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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- of marketing which um is the fun part of the<00:11:09.240><c> job</c><00:11:10.000><c> right</c><00:
- </c> um and uh given the fact that a big part um and uh given the fact that a big part of<00:12:12.200
- of that is the businesses uh a big part of that is the ability<00:12:26.320><c> to</c><00:12:26.519>
- As this is my first term, so I'm excited to be part of it and see what work we can get done together.
- As this is my first term, so I'm excited to be part of it and see what work we can get done together.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Lowering the High Cost of Healthcare | Senator Matt Klein May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Could this be part of a longer-term solution to that problem HCMC is facing?
- saving HCMC and yes 340B is<00:04:25.360><c> an</c><00:04:25.600><c> essential</c><00:04:25.919><c> part
- </c><00:04:26.400><c> They</c> is an essential part of that. They is an essential part of that.
- Um, so that's the first part about it.
- Um so that's the first part commercials. Um so that's the first part about<00:10:06.160><c> it.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And honestly, I think part of that is, I'm just going to put on my Rural Hat a minute.
- So I think part of what you're looking at is a sort of out-of-sight, out-of-mind mentality.
- And honestly, I think part of that is, I'm just going to put on my Rural Hat a minute.
- So I think part of what you're looking at is a sort of, it. They're my entire life.
- So I think part of what you're looking at is a sort of out-of-sight, out-of-mind mentality.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There are a few moving parts here, so I'd be happy to answer any questions, but the budget is before
- And so they're an integral part of the permitting process, which is the tasking of the state, or the
- So this is all part of that effort. Thank you. I see another question or comment.
- The motion in front of you on your screen would accomplish the full trailer in three parts.
- You have the motion for state police as part of the packet.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, adding $351,000 one-time General Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Welfare for SNAP eligibility system changes. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low error rate and the current eligibility systems work well, but the motion passed with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then considered House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would create efficiencies in permitting and federal coordination. The committee approved both the reduction from the Historical Society budget and the corresponding addition to SMEC, along with language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions. The State Historical Society director was said to support the move.
Next, the committee approved trailer funding for Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund. The committee added $5 million one-time dedicated funding and approved transfers of $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account. Analysts explained that while the funding is one-time, it could increase the state’s ongoing maintenance-of-effort obligation under federal special education rules if other funding remains unchanged. Members described the measure as a partial, temporary response to a larger special education funding gap.
Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget after it had failed on the House floor earlier. Members discussed multiple enhancement requests, including habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, and replacement items. A substitute motion that included additional funding for temporary employees failed in the House vote, and the committee then approved a revised motion with a due pass recommendation. The committee also adopted language directing $200,000 of wolf depredation funds to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with discussion of pending items for the next day, including rural health transformation and state police-related budget actions.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Rules REVISED: HJR1040 - Removed | HJR1084 - Added Mar 3rd, 2026
Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- The PCS is just part of the bill, which turns it into it.
- I yield for questions. is just part of the bill, which turns it into it.
- Representative Fugate: Part of the city of Oklahoma City that was wiped out included parts of my district
- Because we're part of the United States of America, and we have our Constitution there that is fully
- Oh, I forgot that part of it. You can't do it. Representative Fugate, do you care to vote?
Bills:
HB3015, HB3114, HB3411, HB3567, HB3568, HB3749, HB3891, HB4229, HB4237, HB4253, HJR1019, HJR1046, HJR1084
Keywords:
electronic credentials, Service Oklahoma, digital identification, data protection, driver's license, electronic monitoring, criminal justice reform, nonviolent offenders, Department of Corrections, parole, state law, biosolids, PFAS, environmental safety, agriculture, public health, Department of Environmental Quality, testing regulations, soil amendments, HB3567
Summary:
The committee first announced that House Bills 3568 and 3891 and H.J.R. 1019 would be laid over and not heard that day. It then took up a series of bills, adopting PCS versions where offered and generally moving them forward with do-pass recommendations. House Bill 3015 would allow Oklahomans to add a driver’s license to a digital wallet and use it as an optional credential; members questioned why legislation was needed now versus the 2019 digital ID effort and whether the state would work directly with Apple and Google rather than a third-party vendor. The bill passed 10-0.
