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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Today is... ...couple of things to do.
  • This is the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Today is May 21st.
  • This committee and the Natural Resources Committee in the House did not oversee it.
  • Uh, this committee and the natural resource resource resource resource committee in the house did not
  • So we look at those resource concerns.
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on May 21 with a quorum, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, flood control, and transportation-related measures. HB 841 on expropriation procedures was amended to strip most of its substantive language and then deferred. The committee also adopted a technical amendment and reported SCR 54 favorably, which memorializes Congress to fully fund the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act to help address invasive carp and other aquatic invasive species. Several wildlife bills were heard and reported favorably. HB 1248 allows licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer for rehabilitation, and HB 1258 codifies a policy for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife so the department does not automatically euthanize animals that can be rehabilitated or released. HCR 5, which allows limited red drum harvest at certain established rodeos under strict guardrails, drew opposition from a fishing guide concerned about impacts to redfish recovery, but the committee still reported it favorably. HB 688 adds Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish, with support from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and others, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several infrastructure and flood-related measures. HB 595 requires local governments to respond within 30 days to certain road-use permit requests tied to natural resource development, and it was reported favorably after testimony from oil and gas and industry representatives. HB 802 creates a watershed restoration and conservation fund, narrowed to the Amite River Basin, and was reported favorably with support from conservation and levee interests. SCR 59, urging Congress to ensure FEMA lowers flood insurance rates once the Comite Diversion Canal project reaches 50% completion, was amended and reported favorably, and HCR 62, asking FEMA to review Louisiana flood maps every five years, was also reported favorably. The committee deferred HB 1171, which would have authorized airboats in the Maripaw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, after extensive testimony from supporters and from LDWF officials who raised concerns about habitat sensitivity, migratory birds, user conflicts, and deed restrictions. Finally, HB 1161, transferring certain state property in Lafourche and Jefferson parishes to local governments, HCR 78 supporting the American Seafood Competitive Act, HCR 86 supporting a migratory waterfowl study, and HB 1189 requiring charter boat guides on certain waters to hold U.S. Coast Guard licenses were all reported favorably.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1910, Borner, pelvic floor therapy resources, do pass out on an A roll call.
  • AB 1584, Jackson, State Air Resources Board, do pass out on a B roll call.
  • AB 1584, Jackson, State Air Resources Board, do pass out on a B roll call.
  • AB 2619, Pappen, data centers and water resources, do pass out on a B roll call.
  • Firm zero carbon resources. Do you pass? That's out on an A roll call?
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 7th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • OK, we'll give you the opportunity to close, and we'll call the resource witness.
  • I'm here as a resource witness. Members, any questions? All right. Thank you for being here.
  • Is there a resource from TxDOT, or a resource witness? Yes. Okay. Are there any other questions?
  • I'm here as a resource on... Yeah. Representative Hygie. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • I believe we probably do have some resource witnesses.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • TWO YEARS AND YOU HAVE A KID THAT WAS IN BEGAN AT GRADE LEVEL IN THIRD GRADE IN THE WE TAKE THE RESOURCES
  • AND I SAID IF WE PULL THE RESOURCES THAT'S A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IT.
  • FOR INSTANCE HUMAN RESOURCES ARE ALWAYS THERE TO ANSWER THE CALLS.
  • THEY ARE THERE AND THEY PULL THE RESOURCES.
  • THEY BRING RESOURCES FROM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICTS AND THEY HAVE TRAININGS.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/27/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • More than anything, what we want to find are efficiencies within our department, within our processes
  • as I've said toight tremendous Resource as I've said toight not<03:15:47.160><c> only</c><03:15:47.399
  • But also, we work very diligently to inform and educate the public about the resources that we have in
  • But also, we work very diligently to inform and educate the public about the resources that we have in
  • Diligently to inform and educate the public about the resources that we have in New Hampshire and the
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um also, Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee will be meeting at 1:30 to hear three bills
  • Committee will be meeting at Resources Committee will be meeting at 1:30<00:23:59.760><c> to</c><00:
  • It reviews provider rates in a more efficient way.
  • </c><01:32:38.680><c> It</c><01:32:38.840><c> reimburses</c> in a more efficient way.
