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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It strikes a balance between health.
- It definitely balances the risk and benefits.
- It definitely balances the risk and benefits.
- It definitely balances the risk and benefits.
- It definitely balances the risk and benefits.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I ask you today to support HB 1831 and explore other ways to balance the budget that are not at the cost
- I ask you today to support HB 1831 and explore other ways to balance the budget that are not at the cost
- I ask you today to support HB 1831 and explore other ways to balance the budget that are not at the cost
- Public education well provisioned and well respected provides that quality with checks and balances.
- I urged lawmakers checks and balances.
Committee:
House Education Funding
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 1, HB 2 (06/13/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- out of the 31 and a quarter, a quarter point is set aside for responsible gaming activity, and the balance
- We like this balance. We liked it the way we did it, so we'll have to put that one on hold.
- We<00:55:07.119><c> like</c><00:55:07.359><c> this</c><00:55:07.599><c> balance.
- </c> We like this balance. We like this balance.
- from the renewable energy fund, as well as how much money has to remain in that fund before any balances
Summary:
The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through the HB 1 detail change sheet. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre reported stronger-than-expected lottery performance, raising the current-year return estimate to $27 million and the next biennium estimate to $200 million, with the increase attributed to improved scratch ticket sales and sports betting not hurting revenue as much as expected. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher estimates, including the impact of $50 scratch tickets and whether the figures accounted for future conversion from historical horse racing (HHR) machines to video lottery terminals (VLTs). McIntyre and committee members discussed machine counts, per-day revenue assumptions, and the likelihood that VLT conversion would increase revenues over time, though the timing and pace of conversion remained an open question.
The committee also discussed several gaming-related policy items in HB 2, including changes to kino hours and local option games of chance, and noted that the Senate and House differed on how gaming revenues would be allocated between charities, education, and general funds. Members emphasized that revenue projections should remain conservative because operators, not the state, would control the pace of machine conversion. Representative Sweeney noted that operators could earn more per machine under the VLT model, and McIntyre said the new facilities and expansions were largely concentrated near the Massachusetts border.
The committee then moved to the HB 1 detail change sheet. It agreed to Senate position on the Department of Safety’s road toll bureau and international registration program changes, which were described as a zero-cost realignment of positions, and held the Department of Corrections section for later discussion. On the judicial side, members approved a technical footnote fix, but held a new contract counsel item for involuntary mental health admissions and deferred discussion of the public defender program increase. The committee also noted no change for the PE development authority, moved safety rest area funding from HB 2 into HB 1 with no additional cost, and flagged the tourism development fund and other judicial items as issues that may depend on overall available revenue.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:51:08.079><c> and</c><00:51:08.400><c> good</c><00:51:08.559><c> for</c> to be well balanced
- and good for to be well balanced and good for Minnesota.<00:51:09.760><c> I'm</c><00:51:10.000><c> not
- This wasn't about balancing numbers on the backs of the most vulnerable.
- This wasn't about<02:39:56.800><c> balancing</c><02:39:57.359><c> numbers</c><02:39:57.680><c> on</c>
- <02:39:57.840><c> the</c><02:39:57.920><c> backs</c><02:39:58.160><c> of</c> about balancing numbers
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's a different balance.
- So there's a different balance.
- So that there's<02:48:16.960><c> a</c><02:48:17.120><c> different</c><02:48:17.359><c> balance.
- </c><02:48:18.399><c> um</c><02:48:18.560><c> they</c> there's a different balance. um they there's a
- So when you take away 300 hours, it does make a difference because it skews that balance.
Summary:
The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog.
Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding.
Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I yield back the balance of my time.
- of my time the representative balance of my time the representative yields<00:15:53.040><c> the</c><
- Thank you to all those involved in bringing Mark home, and I yield back the balance of my time.
- I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
- I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- It seems to me that we have a delicate balance here where we have abandoned vehicles on the highway that
- So, it seems to me there's a delicate balance here. I'd like to have your impression of that.
- So, it seems to me there's a<00:22:26.240><c> delicate</c><00:22:26.799><c> balance</c><00:22:27.280>
- </c><00:41:22.160><c> us</c><00:41:22.319><c> out</c> regulate us can help to balance us out regulate
- us can help to balance us out and<00:41:22.560><c> put</c><00:41:22.720><c> our</c><00:41:22.880><c>
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As legislators, we have to balance the rights of all Minnesotans and simply put, our students have the
- As legislators, we have to balance the rights of all Minnesotans and simply put, our students have the
- As legislators, we have to balance<00:32:25.600><c> the</c><00:32:25.840><c> rights</c><00:32:26.159>
- <c> of</c><00:32:26.399><c> all</c><00:32:26.640><c> motans</c><00:32:27.919><c> and</c> balance the
- To help maintain a balanced budget, the governor proposes an additional $50 million reduction.
Bills:
HF4893
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding, 1183, house
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- conversation with many of those other institutions that have been relying on this dual credit revenue to balance
- One of the biggest strengths of Barr is the balance that it provides between structure and flexibility
- And so we as a team can work to help get him back to his level balance, where he is, okay, back working
- One of the biggest strengths of Barr is the balance that it provides between structure and flexibility
- I have another slide showing precisely some of the, a smarter balance state, that it is just not wise
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It puts in a system of checks and balances.