Other measures included House Bill 314, which adds a DOC electronic monitoring ineligibility item; House Bill 3567, which increases transparency in campaign fund use and was amended to correct a citation; House Bill 3749, which lets county clerks, county court clerks, and county commissioners retain outside counsel; House Bill 4229, which narrows when schools may declare emergencies for contracts when facilities are unusable; and House Bill 4237, which modernizes collection of criminal court fees, fines, and costs. Each of these bills advanced, with HB 3749 drawing the most discussion over whether it duplicates district attorney services and whether county commissioners would be approving their own outside-counsel contracts.
The committee also advanced House Bill 4253, a union-related bill that the author said he was carrying as a vehicle and would substantially revise before final passage; members discussed federal labor-law concerns and the bill passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1046 would exempt homeowners from property tax for a year if a residence is uninhabitable for six months after a disaster; members debated the impact on local tax bases and whether existing ad valorem refund mechanisms should be used instead, and it passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1084, which states that Oklahoma and U.S. constitutional standards govern courtroom matters and no court should enforce incompatible religious law, passed 8-2 after questions about whether it addressed a current problem. Finally, House Bill 3411 on biosolids and PFAS testing would require DEQ testing and disclosure to landowners and authorize treatment protocols; it passed 9-1. The meeting ended with notice that the next rules meeting was moved to Thursday at 11:30 in a different room due to technical difficulties.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The nice part about all the work that's gone into all these efforts is that at this point, while we do
- So part of that cost... ...will continue into the fall and through the rest of the calendar year.
- So part of that cost will enable us to send these resources out to different parts where they can check
- We have had lots and lots of moving parts.
- is the most important part.
Summary:
The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council met to approve prior minutes and authorize several funding items tied to Idaho’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Members approved January 19 minutes and a reimbursement of up to $20,882 to the State Superintendent of Public Education for additional Spirit of U.S. box materials for schools. They also approved a broader America 250 budget proposal that includes the July 4 Capitol celebration, ambassador programs, and authority to solicit and accept private donations, with funds to be managed separately by the treasurer’s office and the A250 subcommittee.
Representative Galaviz and Treasurer Ellsworth outlined plans for the July 4 celebration at the Capitol and Cecil Andrus Park, including a parade, concert, bands, family activities, and open Capitol offices and exhibits. They described cost-sharing with the We the People parade organizers, who are covering most parade-related expenses, and discussed related projects such as the Liberty Bell carriage, go bags for ambassador materials, the Veterans Mustang Ride, challenge coins, heritage fountain plans, flags across Idaho, Liberty quilts, and the service challenge. The treasurer reported strong statewide participation, including 1,100 ambassadors across cities, counties, businesses, schools, and veterans groups, and noted that service challenge participation had surpassed 11,000 acts.
Director Gallimore gave a task force update on statewide and national America 250 efforts, including the Idaho Lottery’s planned scratch ticket, the Moments That Made Us downloadable exhibit, Reading the Republic, the Four Score exhibit opening, and a complementary exhibit later in March. She also noted coordination for events at Signature Point and the Old Pen, and said the museum would be open on July 4 with free admission. Hannah Laurie Hine reported on federal America 250 initiatives such as the White House’s Freedom Truck mobile museums, the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., a prayer-focused event, the Presidential 1776 Award civics contest, and other national story-collection and volunteer efforts. The committee agreed to meet again on March 9 and then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But somehow I think it's in the federal adjusted gross income, so it's part of conformity. I think.
- In the federal adjusted gross income, so it's part of conformity.
- It is not a part of your federal adjusted gross income, which we normally view as above the line.
- But somehow I think it's in the federal adjusted gross income, so it's part of conformity.
- There's nothing here today that I can vote for, nothing at all, because the parts that we agree on, we
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee took up SB 1638, a federal tax conformity bill that updates Arizona’s tax code to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and incorporates several H.R. 1-related changes, including subtractions for tips, overtime, seniors, and auto loan interest, plus changes to the standard deduction and charitable contribution deduction. Committee members and staff discussed two amendments: a chair’s clarifying amendment on retroactivity and foreign dividend language, and a more substantive Epstein amendment that would remove the broader conformity provisions and charitable deduction changes while limiting the standard deduction change to tax year 2025. The committee also discussed whether the bill would align Arizona with Department of Revenue forms and how much of the conformity package affected corporate versus individual taxpayers.
