williamstown Library Trustees, and rodeos. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave each bill a second reading and ordered them to a third reading. The House then passed several local bills to be engrossed, including measures on the Cotuit Fire District water commissioners, the town charters of Acushnet and Provincetown, the elected term of Holden’s moderator, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was amended to add an emergency preamble. The House also adopted an amendment substituting a new bill for House Bill 2244, relating to making the Chicopee city charter gender neutral, and passed the amended bill to be engrossed. Later, the House considered and enacted additional measures, including House Bill 4530 making fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations, House Bill 4531 establishing the 2026 state primary election day, and House Bill 3298 designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• And now opening remarks, my co-chair, do you have anything you'd like to say?
• We're looking at another phase two of those business parks, and how do we open that up even more?
• You mentioned that’s what your primary concern is for the supplemental budget.
• The one-person gateway, when you open the door, opens into the entire Business Council office, and you
• We are helping them open up markets.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• pass it over to my friend, my co-chair, for some more details on the Commission's work, and for his opening
• And I'm certainly open-minded. Commissioner Friedman. Thank you so much.
• You know, I think that BU has been a relatively open place and I can only speak to BU.
• The primary... ...and sitting through this entire hearing along with us.
• The primary role, I think, of the outcome of this commission is about the interventions that we as a

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met for its 11th meeting and approved the minutes from its August 7 meeting. Co-chairs said the commission had recently completed preliminary K-12 recommendations and would continue work on higher education, with additional topics such as workplace issues, the medical sector, and the arts to be addressed before the November 30 reporting deadline. They also said another public comment meeting would be held this fall. The first testimony came from Dr. Mark Posnansky of Harvard Medical School, who described anti-Semitism affecting STEM, research, and higher education. He said Jewish and Israeli students and faculty reported ostracism, gaslighting, intimidation, discrimination, and hiding Jewish identity, and he urged clear leadership statements, mandatory anti-Semitism education, and stronger reporting and discipline procedures. Commissioners asked about Harvard training, spillover into teaching hospitals, and whether anti-Semitic climates were causing students to leave; he said some students had turned down opportunities because of the environment and that concerns also affected healthcare settings. Lindsey Gabbo, a Harvard Law student and mother, testified that campus discourse after October 7 had made Jewish and Zionist students feel isolated and unwelcome, with protests, defaced hostage posters, and a student council BDS vote contributing to the climate. She said Harvard had sent some emails acknowledging anti-Semitism but that she had not seen meaningful steps to restore dialogue, and she argued the school needed more structured venues for conversation. Commissioners also asked about campus security, the effect on students’ mental health, and the impact of chants and protests that she said many Jewish students understood as calls to violence. A panel of concerned Jewish faculty and staff then offered contrasting views. Professor Jeremy Menchick argued the commission should use data carefully, include non-Zionist Jews in its analysis, and avoid reinforcing divisions within the Jewish community. Professor Hilary Lustick described restorative-practice approaches and said structured dialogue could address conflict without immediate punishment. Professor Jonathan Feingold warned that anti-Semitism was being weaponized by the Trump administration and right-wing groups to attack universities and DEI, and he urged the commission not to adopt approaches that could be used to undermine civil rights institutions. Commissioners pushed back on claims that the problem was being exaggerated or reduced to a “problem” rather than a “crisis,” and the discussion ended with continued debate over data, context, and how to balance anti-Semitism concerns with broader civil-rights protections.

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, he said the bill as drafted seems to envision an open request for proposals process, yet the
• request for proposals envision an open request for proposals process,<00:31:08.280><c> and</c><00:31
• <00:56:40.880><c> role</c> primary role primary role helping<00:56:42.120><c> students</c><00:56:42.480
• And I'll let Representative Frazier know I'm your openness as well to that. Thank you.
• Um and<01:15:54.960><c> again,</c> Eric Missel: And again, and again, primary.

