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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Walsh: yes. 15 to zero. Our recommendations adopted 15-0. Is there a motion for consent?
- But you took a class and brought it from 25 to zero.
- </c> 25 to zero. 25 to zero.
- And those people weren't asking for a zero fee. They were just asking for a fair fee.
- They were just asking for a zero fee. They were just asking for a fair<04:38:23.840><c> fee.
Committee:
House Transportation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- any objections to passes 13 to zero any objections to consent<00:35:12.119><c> all</c><00:35:12.359>
- A friend of mine just sold our house and is building a net-zero house in Massachusetts.
- A friend of mine just sold our house and is building a net-zero house in Massachusetts.
- </c><04:32:29.199><c> home</c><04:32:30.040><c> tell</c> “If you want a net-zero home, tell us.
- The U.S. price is still zero, except for a few states.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 216, which Representative Carol Maguire described as a fix to a workers’ compensation/retirement “glitch.” The bill would remove the current limit that only one year of workers’ compensation time can be credited as retirement service time. Maguire argued the limit is arbitrary and affects only a very small number of grievously injured workers, while committee members asked about the fiscal impact, available data, and whether the change could affect workers’ compensation rates or incentives. Mark Kavar of the New Hampshire Retirement System said Labor could not provide data on how many people exceed a year on weekly indemnity benefits, so the fiscal note used a conservative estimate that could be scaled down; he also explained that workers’ comp is not earnable compensation, which is why service credit stops after a year, and noted that many long-term cases move into disability retirement or lump-sum settlements. The committee closed the hearing, entered executive session, and voted ought to pass on HB 216 by a 13-0 roll call, sending it to consent and noting it would also go to Finance.
The committee then acted on House Bill 85, adopting Amendment 0037 and then voting ought to pass as amended by another 13-0 roll call. The bill was described as allowing second-year respiratory therapy students to work under supervision using the skills they have already learned, with support from the Hospital Association and no opposition noted.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 267, the animal chiropractors bill. Members said the bill had been approved previously but was vetoed because of a defect; the problem has now been corrected, and the bill is intended to reduce delays caused by requiring veterinary referrals before chiropractors can treat animals. The committee voted ought to pass 13-0 and placed the bill on consent.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:55.920><c> out,</c> Uh, my goal is typically to zero out, Uh, my goal is typically to zero
- We haven't even passed our energy tax, which is zero fiscal cost.
- We haven't even passed our energy tax, which is zero fiscal cost.
- So, the people of my community get zero even with this new proposal.
- </c> So, the people of my community get zero So, the people of my community get zero even<00:45:05.320
Committee:
House Taxes
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty - Tuesday, March 24
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With the yeas being 126 and the nays being zero, the gentleman's motion is approved.
- But is it zero? Is it one? We will see it one day. But is it zero? Is it one? Is it 10?
- I have a decreasing amendment ending in point zero one H, and I move for its adoption.
- And together, that will eliminate or take us down to a zero balance.
- So zeroing this down would have never been an option.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities.
The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed.
The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> My use of neoniconoids and other seed treatments in soybeans has been zero.
- We have to move on. >> My use of neoniconoids and other seed treatments in soybeans has been zero.
- We have to move on. >> My use of neoniconoids and other seed treatments in soybeans has been zero.
- We have to move on. >> My use of neoniconoids and other seed treatments in soybeans has been zero.
- We have to move on. >> My use of neoniconoids and other seed treatments in soybeans has been zero.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- So, you look at the project in its totality and say, will this have a net increase, a net zero, or a
- Zero. The dollar sign is zero between this bill and the other bill. They offset each other.
- ><c> is</c><01:33:51.640><c> zero</c><01:33:51.920><c> between</c> >> Zero.
- The dollar sign is zero between >> Zero.
- The dollar sign is zero between this<01:33:52.440><c> bill</c><01:33:52.680><c> and</c><01:33:52.800>
Summary:
The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports.
Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment.
The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And just to give you a very concrete example, one of our partners is called Layer Zero.
- So through Layer Zero, we're able to move across these chains.
- And just to give you a very concrete example, one of our partners is called Layer Zero.
- So through Layer Zero, we're able to move across these chains.
- So through Layer Zero, we're able to move across these chains.
