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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/13/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the, you<00:32:00.640><c> know,</c><00:32:00.799><c> top</c><00:32:01.039><c> reasons</c><00:32
- So<00:32:07.440><c> when</c><00:32:07.679><c> we</c><00:32:07.840><c> make</c><00:32:08.080><c> these
- > but</c><00:32:18.559><c> may</c><00:32:18.880><c> also</c><00:32:19.360><c> need</c><00:32:19.919><
- issues<00:32:23.120><c> or</c><00:32:23.519><c> other</c><00:32:23.840><c> health</c><00:32:24.080><
- I'm also<00:32:30.720><c> thrilled</c><00:32:31.120><c> to</c><00:32:31.360><c> see</c><00:32:31.840>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- or the original<00:32:00.919><c> purpose</c><00:32:01.200><c> of</c><00:32:01.320><c> the</c><00:32:
- more<00:32:31.639><c> detail</c><00:32:32.000><c> during</c><00:32:32.240><c> the</c><00:32:32.360><
- 00:32:35.039><c> I'm</c><00:32:35.200><c> I'm</c><00:32:35.279><c> still</c><00:32:35.480><c> having<
- 00:32:38.880><c> you're</c><00:32:39.000><c> doing</c><00:32:39.240><c> is</c><00:32:39.559><c> okay<
- :32:50.880><c> so</c><00:32:51.039><c> what</c><00:32:51.159><c> we</c><00:32:51.320><c> do</c><00:32
Summary:
The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process.
Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund.
Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25 - Part 2
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- :05.159><c> um</c><00:32:05.279><c> the</c><00:32:05.399><c> degree</c><00:32:05.720><c> to</c><00:32
- </c><00:32:07.840><c> inmates</c><00:32:08.760><c> as</c><00:32:08.960><c> defined</c><00:32:09.320><
- :32:22.760><c> I</c><00:32:22.840><c> do</c><00:32:22.960><c> not</c><00:32:23.159><c> believe</c><00
- ><c> that</c><00:32:29.760><c> it</c><00:32:29.919><c> goes</c><00:32:30.120><c> to</c><00:32:30.279>
- 32:32.880><c> was</c><00:32:33.080><c> told</c><00:32:33.519><c> that</c><00:32:33.880><c> a</c><00:32
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/08/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> was</c><00:32:11.279><c> found</c><00:32:11.600><c> not</c><00:32:11.919><c> to</c><00:32:12.080
- were<00:32:23.279><c> allowed,</c><00:32:24.080><c> they</c><00:32:24.320><c> were</c><00:32:24.480>
- drafted, they were<00:32:26.000><c> part</c><00:32:26.240><c> of</c><00:32:26.480><c> the</c><00:32:
- And<00:32:38.960><c> so</c><00:32:39.279><c> when</c><00:32:39.519><c> we</c><00:32:39.760><c> look</
- c><00:32:39.919><c> at</c><00:32:40.159><c> the</c><00:32:40.399><c> people</c><00:32:40.720><c> that
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 12 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And what<00:32:12.000><c> this</c><00:32:12.320><c> strike</c><00:32:12.720><c> all</c><00:32:13.120>
- more year.<00:32:20.640><c> And</c><00:32:20.799><c> the</c><00:32:21.039><c> reason</c><00:32:21.200
- ><c> one</c><00:32:22.640><c> more</c><00:32:22.880><c> year</c><00:32:23.279><c> is</c><00:32:23.600
- new</c><00:32:27.039><c> system</c><00:32:27.840><c> and</c><00:32:28.159><c> don't</c><00:32:28.399
- And so this<00:32:34.159><c> is</c><00:32:34.240><c> the</c><00:32:34.399><c> only</c><00:32:34.559><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- :04.080><c> of</c><00:32:04.200><c> the</c><00:32:04.320><c> duties</c><00:32:04.800><c> in</c><00:32
- </c> In<00:32:20.960><c> my</c><00:32:21.200><c> audit</c><00:32:21.520><c> response</c><00:32:22.080
- </c><00:32:26.680><c> those</c><00:32:26.920><c> involved</c><00:32:27.440><c> in</c><00:32:27.560><c
- </c><00:32:29.120><c> And</c><00:32:29.320><c> I'm</c><00:32:29.480><c> happy</c><00:32:29.800><c> to
- </c><00:32:31.920><c> staff</c><00:32:32.480><c> has</c><00:32:32.680><c> a</c><00:32:32.760><c> 100%
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee. (2-23-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- dollar that<00:32:09.200><c> we</c><00:32:09.440><c> spend</c><00:32:10.080><c> we're</c><00:32:10.320
- That's that<00:32:18.080><c> was</c><00:32:18.159><c> a</c><00:32:18.399><c> 2014</c><00:32:19.120><c
- And<00:32:20.880><c> as</c><00:32:21.120><c> you</c><00:32:21.279><c> can</c><00:32:21.360><c> see,</
- I'm gonna<00:32:22.480><c> let</c><00:32:22.880><c> um</c><00:32:23.039><c> I'm</c><00:32:23.200><c>
- ><c> a</c><00:32:24.799><c> little</c><00:32:24.880><c> bit,</c><00:32:24.960><c> but</c><00:32:25.200
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:07
Chair Comments 00:00:36
Approval of Minutes 00:04:01
Volunteers of America 00:04:21
Soil and Water Conservation/Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:14:52
Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy/Justice & Public Safety Cabinet 00:21:05
Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:26:01
Early Childhood Advisory Council 00:45:18, 958, all
Summary:
The Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee met to review how tobacco settlement dollars are being used and to press recipients for detailed information on total funding, administrative versus program spending, and measurable outcomes. The chair emphasized that the committee was not there for general program overviews, but to assess return on investment and whether each program should continue to receive tobacco settlement support. The committee approved the minutes from its December 22, 2025 meeting and then heard presentations from several agencies and organizations.