Public testimony was split. Supporters, including the Arizona Tax Research Association and the National Federation of Independent Business, argued the bill was needed quickly to reduce filing-season confusion, keep Arizona aligned with DOR’s posted forms, and preserve business expensing provisions that help small businesses invest and hire. Opponents, including the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, argued the bill would significantly reduce state revenue, primarily benefit corporations and higher-income taxpayers, and worsen the state’s budget outlook; they also questioned the value of provisions such as SALT conformity, foreign dividend changes, and the tip/overtime subtractions. Committee members debated the fiscal impact, the policy merits of immediate expensing and conformity, and whether taxpayers would need amended returns if the bill changed after filing season.
The committee adopted the chair’s clarifying amendment and rejected the Epstein amendment. It then voted to report SB 1638 as amended with a do-pass recommendation. The bill passed the committee by about 4-3, with members explaining their votes along lines of taxpayer certainty and conformity versus concerns about revenue loss and budget balance.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-Natural Resources REVISED Afternoon Jan 7th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Ruling as well, if the permitted side is on federal lands or Indian lands part of the state, then no,
- Our budget request is in two parts.
- The second part of the budget request is a really big ask.
- The interior spaces are part of our long-range plan too, here in the next...
- He is part of the organization that put it together.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we felt like we had to bring an expert in on that part.
- It's not part of the main file.
- I think this is a huge part of what our mission is.
- And I think that these personal stories are part of that persuasion.
- And part of it is this regime.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met to receive an overview from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of his office. He described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate and service cases, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters, storm cost recovery, fuel clauses, storm protection plans, and specialized dockets. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service-hearing testimony to challenge unsupported utility costs and seek “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable” outcomes for customers.
Trierweiler highlighted several current issues, including affordability, data centers, and the growing use of AI in reviewing large utility filings. He said the office has begun using affordability experts and data center witnesses, and that data center-related utility proposals raise concerns about energy demand, water use, and community impacts. He also expressed caution about AI and machine learning because of confidential utility information, while acknowledging that utilities, regulators, and his office are increasingly using such tools.
Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how profit is evaluated in rate cases, the role of settlement agreements, and whether the office is considering water consumption impacts from data centers. Trierweiler said customer feedback largely comes in through hearings, correspondence, and direct calls rather than office-led canvassing, and that his office seeks to limit imprudent costs while allowing utilities a fair return. He also explained that the office may file motions for reconsideration and appeals after PSC orders, and that it sometimes submits alternative settlement proposals even when approval is unlikely, to present a different option for the commission’s consideration. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- NOT ONLY IS THAT LABOR-INTENSIVE ON OUR STAFF AND PART OF THE RETENTION ISSUE THAT CAUSES THEM TO LEAVE
- THE PART WE HAVE TALKING ABOUT PAY. PAY IS ALWAYS THERE.
- YOU GUYS VOTED ON A FORENSIC EXPANSION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT AND PART OF THAT
- THE OTHER PART IS WE KNOW ON THE MIDDLE PART OF THE STATE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF BELT WEIGHT BANDITS THERE
- STAFFING AND SALARY EXPENDITURES REPRESENT THE LARGEST PART OF WHAT THIS SUBCOMMITTEE DEALS WITH.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm dealing with a sophisticated part that's already signed these in multiple states.
- I'm dealing with sophisticated parts. Thank you. Thank you both. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Another role I get the privilege of playing is being a part of the Texas Coalition on...
- I get the privilege of being a part of the Texas Coalition on domestic violence and coerced debt, and
- And they're going to be They're going to be part of the solution or part of the settlement that will
Bills:
HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 4344, HB 4386, HB 4739
Keywords:
HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Mar 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> FOR THE MOST PART, I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.
- I USE A DIFFERENT APP WHEN I DO SOMETHING FOR THE MOST PART, THAT IS RIGHT.
- I REPRESENT INLAND HALF OF CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE I REPRESENT THE ENTIRE RURAL PART OF CLAY COUNTY.
- CREATED IN 1925 AS PART OF ALACHUA COUNTY.
- BUT PART OF WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR CONDOS IS NOT ONLY TO REMEDY OR CURE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 447, House Bill 602, House Bill 215, House Bill 2561, and House Bill 4211, all addressing various parts
- They're all separate parts of the mud process, but it's easier if we can reform the muds in totality
- A large part of my personal role at BGE is to assist landowners and developers in planning and design
- as part of their specific building requirements, right?
