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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN-HOU, CPN-JDC, CPN-PSM, CPN-HHS, CPN Public Hearings 3-22-2024
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXCXaVcdyc, 2026-07-02T01:23:18+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start
0:20 - SCR115 / SR98
1:40 - CPN-HOU 9:30 AM
3:10 - SCR163 / SR137
16:00 - DM CPN-JDC 9:32 AM
19:00 - SCR182 / SR156
42:30 - SCR186 / SR160
47:30 - SCR80 / SR27
48:10 - DM CPN-PSM 9:36 AM
51:08 - SCR26
52:50 - SCR159
54:05 - SCR207 / SR183
54:38 - DM CPN-HHS 9:38 AM
56:39 - SCR16
57:07 - SCR82 / SR68
57:50 - SCR124 / SR106
58:15 - SCR183 / SR157
1:01:15 - SCR93 / SR79
1:01:55 - SCR102
1:02:50 - SCR158
1:05:13 - DM CPN 9:40 AM
Hearing Notices:
CPN-HOU 9:30 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-HOU_03-22-24_.pdf
CPN-JDC 9:32 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-JDC_03-22-24_.pdf
CPN-PSM 9:36 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-PSM_03-22-24_.pdf
CPN-HHS 9:38 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-HHS_03-22-24_.pdf
CPN 9:40 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_03-22-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
HI
Keywords:
HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-9BEhHzNNQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:47+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Conference Notices:
9:06 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_AEN_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf
9:40 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_ECD_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf
10:00 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_TOU_04-28-23_.PDF
10:10 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EET_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf
10:25 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_2_.pdf
10:35 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_4_.pdf
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EET_04-28-23_RECONVENE_1_.pdf
10:55 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf
11:00 AM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_AEN_04-28-23_RECONVENE_5_.pdf
1:35 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_LBT_04-28-23_RECONVENE_B_.pdf
1:45 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_HHS_04-28-23_RECONVENE_C_.pdf
2:00 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_2_.pdf
2:35 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf
3:02 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_4_.pdf
3:05 PM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JDC_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (02/03/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- I thought that the figure that we were talking about last week was around $55 million because that's
- all I take it we're talking $55 million a year.
- million because that's that's all I $55 million because that's that's all I I<00:16:14.959>
take< - It is an interstate highway. It is downposted to 45 miles an hour. Same thing at the end of I-89.
- It is an interstate highway. It weeds. It is an interstate highway.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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VT
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M.
Government Structure
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee held its first meeting under its new Government Structure Committee name and began by electing Senator Chris Johnson as secretary. The chair explained the committee’s purpose as improving efficiency, effectiveness, and stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and said members had asked statewide officials and agencies for ideas on streamlining government and reducing costs.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gibson testified at length about ways his agency has found efficiencies, especially after the COVID-era consolidation of three agencies into one. He said state procurement and construction rules can add major time and cost to projects, citing a proposed $300,000 building that grew to about $1 million through the state process. He recommended raising repair and quote thresholds, streamlining construction procedures, reconsidering restrictions on payments between state agencies, and allowing more flexibility for agencies to help one another when authorized.
Members questioned Gibson about the repair caps, the construction cost increase, Ticketmaster and other technology/vendor arrangements, and whether agencies should have more decentralized control over contracts. The chair and several senators agreed the committee should examine red tape, vendor relationships, and procurement rules, and Gibson said he would provide more information and work with the committee. No formal legislation was acted on in the portion provided.
The transcript then shifted to testimony from the Insurance Commissioner, who said his department is heavily affected by IT and board structure issues and oversees 17 boards. He urged consolidation of some boards, criticized the effects of SB 2362 on special-fund agencies, and said the State Fire Academy and other operations have been constrained by general-fund treatment and limited authority. He also discussed insurance-rate pressures, including projected premium increases, wind pool rate concerns on the Gulf Coast, and the need for mitigation to stabilize costs.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/11/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
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we <00:55:22.240>can't <00:55:22.400>do <00:55:22.559>< - c> that<00:55:22.800>
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NH
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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like <00:55:41.079>to <00:55:41.240>take <00:55:41.559
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements.
Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities.
Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Mar 30th, 2026 at 10:00 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're working towards having an interstate designation on it.
- One of the interchanges that we are constructing to control access on US 412, so it meets interstate
- We didn't have ports of entry on our major interstate system, and we went to work in conjunction with
- We now have a port of entry either end of Interstate 40.
- With the lake and recreational, you said there were 55 applications and then 24 approved.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1588, which would establish a Department of Transportation noise detection program using cameras to enforce noise control laws. DOT supported the measure and said it is already piloting the technology at eight locations, with about 10 sites costing roughly $2 million to $2.5 million to install and operate. The Department of Health said it was willing to work with DOT but noted its current regulations are not designed for vehicular noise sources and that the bill may need clearer standards to be enforceable. Members raised concerns about the lack of a specific decibel threshold and whether the system could accurately identify the source of noise; DOT said the pilot can pinpoint vehicles and that the program would align with existing health standards, but no final number was identified during the hearing.
The committee then heard HB 1696, which lowers the minimum age for a commercial driver’s license from 19 to 18 and removes a restriction tied to vehicle category, while requiring DOT rule changes. DOT, the City and County of Honolulu, the Hawaii Transportation Association, Teamsters Local 996, and other stakeholders testified in support. The Hawaii Transportation Association suggested adding a training requirement for drivers ages 18 to 20, proposing at least 320 hours of employer training and recordkeeping. Members sought clarification that the bill would apply to intrastate, not interstate, licensing.