Volunteers of America Mid-States described its southeastern Kentucky restorative justice program, which uses an evidence-based New Zealand model for juvenile cases in nine counties. The group reported tobacco settlement funding of $516,000 in FY24 and $233,500 in FY25, representing about 17% and then about 5% of the program budget, respectively. It said the funding helped expand the program from 13 cases in 2021 to 180 youth served, and cited an independent evaluation showing recidivism of 24.5% compared with 40.4% in AOC data, along with a cost of a little under $20 per day versus detention and other placements. Some members questioned whether the program fit the tobacco settlement funding categories and suggested it might be better supported through other justice-related funding sources.
The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Conservation explained that tobacco funds support $1 million in direct aid to conservation districts and $2 million in cost-share projects for farmers, with 5% of the cost-share appropriation allowed for administration, or about $100,000 in FY26. Officials said the direct-aid line was moved into tobacco funding in 2019, reducing money available for farmer cost-share, and described a multi-year project approval and reallocation process. Senator Webb asked for a more specific breakdown of the $850,000 direct-aid amount, and the cabinet said it would provide that information.
The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy reported that in FY24 it expended just under $30 million across tobacco funds, general funds, restricted funds, and a one-time federal grant, with less than 2% used for administration. Officials said most tobacco settlement money goes to Kentucky ASAP local boards in all 120 counties, supporting prevention, treatment, and some law enforcement work. The Department of Agriculture then began its presentation, describing strategic investments, loan programs, county funding, administrative costs, and a reported return of about $2.30 for every dollar spent, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation was completed.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- :00.399><c> fair</c><00:32:00.640><c> share</c><00:32:00.960><c> of</c><00:32:01.200><c> 504</c><00:32
- </c><00:32:04.320><c> we</c><00:32:04.559><c> did</c><00:32:04.960><c> all</c><00:32:05.120><c> kinds
- of things<00:32:05.600><c> that</c><00:32:05.760><c> we</c><00:32:06.000><c> had</c><00:32:06.080><c
- That's what<00:32:18.880><c> they</c><00:32:19.200><c> they</c><00:32:20.000><c> literally</c><00:32:
- >> Now,<00:32:29.840><c> you</c><00:32:30.000><c> can</c><00:32:30.080><c> use</c><00:32:30.240
Committee:
House Education Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> the</c><00:32:05.920><c> CD</c><00:32:06.240><c> and</c><00:32:06.360><c> take</c><00:32:06.480>
- 32:14.720><c> one</c><00:32:14.920><c> House</c><00:32:15.160><c> draft</c><00:32:15.480><c> one</c>
- >> so<00:32:19.000><c> we</c><00:32:19.120><c> were</c><00:32:19.280><c> we</c><00:32:19.400><c
- ><c> to</c><00:32:20.480><c> 4:30</c><00:32:21.560><c> 3:30</c><00:32:22.440><c> tomorrow,</c><00:32:
- We're<00:32:28.400><c> rolling</c><00:32:28.840><c> this</c><00:32:29.520><c> last</c><00:32:29.880><
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Jan 23, 2025, 10:00AM HST - State of Judiciary
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:07.279><c> Court</c><00:32:07.840><c> petition</c><00:32:08.840><c> in</c><00:32:09.039><c
- :32:14.120><c> as</c><00:32:14.279><c> well</c><00:32:15.159><c> with</c><00:32:15.320><c> an</c> School
- ><c> students</c><00:32:17.480><c> at</c><00:32:17.679><c> 27</c><00:32:18.240><c> schools</c><00:32:
- ><c> Hayashi</c><00:32:26.960><c> is</c><00:32:27.080><c> here</c><00:32:27.240><c> I</c><00:32:27.360
- ><c> Hall</c><00:32:44.159><c> Natasha</c><00:32:44.639><c> Shaw</c><00:32:45.559><c> Darian</c><00:32
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Waiting.<00:32:13.600><c> But,</c><00:32:13.720><c> I</c><00:32:13.760><c> think</c><00:32:14.000><c>
- </c><00:32:18.480><c> I</c><00:32:18.520><c> think</c><00:32:18.720><c> it'd</c><00:32:18.800><c> be<
- Mr.<00:32:26.480><c> Chairman,</c><00:32:27.280><c> we</c><00:32:27.360><c> get</c><00:32:27.440><c>
- </c><00:32:33.280><c> Well,</c><00:32:33.600><c> there's</c><00:32:33.880><c> quite</c><00:32:34.120>
- /c><00:32:35.000><c> out</c><00:32:35.840><c> to</c><00:32:35.880><c> make</c><00:32:36.160><c> sure<
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing<00:32:08.040><c> none,</c><00:32:08.360><c> all</c><00:32:08.520><c> those</c><00:32:08.760><c
- I.<00:32:10.440><c> All</c><00:32:10.640><c> those</c><00:32:10.840><c> opposed</c><00:32:11.160><c>
- </c><00:32:32.680><c> The</c><00:32:32.720><c> I's</c><00:32:33.160><c> have</c><00:32:33.360><c> it.
