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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 04/30/25
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- And so just imagine you're a micro business and you have three employees and suddenly you want to add
- And so just imagine you're a micro business and you have three employees and suddenly you want to add
- You all take a moment, close our eyes, and imagine another place, but then we'll open our eyes, and we'll
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe we did have a motion and second, or was I imagining that? Okay.
- I believe we did have a motion in second, or was I imagining that? Okay.
- As you can imagine, every county council, every city council has their own version of what they're required
Summary:
The committee heard a series of environmental safety and toxic materials measures, with several bills moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Early in the meeting, the consent calendar was approved, including AB 372, AB 455, AB 1096, AB 1102, and AB 754. AB 362 by Assembly Member Ramos, which would recognize tribal beneficial uses of water and strengthen consultation and protection for tribal water uses, drew strong support from tribes and environmental groups. Water agencies and local government representatives opposed unless amended, raising concerns about CEQA requirements, co-management language, and conflicts with existing water law. The bill advanced to Appropriations, with some members voting aye and others not voting or absent.
AB 728 by Assembly Member Lee would require age verification for the sale of certain anti-aging skin care products to minors. The author and a youth witness described social media-driven use of adult skin products by children and alleged skin damage, while supporters argued age checks are a reasonable consumer protection. Dermatologists and retailers opposed the bill, saying it could restrict legitimate acne and other medical uses of over-the-counter products, create compliance problems, and lacked a clear scientific basis. The committee discussed possible ambiguity in the bill’s definition of anti-aging products, but the measure still passed to Appropriations.
AB 532 on low-income water rate assistance, AB 773 on copper-based anti-fouling paint, AB 998 on household hazardous waste disposal of vape pens, AB 1031 on geothermal hazardous waste fees, and AB 864 on solar panel hazardous waste and recycling all received strong support and advanced to Appropriations. Supporters for AB 532 emphasized water affordability and local program authority; AB 773 supporters said conflicting state water and pesticide rules are creating confusion for harbors and cities; AB 998 was presented as a practical way to let schools and local facilities dispose of confiscated vape devices safely; AB 1031 was framed as reducing DTSC fee burdens on geothermal development in Imperial County; and AB 864 would ease recycling and reuse of end-of-life solar panels. The committee also began hearing AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals, with the author and supporters arguing it would phase out the most harmful ultra-processed foods from school meals by 2032, but the transcript cuts off before the full discussion and any action on that bill.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/10/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So imagine<00:56:34.640><c> you</c><00:56:34.880><c> have</c><00:56:34.960><c> a</c><00:56:35.119><c>
- lot</c><00:56:35.200><c> of</c><00:56:35.359><c> different</c> imagine you have a lot of different imagine
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And I can't imagine that the title w***** people will will face with a complete ban on abortions.
- I can't even imagine that 6 month-old fetus can be claimed to become a future, a lawyer or whatever the
- children as they see best because as the as the father of a little 9 month-old baby girl, I cannot imagine
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you imagine what's happening to our children that are on these Apple phones or these devices?
- Because I just imagine they're very creative folks that do this.
- Hard to imagine much... More personal than that for each one of us, for every Texan.
Bills:
SB30 , SB517 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1316 , SB1541 , SB1698 , SB1845 , SB1860 , SB2420 , SB2429 , SB 30
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Children with intellectual disabilities face many challenges, as you may imagine.
- really a pretense here that it's being used for a better purpose, because any better purpose you can imagine
- It's not imagined, it's real.
Bills:
HB116
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- of—I don't know what their caseloads or their enrollment is, but compared to California, I can't imagine
- I would imagine so. Yeah. Thank you for that.
- I urge you to imagine these young men sitting before you, being forced back into skilled nursing facilities
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I feel like the most typical merchant transaction is, you know, 3% to 3%, so I would imagine
- Because I feel like the most typical merchant transaction is, you know, 3% to 3%, so I would imagine
- I would imagine a normal loan payment might be 100 bucks.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD.
The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue.
Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Now imagine looking into their eyes and telling them, "I voted yes for something that could hurt you.