- And that actually is then tied to the development as part of the permitting process.
Bills:
HB23
Keywords:
property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2561 and House Bill 4211, all addressing very various parts of the mud process and then they
- One addresses TIAs or road study for before mud is created. all separate parts of the MUD process, that
- A large part of my personal role at BGE is to assist landowners and developers in planning and design
- That can be outlined as part of city, county, and state, or city and county regulations as part of their
- And that actually is then tied to the development as part of the permitting process.
Keywords:
third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It's incredible, and I know that they would love to come to all parts of Dona Ana County.
- But she's also part of a group that really embraces our outdoor public spaces and our public lands.
- and it showcases the cultural, outdoor recreation, cuisine, and music elements that are so much a part
- of southern New Mexico. ...cuisine and music elements that are so much a part of southern New Mexico
- So when people say, you know, they're not trying to do their part or they need to do a little bit more
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So it actually was a drafting error on my part.
- But then again, that's part of the compromise.
- </c><00:30:30.240><c> Folks</c> that's part of the compromise. Folks that's part of the compromise.
- </c> [snorts] against that piece of that part [snorts] against that piece of that part of<01:16:35.360
- The A17 is now part of the integrity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/10/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:36:17.440><c> of</c> payment, would continue that part of payment, would continue that part of
- So, um, is that been part of the conversation and part of what you envision here?
- So, um, is that been part of the conversation and part of what you envision here?
- I've been looking at important part of housing that we often important part of housing that we often
- Private equity is part of that it.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:46.639><c> of</c> employee is wanting to be a part of employee is wanting to be a part of
- And so part of it that somewhere else.
- </c> teacher standards board and and be part teacher standards board and and be part of<01:50:39.360>
- These are cost of multi-part exams.
- Uh in part more time would be helpful.
Bills:
HB1946, HB1515, HB1514, HB1648, HB1644, HB1619, HB1571, HB1810, HB2475, HB1645, HB2301, HB1889, HB1840
Keywords:
time shares, registration, renewal, real estate, Hawaii, Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, workers' compensation, functional capacity examination, occupational therapy, physical therapy, employer responsibilities, injured workers, medical stabilization, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, nonprescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, healthcare providers
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions.
The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition.
HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The largest part of this project was the new fire alarm system.
- We are recipients of part of the HOME Investment Partnership program.
- We are recipients of part of the HOME Investment Partnership program.
- </c><01:49:16.199><c> of</c> we may look at it but um it is part of we may look at it but um it is part
- </c> that's why this uh often unseen uh part that's why this uh often unseen uh part of<02:02:46.000>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:52:32.400><c> of</c> say why you know look at this part of say why you know look at this part
- </c> the unfair part the unfair part is<01:29:54.840><c> why</c><01:29:54.960><c> are</c><01:29:55.040
- That's just for the historic racing license part of it.
- That's just for the historic racing license part of it.
- </c> uh and we would uh look into as a part uh and we would uh look into as a part of<05:13:08.080><c
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on HB 650, a housekeeping-style bill from the Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds. Testimony explained that the bill would remove references to two already-repealed dedicated funds, split the state parks dedicated fund so Cannon Mountain winter activities would be tracked separately from the rest of the parks system, and place a $1 million cap on the robotics education fund so excess money would revert to the general fund. Supporters said the changes were mainly administrative but would improve accounting and avoid timing issues; committee members asked about a typographical error in the bill text and whether the measure was more than housekeeping. The committee later voted 16-0 to recommend HB 650 ought to pass, and then placed it on the consent calendar.
The committee also opened a public hearing on HB 585, which would revise the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Representative John Janigian, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to help small churches and other religious groups that own parsonages or worship buildings but no longer have a resident pastor, allowing them to rent space or use property for church purposes without losing the exemption so long as the money is used for church operations, maintenance, or outreach. He described his Salem church’s parsonage being taxed after it was no longer occupied by a pastor, and said the bill would prevent similar burdens on small congregations. Former Representative Betty Gay testified in support, describing prior assessor actions in Salem that taxed church land and buildings very aggressively, while a Municipal Association representative testified in opposition. Committee members raised questions about how terms such as “regularly recognized and constituted denomination” would be defined, whether the bill could be applied consistently to larger denominations with multiple parishes, and whether legislative research should review past treatment of similar cases.