- It puts in a system of checks and balances.
- It puts in a systems of checks<00:52:15.599><c> and</c><00:52:15.760><c> balances.
- We</c><00:52:16.720><c> get</c><00:52:16.880><c> about</c><00:52:17.119><c> 3,000</c> checks and balances
- We get about 3,000 checks and balances.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- will impact the state's bottom line and that it will be up to the legislature to determine how to balance
- It will have to be decisions made by lawmakers on how to balance the state budget.
- </c><01:06:57.280><c> So,</c><01:06:57.440><c> it</c> how to balance the state budget.
- So, it how to balance the state budget.
- Director Gro responded that he appreciates the comments and the checks and balances, but said he is not
Bills:
HF3379
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (10/08/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- initiative really actually goes back to when we came to those hidden bills, uh, you know, the whole balance
- /c><00:18:04.880><c> know,</c><00:18:05.039><c> the</c><00:18:05.280><c> the</c><00:18:05.679><c> balance
- </c> nowhere was, you know, the the balance nowhere was, you know, the the balance billing,<00:18:06.320
- So when we balance this, we have to consider who is going to pay for this. $48 a year is not a lot for
- So when we balance this, we have to consider who is going to pay for this.
Summary:
The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment.
The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor.
The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025 (9-22-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- we're trying to incentivize home builders to come out to the suburbs, or at least certainly a more balanced
- So, we need to do something to help balance that out, to make it just as attractive to do a brownfield
- </c><01:19:29.920><c> that</c><01:19:30.080><c> out</c> something to help help balance that out something
- to help help balance that out to<01:19:30.320><c> make</c><01:19:30.400><c> it</c><01:19:30.560><c>
- you know, we particularly in Louisville, we just need to have a collective conversation on this balanced
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:08
Discussion of Indiana Residential Infrastructure Fund 00:01:27
Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust Fund 00:33:30
Discussion of Urban Infill 01:12:37
Approval of Minutes from July Meeting 01:39:00
Adjournment 01:39:42, 958, all
Summary:
The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households.
Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable.
Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- MPTA supports the language changes to the reserve balance policy for the transit assistance account to
- </c> language changes to the reserve balance language changes to the reserve balance policy<00:28:19.360
- And part of how we can do this is making sure that our IIGJ match funds balance are actually matched
- And part of how we can do this is making sure that our IIGJ match funds balance are actually matched
- And part of how we can do this is making sure that our IIGJ match funds balance are actually matched
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- work of governing, from either an elected or appointed official's perspective, to consider how to balance
- As legislators, you are tasked with difficult decisions to balance this year's budget, and this provision
- Local governments are also working hard to balance their budgets, and we appreciate the strong fiscal
- I thought that was a pretty good idea, so, you know, it balances out.
- out but in any event um but it balances out but in any event um but I<01:20:53.239><c> have</c><01:20
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- recommendation for Minnesota DNR does reflect the broader theme of his overall budget, which is a need to balance
- And I’m just going to wrap this up with your uncommitted general fund balances.
- I’m going to wrap this up with your uncommitted general fund balances.
- c><00:57:16.480><c> that</c><00:57:16.640><c> that</c><00:57:17.119><c> fund</c><00:57:17.440><c> balance
- </c> workload is there that that fund balance workload is there that that fund balance that<00:57:18.079
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/24/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This leads to the wonderful balancing act that we all experience—the work-life balance that nobody actually
- Uh, the reason I'm asking is that I see that it the any unencumbered balance.
- Uh, the reason I'm asking is that I see that it the any unencumbered balance.
- :40:57.520><c> unencumbered</c> see that it the any unencumbered see that it the any unencumbered balance
- Now I'm just wondering if this balance.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:54:34.760><c> other</c><00:54:34.960><c> side</c><00:54:35.119><c> of</c><00:54:35.280><c> balancing
- </c> million on the other side of balancing million on the other side of balancing the<00:54:35.839><
- uh be able to provide a little<01:38:46.800><c> bit</c><01:38:46.920><c> of</c><01:38:47.080><c> balance
- c><01:38:47.599><c> certainly</c><01:38:48.280><c> U</c><01:38:48.840><c> while</c> little bit of balance
- certainly U while little bit of balance certainly U while some<01:38:49.239><c> members</c><01:38:49.520
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/05/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- We're familiar on this committee with sort of balancing the benefits and costs or harms of energy sources
- We're familiar on this committee with sort of balancing the benefits and costs or harms of energy sources
- We're familiar on this committee with sort of balancing the benefits and costs or harms of energy sources
- Solar for schools generated very high demand, and MIFA does not have the capacity on our balance sheet
- </c> not have the capacity on our balance not have the capacity on our balance sheet<01:32:21.960><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We need a check and balance on these funds and where they go, but I just want it to be recognized how
- We need a check and balance on these funds and where they go, but I just want it to be recognized how
- We need a check and balance on these funds and where they go, but I just want it to be recognized how
- they use the funds for and what we put forward, and I don't want us to ask questions but walk that balance
- </c><01:19:27.400><c> that</c> questions but walk that balance that questions but walk that balance that
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development