- Seeing<00:32:38.120><c> none,</c><00:32:38.720><c> all</c><00:32:38.840><c> those</c><00:32:39.040><c
- 00:32:59.160><c> it</c><00:32:59.280><c> in</c><00:32:59.360><c> the</c><00:32:59.440><c> calendar.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Watson, if you'd<00:32:02.799><c> talk</c><00:32:02.960><c> us</c><00:32:03.120><c> through</c><00:32
- Chair.<00:32:08.240><c> Members</c><00:32:08.480><c> of</c><00:32:08.640><c> the</c><00:32:09.080><c>
- I'm going<00:32:10.399><c> to</c><00:32:10.559><c> start</c><00:32:10.880><c> at</c><00:32:11.120><c>
- 00:32:36.159><c> permits</c><00:32:36.720><c> the</c><00:32:37.039><c> Minnesota</c><00:32:37.519><c>
- On<00:32:43.760><c> page</c><00:32:44.240><c> 29</c><00:32:44.799><c> at</c><00:32:44.960><c> the</c>
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :00.120><c> you</c><00:32:00.360><c> look</c><00:32:00.519><c> at</c><00:32:00.679><c> the</c><00:32:
- ><c> we're</c><00:32:36.519><c> not</c><00:32:37.480><c> we</c><00:32:37.639><c> are</c><00:32:37.960
- </c><00:32:47.159><c> also</c><00:32:47.600><c> among</c><00:32:48.000><c> schools</c><00:32:48.679><
- employed<00:32:52.440><c> at</c><00:32:52.559><c> the</c><00:32:52.679><c> media</c><00:32:53.039><c
- :32:55.360><c> at</c><00:32:55.639><c> less</c><00:32:55.919><c> than</c><00:32:56.159><c> full-time<
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 2
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:21.039><c> or</c><00:32:21.360><c> flag</c><00:32:21.600><c> it</c><00:32:21.760><c> for</
- </c><00:32:22.960><c> this</c><00:32:23.120><c> is</c><00:32:23.279><c> not</c><00:32:23.519><c> the<
- <00:32:27.519><c> software</c><00:32:27.919><c> systems</c><00:32:28.480><c> utilized</c><00:32:28.880
- Um, is<00:32:43.360><c> there</c><00:32:43.760><c> anybody</c><00:32:44.320><c> in</c><00:32:44.559><
- </c><00:32:47.200><c> I</c><00:32:47.440><c> don't</c><00:32:47.600><c> think</c><00:32:47.760><c> so
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:32:02.799><c> presentation</c><00:32:04.000><c> um</c><00:32:05.000><c> thought</c><00:32:05.159>
- c> of</c><00:32:10.519><c> different</c><00:32:10.840><c> areas</c><00:32:11.279><c> right</c><00:32:
- :18.279><c> of</c><00:32:18.440><c> all</c><00:32:18.559><c> of</c><00:32:18.760><c> those</c><00:32:
- c> um</c><00:32:28.519><c> access</c><00:32:28.799><c> in</c><00:32:28.919><c> terms</c><00:32:29.200
- > and</c><00:32:30.279><c> access</c><00:32:30.559><c> in</c><00:32:30.679><c> terms</c><00:32:30.960
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HED/EDN Joint Public Hearing -Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:32:02.960><c> behalf</c><00:32:03.159><c> of</c><00:32:03.440><c> hsda</c><00:32:04.440><c> um<
- </c><00:32:04.919><c> shared</c><00:32:05.320><c> the</c><00:32:05.399><c> other</c><00:32:05.600><c>
- ><c> for</c><00:32:10.840><c> my</c><00:32:10.960><c> testimony</c><00:32:11.399><c> today</c><00:32:
- :15.960><c> to</c><00:32:16.080><c> debn</c><00:32:16.519><c> some</c><00:32:16.639><c> of</c><00:32:
- /c><00:32:23.200><c> you</c><00:32:23.320><c> get</c><00:32:23.480><c> the</c><00:32:23.600><c> right
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 707 on the College Savings Program. Members discussed a suggested amendment from the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities to include the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program. The chair said the Department of the Attorney General advised there was no title problem, so the bill could be broadened to cover both the College Savings Program and the ABLE program. The committee also noted technical, non-substantive changes and a defective date of July 1, 3000 for further discussion. HB 707 HD1 was then voted on and the recommendation to pass with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present, with two members excused.