Bills: HF3753 , HF4299 , HF4700 , HF4282 , HF4139 , HF3530 , HF4031

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

Transcript Highlights:

• to collect pre-hospital care data for all emergency responses within each municipality within each primary
• Thank you. primary service area license holders primary service area license holders will<00:04:10.360
• At the opening ceremony for the 1991 Special Olympics, an athlete took to the field unaware that he had
• the American Academy of Pediatrics, I respectfully urge your support on Senate File 3439, and I'm open
• </c> File 3439 and I'm open to questions. File 3439 and I'm open to questions.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And you're open, you're open to conversation and questions as you're going through on each piece.
• But Medicaid's the primary one there, and so... That could be kicking in.
• But Medicaid's the primary one there.
• Again, we have open positions.
• I mean, I don't know if we're opening up for our next steps, period.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then received a lengthy DPI presentation from Stanley Schauer on statewide reading and math assessment data for students with and without disabilities. He explained the assessment systems used over time, the absence of 2019-20 data, and how North Dakota’s standards are set by educators. Members asked about alternate assessments, cohort trends, the apparent drop in proficiency in higher grades, and the new NDA+ assessment. Schauer emphasized that the biggest pattern in the data was the relative stability of students with disabilities, the post-pandemic drop and partial recovery, and the need to focus on reducing the novice category. He also said the state plans to revisit high school standard setting and that future data could be broken out by program, disability category, and schools using science-of-math or other initiatives. Public testimony from special education staff suggested that the flat performance of students with disabilities during COVID likely reflected continued services and intensive supports, and committee members discussed whether the current disparity goal is realistic and whether growth measures would be more useful than simple proficiency buckets. After the presentation, the committee took a short break and then moved into discussion of special education funding models. Chair Richter said members should contact Schauer directly with ideas for additional data views and noted that the committee would continue its work on funding and possible model changes. Brandon Bomback of Grand Forks Public Schools began a presentation arguing that the special education funding formula, especially the weighting factor, should be reconsidered if the committee wants a system that better reflects accountability and student needs. He said his comments were based on the perspective of a larger district and focused on the special education weighting factor rather than other parts of the formula. The remainder of his presentation was not included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• However, we have four primary concerns with how the bill is currently structured.
• So I certainly am open to having those continued discussions. This date.
• For employers with 100 or more employees, displaced workers get priority for open positions.
• For employers with 100 more employees, displaced workers get priority for open positions.
• It's your primary mechanism.

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

Transcript Highlights:

• If we have a primary witness, come to the table, please. Assembly Bill 1881. Thank you.
• If you have any final other final comments— I very much appreciate everyone's open-mindedness.
• I appreciate everyone's open-mindedness.
• And so we'll hold the world open for a couple minutes.
• And so we'll hold the world open for a couple minutes.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's pretty wide open game.
• <02:07:30.559><c> to</c><02:07:30.719><c> any</c> open to any open to any questions<02:07:33.119><c>
• </c> estimated expenditures for an open estimated expenditures for an open enrollment<03:46:03.520><c
• </c> school May declare themselves as an open school May declare themselves as an open enrollment<03:
• </c> students are going to go to an open students are going to go to an open enrollment<03:56:39.960>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony. The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.

Transcript Highlights:

• It opens the door to inspection, not protection of women and girls in sports.
• ><02:23:51.439><c> door</c> and privacy violations it opens the door and privacy violations it opens
• Not only are women no longer safe, but they are also lose... opened doors that had been closed for opened
• </c><04:54:42.240><c> doors</c> involvement in sports opens doors involvement in sports opens doors Fosters
• I would have voted for primary research and development to do it better, faster, cheaper.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The primary need that the city has identified is for an upgrade, replacement of a water tower.
• The primary need that the city has identified is for an upgrade, replacement of a water tower.
• The primary need that the city has identified is for an upgrade, replacement of a water tower.
• The primary need that the city has identified is for an upgrade, replacement of a water tower.
• I guess that I'm open to all ideas and I guess that I'm open to all ideas and these<01:47:46.040><c>

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:23:23.000><c> to</c><00:23:23.200><c> case</c> have had that individual open to case have had
• that individual open to case management<00:23:23.960><c> on</c><00:23:24.080><c> a</c><00:23:24.279>
• If you’re eligible for a waiver, you can’t have it opened and start receiving those services until you
• and start receiving can't have it opened and start receiving those<00:28:52.600><c> Services</c><00:
• If no one's had an opportunity to do that, it is eye-opening.