- Now, instead, imagine saying to that child, "I voted no in order to protect you because your life matters
- Imagine you have generalized anxiety disorder and you walk into a counselor's office, and that counselor
Summary:
The committee first took up administrative regulations, found no concerns, and then passed House Bill 389 with a favorable expression by a 9-0 vote. HB 389 was described as a cleanup bill for the CASPER prescription monitoring program: it clarifies that practitioners must have active CASPER accounts, exempts charitable health care providers from e-prescribing requirements, allows sharing CASPER data with certain federal entities such as military-base providers, and updates references to hydrocodone’s Schedule II status. The sponsor said there was no expected fiscal impact.
The committee then passed House Bill 392, also by a 9-0 favorable expression. HB 392 would streamline payment for non-elective medical care for patients in state mental facilities when the facility cannot provide the needed treatment, allowing care in community-based settings and payment to those providers. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve efficiency and would not have a fiscal impact on the cabinet.
House Bill 501 was next and likewise passed 9-0 with favorable expression. The bill would allow pharmacists, in their professional judgment, to refill certain prescriptions for up to 180 days when a physician has died, while excluding controlled substances and preserving pharmacist discretion to require follow-up care. Senators raised concerns that the bill does not require patients to seek a new provider during that period, but supporters said the longer window addresses rural provider shortages and access delays.
The committee then heard House Bill 495, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute would prohibit Medicaid services and managed care organizations from covering cross-sex hormones above normal levels and gender reassignment surgery. Testimony on the bill was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers including a former senator, psychologists, advocates, and legal and social work representatives arguing that conversion therapy is harmful, that the substitute would deny medically necessary gender-affirming care, and that the measure could increase suicide risk and litigation. One witness from the Family Foundation of Kentucky spoke in favor, arguing the executive order on counseling limits free speech and that counseling should not be restricted by government. The transcript ends during testimony, with no final committee vote on HB 495 shown.
MN
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on State Government (3-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But it's the same, like we're operating on the same system that we operated last time, so I don't imagine
- But it's the same, like we're operating on the same system that we operated last time, so I don't imagine
- But it's the same, like we're operating on the same system that we operated last time, so I don't imagine
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 491 02:14
Consideration of HB 738 07:58
Guest presentation by Taiwan Consul General Elliott Wang 25:20
Consideration of HCR 50 36:37
Consideration of SB 19 49:29, 958, all
Summary:
The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 491 by Representative Steve Riley. The committee adopted a proposed committee substitute, then heard that the bill would raise the threshold for certain capital project and equipment purchases from $200,000 to $500,000, remove a requirement for a special board meeting when replacing a board of regents member, allow certain employees or contractors to perform capital construction work up to $500,000, remove limits on retired police officers working at postsecondary institutions, and speed release of pension information to employers. Members asked about reporting and oversight of the higher threshold, and the witness said the records are maintained by institutions and available upon request. HB 491 passed on a 19-0 roll call vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 738 by Representative Griffey, relating to state personnel and the constitutional officers. The bill would give independently elected constitutional officers more flexibility to hire unclassified employees and set salaries for classified employees up to the midpoint without Personnel Cabinet approval, while leaving pay scales, appropriations, and funding limits unchanged. Representative Griffey and witnesses from the auditor’s office said the measure was intended to reduce red tape, address salary compression, improve pay equity, and help recruit and retain staff; they also said it would allow offices to fill policy roles needed for audits and other work. Members questioned the fiscal note, salary caps, and whether the bill would affect future budget requests. The bill passed 18-1, with one pass, and the chair noted it would move favorably to the House floor.
After those bills, the committee briefly welcomed Taiwan’s consul general, Elliot Wang, and Representative Adam Bowling spoke about Kentucky’s relationship with Taiwan, including trade, investment, and prior assistance during disasters. Wang described Taiwan’s economic ties with the United States, ongoing trade and investment developments, defense and education cooperation, and people-to-people exchange programs, noting Kentucky was the first state to sign an education cooperation MOU with Taiwan in 2021.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub on Postsecondary Education (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- postsecondary and what you're getting in return for that, and it's a significant amount as you can imagine
- postsecondary and what you're getting in return for that, and it's a significant amount as you can imagine
- postsecondary and what you're getting in return for that, and it's a significant amount as you can imagine
Summary:
Aaron Thompson, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and Travis Pal briefed the committee on Kentucky higher education performance, affordability, workforce alignment, and budget needs. Thompson said the state has made progress toward its 60x30 attainment goal, reporting 56.2% of adults with a credential of value and a 6.4% one-year increase in credentials. He highlighted gains in completion, enrollment recovery after COVID, lower student borrowing and debt, and faster degree completion, saying Kentucky is now back to an average of 4.1 years for four-year degrees. He also emphasized that postsecondary education has a strong return on investment for both students and the state.