Keywords:
energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Thu Apr 3, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Hawaii insurance market, bought the HPIA book, and so then the policy count dropped to almost zero
- the Hawaii insurance market, bought the HPIA book, and so then the policy count dropped to almost zero
- for the last few years the policy zero for the last few years the policy count<01:14:59.600><c> has<
- That's why the size of the bond, I think, does still matter, even if you folks don't end up using zero
- I think it may still negatively zero I think it may still negatively affect<01:56:44.400><c> our</c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I got zero.<01:10:21.920><c> I</c><01:10:22.239><c> got</c><01:10:22.400><c> zero.
- Um</c><01:10:23.679><c> my</c><01:10:23.920><c> kids</c><01:10:24.159><c> got</c><01:10:24.400><c> zero
- </c> zero. I got zero. Um my kids got zero. zero. I got zero. Um my kids got zero.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- whatever their business is, and not following the different definitions that we figure out here with zero
- whatever their business is, and not following the different definitions that we figure out here with zero
- And the employer We figure out here with zero consistency.
- Last year, there was a proposal to completely zero out federal youth workforce funds.
- </c> there was a proposal to completely zero there was a proposal to completely zero out<01:02:24.400
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- like to express support for this bill since it's, since its inception, it's generated essentially zero
- like to express support for this bill since it's, since its inception, it's generated essentially zero
- :09.919><c> um</c> Inception it's generated essentially um Inception it's generated essentially um zero
- Members, if you could look in your packet, it does say zero cost. like there might a referral to one
- </c> packet uh it does say zero packet uh it does say zero cost<01:27:00.719><c> oh</c><01:27:00.800>
Committee:
House Taxes
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman Lynn, sorry, that's all right. 16 yeas, zero nays. Representative McFarland, yes.
- Sorry, that's all right. 16 yeas, zero nays. Representative Harvey, yes.
- Sorry, that's all right. 16 yeas, zero nays. Second so this was... it couldn't be called.
- c><00:08:03.879><c> all</c> right<00:08:11.560><c> 16</c><00:08:12.120><c> Ys</c><00:08:12.720><c> zero
- Chairman Lynn, yes. 17 yeas, zero nays. 17 yeas, zero nays. Yes, did you say you voted yes too?
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had previously been reported out unanimously before the notice had been placed on the calendar. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by roll call 16-0 and was placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, dealing with local records, was amended with a fiscal note update from the Secretary of State’s office and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0; because it was going to Finance, it was not eligible for consent. The committee also set aside HB 111 briefly while the amendment language was corrected.
The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. The sponsor argued the resolution was intended to criticize the doctrine, but several members said it was too broad, legally problematic, and in need of more work, including a drafting error in the addressee. The committee voted ITL on HR 6 by 15-2, and with no objection it was placed on the consent calendar.
The final major item was HB 111 FN, which would extend the right-to-know ombudsman position for two years. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, citing testimony about out-of-state requests and the burden on municipalities. Members discussed the broader policy of the bill, with supporters saying the ombudsman has reduced court filings and saves time and money, while opponents said the office needs restructuring or more resources and that they were not ready to extend it without changes. The amendment was adopted 16-1, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-2, sending the bill to Finance.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, if a taxpayer ends up paying zero dollars in property taxes, they may be required to pay
- Many and most were almost zeroed out. Many still are. We don't have properties back.
- Almost zeroed out. Many still are. We don't have properties back on the books.
- And if someone here can show me how to reduce that cost to zero while maintaining the same services at
- Reduce that cost to zero while maintaining the same services at the same level, I am all for it.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that the non-refundability of the credit means that couples who have their tax liability reduced to zero
- :42:59.920><c> liability</c><00:43:00.480><c> reduced</c><00:43:00.800><c> to</c><00:43:00.960><c> zero
- </c><00:43:01.280><c> through</c> tax liability reduced to zero through tax liability reduced to zero
- . tax liability is zero.
- So, if they have, if their tax liability is completely reduced to zero, they're not getting a refund
Committee:
House Taxes
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- Everything here had zero no votes, and I appreciate the sponsor for allowing us to have a vehicle out
- Medicare claims data that shows even in the states where optometrists have this ability to do it, zero
- As I already alluded to for the YAG laser, there is absolutely zero risk of infection.