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I am open to questions.
• And I'm open to any questions.
• And I'm open to any questions.
• And I'm open to any questions.
• I'm opening the public hearing on HB 351.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this spring open and cause harm.
• They're about opening doors.
• They're about opening doors.
• They're about opening doors.
• That is because this bill opens the door to mutual fund investments in BDCs.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so we're going to start today by opening up... ...as long as he needs.
• And so we're going to start today by opening up the public hearing in just a minute.
• But please keep your eyes open and your ears open, because we do occasionally need to call that committee
• So with that, I would like to open the public hearing for HB 2295 and immediately suspend the hearing
• Thank you very much for your time and consideration, and I’m open to any questions you may have.

Summary: The House Capital Budget Committee opened its first hearing of the session on HB 2295 and briefly heard a presentation from OFM Senior Budget Advisor Jen Masterson on Governor Ferguson’s proposed supplemental capital budget. She said the proposal uses about $396 million in new appropriations, leaving roughly $5.4 million in remaining bond authority, and includes major investments in housing, urgent state facility needs, climate-related projects, K-12 school safety and modernization, and higher education minor works. The housing package was the largest share, with $225 million for the Housing Trust Fund, plus funding for homeownership, preservation, manufactured housing communities, and flood-impacted home repair. Committee members asked follow-up questions about Rainier School and juvenile rehabilitation projects, and staff said Rainier School was on the plan and that juvenile rehabilitation funding included flexible capacity funding and facility improvements. Public testimony was largely supportive of the governor’s housing, education, climate, and natural resources proposals, while several speakers urged changes. Housing advocates, Habitat for Humanity, community land trusts, and service providers backed the Housing Trust Fund and homeownership funding, including support for manufactured housing preservation and transit-oriented affordable housing. School and college representatives supported small district modernization, seismic safety, lead remediation, and minor works funding, while some asked for additional support for specific projects such as Cascadia College’s new building, Central Washington University’s feeder line replacement, and WSU Spokane health education renovations. Natural resource and tribal witnesses supported salmon recovery and community forest investments, but asked for more funding for RCO community forest and estuary programs. A major recurring concern was the proposed $75 million transfer from the Public Works Assistance Account, which cities, counties, sewer and water districts, and the Public Works Board said would jeopardize low-interest loans already awarded for local infrastructure projects and shift costs onto distressed communities. Other testimony opposed the budget’s omission of certain projects, including the University of Washington’s power plant decarbonization work and a Spokane cultural hub, while some local governments requested funding for wastewater and flood-control projects. No votes were taken; the chair closed the public hearing after testimony concluded.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this gives them an open way to do that.
• and look forward to working together with DESE and, honestly, seeing how that collaboration could open
• asked for help understanding the part of the bill that says the camera has to be facing a location open
• case in Carter County, where the only option was to place it on private property facing toward an open
• "If it's placed on private property, it must face toward the public or open land.

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• OPENING REMARKS. >> Mr. Fisher: MAY I SPEAK, MR. CHAIRMAN?
• SULLIVAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OPENING REMARKS. >> Mr.
• MARTIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR OPENING REMARKS. >> Mr.
• THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PANELISTS FOR YOUR OPENING REMARKS AND INSIGHTFUL INTELLIGENCE THERE.
• MEMBERS, WHEN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS. FROM THE MEMBERS. RANKING MEMBER CHAMBLISS?

Transcript Highlights:

• So we'll go ahead and open up the hearing for Assembly Bill 328.
• And so I had promised I would do it, and then I wasn't here, and then De Silva had an open vehicle, so
• Now we will open it up for opposition testimony here in Carson City or in Las Vegas.
• Chair, the public line is open and working. However, there are no callers at this time.
• Chair, the public line is open and working. However, there are no callers at this time.

Bills: AB328 , AB397

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: Juneteenth, education, economic commission, cultural affairs, racial healing, policy recommendations, African-American studies, higher education, fee waivers, Native American students, unaccompanied youth, academic progress, Nevada System of Higher Education, 909, all