A major theme was student success and access. Thompson described efforts to reduce barriers through test-optional admissions, the elimination of zero-credit developmental education, expanded wraparound supports, and Bridge programming for students not fully prepared for college. He also promoted Futurity, a student-facing information website, and said CPE wants modest ongoing funding to maintain it. He argued that higher education must work in a P-20 system with K-12, and that the state should better communicate the value of certificates, trade programs, and other credentials, especially for adult learners and men, who he said are underrepresented in college-going.
The presentation also focused on performance funding, capital needs, and workforce initiatives. Thompson and Pal said performance funding has pushed institutions toward more need-based aid and lower costs for low-income students, but they want more base funding, more performance funding dollars, and relief from about $38 million in mandated tuition waivers. They also said asset preservation and deferred maintenance remain major needs, estimating roughly $7 billion in campus need overall. On workforce, they cited healthcare pipeline work supported by state funding and private partners, and said HB 200 continues that effort into aviation, aerospace, and defense. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the presentation, which ended with members indicating interest in further discussion.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Opening Day Floor Session 01-15-2025 10:00am
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I can only imagine how the rest of this is going to go.
- I can only imagine how the rest of this is going to go.
- I can only imagine how the rest of this is going to go.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/10/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so this is and I I can't imagine the bar association or any lawyers would >> there is such
- Um, so this is and I I can't<00:16:30.560><c> imagine</c> can't imagine can't imagine the<00:16:32.560
- That's um I imagine they're still under the purview of the Department of Corrections.
- <00:49:49.520><c> That's</c><00:49:50.240><c> um</c><00:49:50.400><c> I</c><00:49:50.640><c> imagine<
- That's um I imagine they're Corrections?
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/30/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And we get that because our funding is really front-loaded, as you can imagine.
- </c><01:41:44.560><c> Um</c> front-loaded, as you can imagine. Um front-loaded, as you can imagine.
- Really grateful for your work in that space, but can't imagine how difficult this time is right now.
- Um, but can't imagine<02:36:44.479><c> how</c><02:36:44.800><c> difficult</c><02:36:45.040><c> this</
- this time is right imagine how difficult this time is right now. now. now.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I imagine the judge the motion itself.
- </c> And with that said, can you imagine And with that said, can you imagine somebody<02:42:35.280><c
- Can you imagine how awkward that is?
- Can you imagine how awkward that is?
- Can you imagine how awkward that is?
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I cannot imagine where I would be without it.
- I cannot imagine where I immensely.
- I cannot imagine where I would<00:16:56.079><c> be</c><00:16:56.240><c> without</c><00:16:56.560><c>
- And it's similar, you might imagine, for the school protections.
- </c><01:09:33.759><c> school</c> might imagine, for the school might imagine, for the school protections
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/16/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, you deal with a lot of, I imagine, that might take place, but I would definitely defer to someone
- Um, I am not a recreational drug user, but can you imagine if I had been how that would have come back
- user<04:30:15.680><c> but</c><04:30:15.920><c> can</c><04:30:16.080><c> you</c><04:30:16.239><c> imagine
- if</c><04:30:16.960><c> I</c><04:30:17.199><c> had</c><04:30:17.439><c> been</c> user but can you imagine
- if I had been user but can you imagine if I had been how<04:30:18.399><c> that</c><04:30:18.560><c>
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted.
Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor.
Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/08/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I would make an assumption that imagine I would make an assumption that that's<03:42:21.840><c> about
- So, um I would imagine front of you.
- So, um I would imagine whatever<03:43:21.279><c> our</c><03:43:21.439><c> response</c><03:43:21.760><
- What happened was, and I've been following this for a year plus, as you might imagine, there were two
- you might imagine, um there were<04:00:42.080><c> two</c><04:00:42.399><c> lanes</c><04:00:42.960><c
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I can't imagine it's $200 that we're getting life companies. >> Oh, no.
- I can't imagine it's $200 that one is?
- I can't imagine this chamber approving anything that would eliminate political advertising.
- I I can't imagine >> No, sorry about that.
- I I can't imagine I<04:02:44.880><c> can't</c><04:02:45.040><c> imagine</c><04:02:45.359><c> this</c>
Committee:
House Ways and Means