Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to look at the same system, hot floor, chock water, but I'm going to use solar panels, okay
• I'm going to look at the same system, hot floor, chock water, but I'm going to use solar panels, okay
• </c><01:28:20.760><c> but</c> same system hot floor chock water but same system hot floor chock water
• </c><01:57:18.760><c> I</c><01:57:18.880><c> ended</c> because I have forced hot water I ended because
• I have forced hot water I ended up<01:57:19.239><c> buying</c><01:57:19.480><c> an</c><01:57:19.639>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 233, which would impose transparency and reporting requirements on the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. The prime sponsor, Representative Comto, said the bill and a proposed amendment were intended to increase public access by requiring a physical meeting location, making meetings available online, and publishing a complete list of vaccines and pharmaceutical products purchased. She argued the association should be more transparent because it is involved in vaccine purchasing and public trust is important, especially given controversy around vaccines. Committee members questioned the sponsor about the association’s legal status, who sets vaccine requirements, whether other private entities would be covered, and whether the proposal should instead apply more broadly to all meetings or include recordings. The sponsor said the association was created by the legislature, that childhood vaccine requirements come from DHHS and CDC-related processes, and that she would be open to broader recording requirements. Some members raised concerns about misinformation and whether requiring answers to public questions could be problematic in a contentious policy area. Patrick Miller, executive director of the Vaccine Association, and attorney Mark McHugh testified in opposition. They described the association as a not-for-profit voluntary corporation created by statute in 2002 to serve as a funding mechanism for the state’s universal childhood vaccine purchase program, with no policymaking role and no public funding. They said the association already posts notices, agendas, minutes, and allows public webinar access and comments, while also providing annual audits and reports and other statutory reporting. They argued HB 233 would impose unnecessary administrative costs on a private entity, interfere with its limited charitable purpose, and ultimately increase costs borne by insurers, employers, and consumers. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• detained at a black site, Alligator Alcatraz, in Florida, where people don't have access to clean water
• Is there anything that we can do moving forward to make sure that we can at the very least regulate it
• First, laws directly regulate the United States when they constrain the conduct of federal agents in
• But they don't all necessarily rise to the level of direct regulation.
• This is in the Code of Federal Regulations; it is 8 CFR, Section 287.8(c)(3)(A).

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• believer that unless we address the top three needs of Californians, which are housing, food, and water
• In 2025, we took swift action at SIDLAC and at TCAC to adopt regulation changes to implement the 25%
• In 2025, we took swift action at SIDLAC and at TCAC to adopt regulation changes to implement the 25%
• I think it's important to put a lower floor on the 50-50 and then have it possible to have a regulation
• From my end, I had one question: When will HDFC begin working on the regulations for the implementation

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• schools from regulation prohibited schools from talking<01:14:01.080><c> to</c><01:14:01.280><c> parents
• </c><01:23:15.120><c> that</c><01:23:15.280><c> protects</c> is a Federal Regulation that protects is
• It doesn't, it's not watered down by this at all.
• It doesn't, it's not watered down by this at all.
• It doesn't, it's not watered down by this at all.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><00:32:08.880><c> no</c> There would be no regulation, no There would be no regulation, no standard
• The claims process is heavily regulated. I mean, we have an entire department of insurance.
• I mean, we process is heavily regulated.
• </c><00:48:44.840><c> So,</c> regulate what we pay out. So, regulate what we pay out.
• </c><00:48:53.960><c> So,</c> regulated to do the right thing. So, regulated to do the right thing.

Committee: House Banking & Insurance

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion HB 527 00:02:29 Vote HB 527 00:08:02 Discussion HB 627 00:09:09 Vote HB 627 00:24:29 Discussion HB 355 00:25:59 Vote HB 355 00:34:28 Discussion HB 568 00:35:18 Vote HB 568 01:12:10, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Water quality. Someone from your district came up with some issues.
• Senate Bill 23 requires local governments to modernize zoning regulations by allowing a wider range of
• housing types. ...zoning regulations by allowing a wider range of housing types, increasing density
• I think that certainly the regulations that are developed to implement the bill will include requirements
• That certainly the regulations that are developed to implement the bill will include requirements for

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and read several committee reports and communications into the record. Members also observed moments of silence for two young people who had recently died, and the prayer and pledge were offered before the chamber moved into business. Consent calendar number 28, consisting of several resolutions, passed by voice vote. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and retirement remarks for Representative Jeff Holowski, who was praised by colleagues for his work on financial literacy, veterans’ issues, health care, diabetes policy, and constituent service, as well as for his military service and community involvement. Holowski thanked staff, colleagues, and his family, and said he was retiring to spend more time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. The chamber also recognized former Representative Harvey Kenton as a guest. The House then acted on several measures. Senate Bill 286, as amended by House Amendment 1, passed 40-0 and extends consumer protections and dealer equity standards to ATVs, side-by-sides, and vessels. Senate Bill 179, which updates the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission and its bench book/data analysis process, passed 27-14. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 23, the housing supply and affordability bill, was presented with extensive explanation and questions about local control, zoning, and implementation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and directing flags at half-staff, was also discussed in emotional remarks about overdose losses and the state’s ongoing response. The House later recessed for party caucuses.