The committee then heard House Bill 424, which would provide free breakfast and lunch beginning the next school year to students who currently qualify for free and reduced-price meals. The Department of Education supported the measure, and testimony in favor came from teachers, public health and food security advocates, and several organizations. Supporters described students being denied meals because of unpaid balances, said school meals should not depend on family debt, and argued that the bill would reduce stigma and help hungry students learn. Committee questions focused on meal pricing, the impact of raising prices on families who pay full price, and whether portion sizes could be increased; DOE said breakfast costs less than lunch, full-price students would bear any increase, and portion sizes must follow USDA rules. Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute and Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network said many families above the free/reduced thresholds still cannot afford meals, citing estimates that the DOE collects about $20 million a year in meal payments and that federal reimbursement totals are much larger.
The committee then heard House Bill 757, the universal free school breakfast and lunch bill. DOE and the Department of Health supported it, and testimony was overwhelmingly in favor from county officials, teachers, students, food banks, advocacy groups, and community organizations. Witnesses argued that universal meals would eliminate stigma, reduce paperwork and debt collection, and ensure students do not fall through the cracks because of income cutoffs, language barriers, or administrative hurdles. Several students from Castle High School described classmates asking for food and families struggling to keep meal accounts funded, while teachers said they regularly see negative meal balance notices and hungry students. Advocates also said the bill is the better equity vehicle because it avoids means testing and reaches students who are not currently receiving meals despite needing them. The hearing on HB 757 was still ongoing at the end of the transcript, and no final vote on that bill was shown.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Jan 26, 2026, 10:00AM HST - State of the State Address
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:06.559><c> Now,</c><00:32:06.799><c> that's</c><00:32:07.039><c> not</c><00:32:07.200><c>
- The idea<00:32:12.640><c> that</c><00:32:12.880><c> housing</c><00:32:13.200><c> is</c><00:32:13.440>
- We began<00:32:30.320><c> we</c><00:32:30.559><c> began</c><00:32:30.880><c> breaking</c><00:32:31.279
- /c><00:32:33.039><c> of</c><00:32:33.279><c> homelessness</c><00:32:33.919><c> and</c><00:32:34.080><
- > dropped</c><00:32:54.480><c> by</c><00:32:54.799><c> 76%</c><00:32:55.840><c> to</c><00:32:56.080><
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (05/06/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> bill</c><00:32:07.680><c> if</c><00:32:07.960><c> if</c><00:32:08.160><c> this</c><00:32:08.440><
- ><00:32:19.280><c> not</c><00:32:19.400><c> going</c><00:32:19.520><c> to</c><00:32:19.600><c> change
- Um but<00:32:24.000><c> of</c><00:32:24.120><c> course</c><00:32:24.400><c> I</c><00:32:24.840><c> I<
- </c><00:32:28.560><c> need,</c><00:32:28.800><c> but</c><00:32:29.040><c> maybe</c><00:32:29.360><c>
- Um, so<00:32:42.920><c> I</c><00:32:43.000><c> think</c><00:32:43.200><c> we're</c><00:32:43.280><c>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:32:00.480><c> wide</c><00:32:00.880><c> by</c><00:32:01.279><c> 40</c><00:32:01.519><c> ft?
- How<00:32:02.080><c> how</c><00:32:02.320><c> big</c><00:32:02.399><c> a</c><00:32:02.640><c> space?
- I'd<00:32:05.039><c> have</c><00:32:05.120><c> to</c><00:32:05.279><c> get</c><00:32:05.360><c> that<
- ><c> are</c><00:32:11.760><c> you</c><00:32:12.000><c> at</c><00:32:12.480><c> in</c><00:32:12.799><c
- <00:32:13.519><c> I</c><00:32:13.760><c> haven't</c><00:32:13.919><c> seen</c><00:32:14.080><c> your<
Committee:
Senate Capital Budget