- As I already alluded to for the ag laser, there is absolutely zero risk of infection.
- I have an amendment ending in point zero. Representative Peterson. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- By your vote of 57 ayes, zero nays, and 3 not voting, you have passed House Bill 2111, signed in open
- By your vote of 57 ayes, zero nays, and three not voting, you have passed House Bill 2451, signed in
- ed, that only gets 12% of their budget from Arizona, community colleges in Maricopa County that get zero
- By your vote of 56 ayes, zero nays, four not voting, you have passed House Bill 2752, signed in open
- By your vote of 57 ayes, zero nays, and three not voting, you have passed House Concurrent Memorial 2007
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- That being said, ideally the goal is to have zero complaints, and so Representative Chan and Senator
- Still, the answer is not zero, and it's not one or two, ...to keep digging.
- Still, the answer is not zero, and it's not one or two.
- Still, the answer is not zero, and it's not one or two, to keep digging.
- Still, the answer is not zero, and it's not one or two.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service.
Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And you don't do that with zero dollars.
- programs that could always have improvements and could always have more accountability continue to be zeroed
- necessary to do so to be able to resolve housing and homelessness programs and you don't do that with zero
- programs that could always have improvements and could always have more accountability continue to be zeroed
- behalf of the California Transit Association, we ask for the appropriation of the $230 million for the zero-emission
Committee:
House Budget
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs May 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We’re at the front end of the crisis continuum at intercept zero.
- They’re sequential early intervention services, with 988 the earliest at intercept zero.
- let’s not forget why we prioritize AB 988 funding the way we did. 988 crisis centers are intercept zero
- Assembly Bill 2112, the Office implements suicide prevention efforts that are aligned with Striving for Zero
- As stated in Striving for Zero, the strategic plan for suicide prevention, lethal means safety strategies
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so our proposal also includes a net zero transfer of 14 positions from HCD over to HDFC, so that
- And so when we don't do that, when we zero the whole thing out, this is in the Governor's budget, we
- So we are not at zero.
- these programs is even more important given CARB's recent proposals that would significantly cut or zero
- out the ASIC program, which is the state's only ongoing cut or zero out the ASIC program, which is the
Summary:
The subcommittee heard an extensive presentation on the administration’s housing reorganization proposal, which would centralize multifamily affordable housing finance under the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC) and align it with the Governor’s trailer bill language. Administration officials said the plan is intended to create a one-stop application and award process, reduce duplicative timelines and costs, and pair state subsidy with private activity bonds and federal tax credits more efficiently. They also described proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, including shifting a larger share of funding toward housing-related awards while preserving a portion for sustainable communities investments. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported the streamlining concept but recommended changes to the proposed bond set-aside timing and urged flexibility for integrated applications and future reporting on demand. Senators, especially Senator Cabaldon, raised concerns that the proposal could weaken the original climate-and-transportation purpose of the sustainable communities program and that the reorganization would be undercut by the lack of new housing production funding in the budget. The item was held open without a vote.
The committee then received a report from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on federal and state housing tax credits. Staff explained that the federal H.R. 1 change lowering the bond-financing threshold from 50% to 25% greatly expanded the number of projects able to use the 4% federal tax credit, allowing California to fund many more projects and units. They also described the state low-income housing tax credit as an important gap-filling tool for projects that still need additional subsidy, and noted existing set-asides for rural, homeless, at-risk, and extremely low-income projects. Members discussed rehabilitation as well as new construction, and the item was informational only.
Finally, the Civil Rights Department reported on the effects of federal civil rights policy changes and on three programs facing expiration: California vs. Hate, the Community Conflict Resolution Unit, and Investigations and Conciliation Enhancement. Director Kevin Kish said federal cuts and policy shifts have reduced support for fair housing and other civil rights functions, while CRD’s caseload has grown from about 8,700 open matters a year ago to more than 12,000, with a six-month wait for interviews despite overtime triage efforts. Senators expressed strong support for continuing the programs and concern about the broader federal rollback of civil rights enforcement. The department said it is using overtime, intake triage, and outreach partnerships to manage the workload and direct Californians to appropriate state, local, and nonprofit resources.