Transcript Highlights:

• Taylor this morning: built where there’s already water, there’s already sewer.
• We don't have the definitions of onerous regulation, as what's said in the executive order.
• Thanks, just to clarify, you said something in the non-deployment funds about AI regulations, and can
• having access to order that tied states having access to non-deployment funds to not onerously regulating
• And at that time, it did not define what an onerous regulation was.

Summary: The House Budget Committee heard the Department of Economic Development’s fiscal year 2027 budget presentation, beginning with Director Michelle Hadaway and division leaders. The department emphasized that most of its budget is federally funded and walked through requests for regional engagement, international trade and investment offices, business recruitment and marketing, Delta Regional Authority dues, business and community solutions, tax increment financing, MODESA, DRPP, CDBG, disaster recovery, Missouri Main Street, AmeriCorps, Missouri One Start, the Missouri Technology Corporation, semiconductor and API reshoring efforts, SSBCI, and other economic development items. Members repeatedly asked about lapses, one-time appropriations, whether general revenue could be reduced or replaced with other funds, and how the department prioritizes federal and other non-GR sources. Several members also praised regional engagement, Missouri Partnership, and rural economic development efforts. A major portion of the discussion focused on specific one-time or performance-based projects. Members questioned the large GR transfer for TIFs and MODESA, the use of funds for the Urban League plaza renovation, the Northeast Missouri housing fund, the Highway MM corridor, and the Missouri Technology Corporation. Department witnesses explained that many of these amounts are based on projected performance or are tied to multi-year obligations, and that some unspent balances reflect project timing, federal reimbursement timing, or delayed construction. The committee also discussed the Missouri Main Street program, with staff explaining it supports both new and existing Main Street communities and can be adapted for county-wide models. The committee spent significant time on workforce and innovation programs. Missouri One Start described its customized training and upskilling programs, including a statutory fund switch to align with existing law, while members asked for more data on participation and impact. Missouri Technology Corporation explained that reduced funding last year limited some entrepreneur-support programs, and that its venture fund has leveraged state dollars into private capital and jobs. Members also discussed the API reshoring item and semiconductor funding, asking what the money would do, what companies would benefit, and how much federal leverage the state could expect. Witnesses said the API request supports a nonprofit center working with existing Missouri companies to reshore pharmaceutical production, while the semiconductor item is tied to federal matching opportunities that have moved slowly. The committee did not take final action on the budget during the portion of the hearing provided. The chair recessed the committee to go to session, stating that the hearing would resume afterward and that public testimony on House Bill 2007 would follow completion of the department presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a lot of rules in this that also require them, COVID-era regulations, additional Voters Choice
• The State Water Board now requires personal visits everywhere that hasn't caught up with technology.
• just wondering if there is going to be a national global standard, fine, but to impose another regulation
• just wondering if there is going to be a national global standard, fine, but to impose another regulation
• The problems with that are the federal financial regulator, the CFPB, can intervene in that lawsuit,

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you. to provide for compliance with federal pricing regulations and to provide for related matters
• Cruz's bill with any updated definitions, with anything that's new in the regulations since 2023, because
• I'm talking about the slew of regulations, the truth-in-insurance regulations, that are similar to what
• No, I think at the time those regulations weren't in place, and they have changed significantly since
• I'm sorry, water.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations. The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters. Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and land resources, the Argley water, and land resources, the Argley green<00:27:38.240><c> task</c
• When we are overwhelmed or in distress, even the inundation of mighty waters will not overtake us.
• </c> even the inundation of mighty waters even the inundation of mighty waters will<02:04:51.040><c>
• and putting more Biden era regulations and putting more money<02:09:39.199><c> in</c><02:09:39.360><
• ,</c> prices, reversing Biden regulations, prices, reversing Biden regulations, modernizing<02:10:07.760

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:51.440><c> So</c> administrative regulation. So administrative regulation.
• </c> promagate administrative regulations promagate administrative regulations formally<00:03:58.560>
• They have a board that approves that, and there are also statutes and regulations corresponding with
• Chairman. >> Sounds good. regulations corresponding with how they regulations corresponding with how
• Trigg County Water District, the water company there in Trigg County, did the same thing and gave them

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Summary of Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:01:00 Staff Update on Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 00:16:00 Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel Representatives Available for Questions-00:39:34 Kentucky State Police & Finance Cabinet Status Update on Kentucky Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System-00:52:35 Adjournment-01:46:24, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Waters. Aye. Ybarra. Zahn. Madam Speaker. Nance. Nay. Nance. Nay. Shavers.
• Waters. See. Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, Zahn, Madam Speaker, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Kloba, Nance, Nance.
• , Waters, Walsh, Waters, Wiley, Ibarra, Zahn, Madam Speaker.
• , Waters, Walsh, Waters, Wiley, Wiley, Ivarra, Yvara, Mavara, Madam Speaker, Abarno, Corey, Corey, Corey
• Waters. Wiley. Ybarra. Ybarra. Zahn. Madam Speaker. Duerr. Duerr. Fossi. Ormsby.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Transcript Highlights:

• Waters. Aye. Ybarra. Zahn. Madam Speaker. Nance. Nay. Nance. No. Shavers.
• Waters. See. Waters, Wiley, Ybarra, Zahn. Madam Speaker, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Kloba, Nance, Nance.
• , Waters, Walsh, Waters, Wiley, aye, Ibarra, Zahn.
• , Waters, Walsh, Waters, Wiley, Wiley, Ivarra, Yvara, Mavara, Madam Speaker, Abarno, Corey, Corey, Corey
• Waters. Wiley. Ybarra. Ybarra. Zahn. Madam Speaker. Duerr. Duerr. Fosse. Ormsby.