For HB 233, the committee considered a measure authorizing DOT to designate airport special district zones statewide to prevent unauthorized access and improve security. DOT and the City and County of Honolulu supported the bill, explaining that defined boundaries would help law enforcement address trespassing, disruptions, fires, theft, harassment, and other incidents around airports and terminals; DOT said commercial airports are ready to implement the proposal, while some general aviation sites would need further work. Members asked about the scope of the boundaries, existing enforcement, and whether the measure would cover state-owned or non-state parcels near airports. The committee also heard HB 2332, which renames the Harbors Division as the Commercial Ports Division and distinguishes “harbor” from “port” in statute. DOT, the Maritime Group, and harbor users supported the bill, saying the change would reduce confusion between commercial cargo/cruise facilities and recreational small boat harbors, and could help with clarity and possibly federal grant competitiveness. Members asked about impacts on small boat harbors and cruise activity, and DOT explained that the bill is aimed at purpose-built commercial ports, not recreational facilities.
The committee also took testimony on HB 2283, which clarifies DOT’s consultative role with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in setting port pilotage standards and requirements. DOT, DCCA, Matson, the Hawaii Pilots Association, and others supported the measure, saying it would improve coordination and ensure pilot licensing standards reflect operational realities in the harbors. Finally, after a recess, the committee heard HB 2217, which would allow driver’s permits, licenses, and ID cards to include a notation for a non-apparent disability. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities opposed the bill as drafted, saying voluntary alternatives such as Smart 911 may be better and that the category is too broad. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended limiting the notation to medically recognized, specifically defined conditions so agencies can train personnel and avoid confusion or escalation.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, a commercial driver's license authorizing operation of a commercial vehicle in interstate
- A commercial driver's license authorizing operation of a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce with
- Interstate 12 improvements? Yes.
- And then each exchange, as you proceed toward Hammond, with the Interstate 12, Interstate 55 interchange
- 55 interchange is insanely dangerous.
Summary:
The committee met with four members present and approved the May 7, 2026 minutes. It then considered a series of transportation, motor vehicle, aviation, port, and memorial designation bills. Several measures were reported favorably, including HB 1086 on electronic titling and digital title transfers, HB 745 extending special tandem load permits, HB 1175 updating the definition of aerospace, HB 1108 creating a Homeschool Proud license plate, HB 722 changing reinstatement procedures so certain suspended licenses are restored once fees are paid, HB 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party license plate, HB 1173 giving drivers on reinstatement payment plans a three-month grace period before late fees apply, and HB 98 imposing a $25 annual royalty fee on a retired legislators’ plate to help restore the Pentagon Barracks. HB 487, dealing with red-light overtaking and an added fine, and HB 1032, a technical cleanup bill aligning DWI/drug-impairment language, were also reported favorably. HB 1050, a CDL cleanup bill that adjusts age and testing provisions and removes outdated vision-waiver language, and HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association plate, were approved as well. HB 989, which would have raised public license tag agent convenience fees, was supported by private tag agents but drew questions about fee parity and business impacts; it was reported favorably. A separate bill on driving school pricing and refunds was deferred and turned into a study resolution after the sponsor said more stakeholder discussion was needed.
The committee also advanced several memorial and infrastructure measures. HB 401 designated the Lance Corporal Justin McLeese Memorial Bridge, with members speaking about his military service and sacrifice. HB 1081 moved the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce for administrative support while leaving port boards independent. HCR 63 created a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel could operate federally owned vehicles on state highways without a civilian license. HCR 69 urged priority improvements to the Interstate 12 corridor, especially the bottleneck and interchange areas near I-55, citing safety and evacuation concerns. SCR 58 asked DOTD to review public-private partnership practices, using the Belle Chasse Toll Bridge as a case study and focusing on lessons learned for future projects. HB 1001 designated a portion of U.S. 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway. HB 1218 named Highway 1090 the Lewis Pett Miramon Memorial Highway, with family members and supporters describing Miramon’s wartime service and role in building Slidell. HB 1172 designated a highway segment in memory of a 14-year-old hit-and-run victim, Kulin Carrier.
One major policy bill, SB 514, was amended and reported favorably. It updates Louisiana’s aeronautics statutes, transfers responsibility for aeronautics activities and facilities from the DOTD secretary to the Office of Multimodal Commerce commissioner, and modernizes the law to align with federal aviation rules and new technologies, including advanced aviation and electric vertical takeoff and landing programs. Members asked about the lengthy amendments, fuel tax language, airport development reporting, and the Transportation Trust Fund, and the sponsor and DOTD explained that the changes were largely technical and intended to keep Louisiana eligible for federal aviation funding and compliant with current standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 1244, which would add a brain-injury designation to driver’s licenses and require law-enforcement training. The sponsor and advocates described how the designation could help de-escalate encounters and improve safety for people with brain injuries; the bill was reported favorably, with members noting it could also cover broader brain-injury conditions if medically certified. After that testimony, the committee adjourned without objection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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customers <00:55:04.960>at <00:55:05.119>a <00:55: - 55:10.880>
fraudsters <00:55:11.680>are <00:55:12.880>able <00:55:13.200>to - >
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Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy
Summary:
The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders.
Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far.
The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - AM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
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beginning <02:07:09.600>2029.