Summary: The House debated a series of amendments to a major income tax bill, with repeated arguments over tax fairness, affordability, administrative feasibility, and the role of the Department of Revenue. Early motions to reconsider a failed child care amendment were rejected, and Amendment 2561, which would have restricted data sharing with the IRS, was also defeated after debate over privacy, federal relationships, and whether the proposal was administrable. Amendment 2579, which would have required annual reporting on the tax’s effects on filers, businesses, and charitable donations, likewise failed, with supporters emphasizing transparency and opponents arguing DOR was not the right agency and the report was too speculative. Amendment 2598, proposing to use half of new revenue for a broad sales tax cut, was rejected despite arguments that it would reduce regressivity and provide immediate relief; Amendment 2556, expanding sales tax exemptions for diapers and other child-care essentials to include adult diapers and earlier implementation, also failed after debate over scope and timing.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:58:05.280><c> and</c><00:58:05.440><c> plan</c> adopted through regulations and plan adopted
• through regulations and plan document,<00:58:06.319><c> but</c><00:58:06.559><c> we've</c><00:58:06.720
• And in fact, the investment returns have basically been toting the water on the contribution shortfall
• </c><01:15:27.120><c> on</c><01:15:27.440><c> the</c> basically been toting the water on the basically
• been toting the water on the contribution<01:15:28.239><c> shortfall</c><01:15:28.719><c> the</c><01

Committee: Joint Finance

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, I know some of it's tied to, you know, the federal. regulations and some of that testing has
• But the more and more that you add those outputs, the more and more you're watering... down the things
• I see no reasonable data to back the claims that the new tests and regulations will assure Texas ranks
• I have seen how teachers today share regulation practices. and affirmations on their walls, something
• I often felt like a fish out of water.

Bills: HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24 , HB4 , HB54 , HB775 , HB850 , HB 1122 , HB 1249 , HB1405 , HB2336 , HB2757 , HB3372 , HB3622 , HB4442 , HB4687 , HB4893 , HB5089 , HB5515 , HB5606 , SB10 , SB24 , HB1573 , HB3369

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

Transcript Highlights:

• All fully insured markets that we regulate regulate regulate &gt;&gt; which<02:40:13.280><c> is</c><02
• And I want to out of the water.
• Um regulating PBM and requiring license.
• She wanted to license and regulate PBMs.
• </c><05:07:59.360><c> when</c> Pilgrim into PBM regulations when Pilgrim into PBM regulations when Harvard

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the duty of the HOA to repair and replace utility services to a common area, including gas, heat, water
• , or electrical... ...services to a common area, including gas, heat, water, or electrical services when
• We believe additional refinements are needed to reduce... ...developers, auditors, regulators, and the
• Currently, there are 16 counties in California that have ordinances that regulate how many roosters can
• Lastly, the bill ensures the new regulations account for pass-through for formerly assisted CalWORKs

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><00:52:47.920><c> even</c> the purposes of their regulations, even the purposes of their regulations
• So, we have something here regulations.
• to be an activity which is regulation to be an activity which is similar<01:30:33.520><c> to,</c><01
• And once again, um, and not to add more lukewarm water to it. &gt;&gt; Mr. Chairman.
• </c> To add more lukewarm water to it. This is not to be injurious to anyone.

Bills: HB0070 , HB0043 , HB0103 , HB0157 , HB0092 , SF0092

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it's one of those things at this point where, by keeping it illegal, we're not able to regulate
• And so I think, at this point, it's kind of like trying to stop water from coming out of a sieve.
• </c><01:48:02.719><c> Like</c> water from coming out of a civ. Like water from coming out of a civ.
• it and keep ability to better regulate it and keep people<01:48:11.040><c> safer</c><01:48:11.360><c
• we make it legal and regulate it, the price is high and it increases the black market for marijuana

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• charitable gaming we behind regulating charitable gaming we believe<01:57:27.440><c> that</c><01:57:
• The nature of Waters Edge formula requires that foreign subsidiaries be treated differently than New
• The New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Waters Edge method, eliminates overseas business... that we here
• </c><03:58:25.520><c> Edge</c> businesses the nature of Waters Edge businesses the nature of Waters Edge
• </c><03:58:48.199><c> Edge</c> Hampshire Supreme Court The Waters Edge Hampshire Supreme Court The Waters

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid. Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.