  • It reimburses in a more efficient way.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/12/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • they have so many providers enrolled in some of these services that they do not have sufficient resources
  • The digital fair repair act has already helped to provide repair resources for so many other consumer
  • And a lot of consumers go into that without knowing this. resources for so many other consumer resources
  • Taken together, these changes will allow the department to conduct its regulatory work more efficiently
  • and focus on more work more efficiently and focus on more significant<00:51:04.240><c> enforcement</
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, for having us, is that we are looking at the Transportation Cabinet to provide safe, efficient
  • >> There more resources would help keep those open more often.
  • &gt;&gt; There<00:36:13.599><c> more</c><00:36:14.000><c> resources</c><00:36:14.640><c> would</c><00
  • :36:14.960><c> help</c><00:36:15.280><c> keep</c> &gt;&gt; There more resources would help keep &gt;&
  • gt; There more resources would help keep those<00:36:15.920><c> open</c><00:36:16.240><c> more</c><00
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Transportation approved the minutes from its September 16 meeting and then heard a presentation from Jason Sawala, deputy state highway engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, on rest areas and truck parking. He described Kentucky’s system of eight welcome centers, 14 rest areas, and four truck havens, and said the Cabinet spent just over $12 million in fiscal year 2025 to operate and maintain those facilities. He also explained that the Cabinet’s truck parking study found truck parking demand has increased 24% since 2012, driven by just-in-time delivery, stricter hours-of-service and electronic logging requirements, and fewer drivers. Sawala said the study looked not only at Cabinet-owned facilities but also private truck stops and lots, and identified unmet parking demand across the state, especially at 1:00 a.m. He noted that 11 sites, mostly existing rest areas, weigh stations, or welcome centers, were identified as promising expansion locations, with estimated project costs in the $30 million to $36 million range in 2022 dollars. He said the Cabinet is working on design and project development for those sites and is seeking federal funding opportunities where available. Members raised concerns about safety, congestion, and trucks parking on ramps or in residential areas, and several asked about funding, charging for parking, and whether autonomous vehicles might reduce future demand. Sawala said the 820 public rest-area spaces are marked spaces only, that he was not aware of any state charging for public truck parking, and that federal programs can help fund some expansions. He also said he was not aware of local-government parking programs offhand but would look into it. Members generally emphasized the importance of truck parking for safety, commerce, and avoiding burdens on local communities.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This gentleman here is master of details, and I think probably the most efficient use of our time here
  • details and I think probably<00:02:47.760><c> the</c><00:02:47.840><c> most</c><00:02:48.200><c> efficient
  • </c><00:02:48.720><c> use</c><00:02:48.959><c> of</c><00:02:49.080><c> our</c> probably the most efficient
  • use of our probably the most efficient use of our time<00:02:49.959><c> here</c><00:02:50.160><c> this
  • </c> And so it's just been a vital resource And so it's just been a vital resource for<00:36:59.640><
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems. The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%. The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/17/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the funding that we had, being really creative and being mindful of what's already going on, the resources
  • </c><00:09:37.920><c> that</c><00:09:38.080><c> are</c> already going on the resources that are already
  • going on the resources that are already<00:09:38.480><c> present</c><00:09:38.800><c> and</c><00:09:
  • </c><00:09:43.120><c> So</c><00:09:43.360><c> looking</c> effectively and efficiently.
  • So looking effectively and efficiently.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/13/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:21:13.480><c> boost</c> water treatment project to boost water treatment project to boost efficiency
  • <00:21:14.440><c> and</c><00:21:14.760><c> bolster</c> efficiency and bolster efficiency and bolster
  • As a result, the revenue estimate on this one is for both the general fund and the natural resources
  • /c> for both the general fund and the for both the general fund and the natural<00:42:20.000><c> resources
  • an Arts funds for natural resources an Arts funds for fiscal<00:42:22.520><c> year</c><00:42:22.760>
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 23rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • now about career services, and the big thing that we're finding is that one, they don't know about resources
  • ; the resources aren't there if they do know about them.
  • Parents were told that the school just doesn't have the resources to help, and maybe they should look
  • Operational efficiencies are reinvested into classrooms, ensuring federal funds are maximized to directly
  • Not only do we have access to more resources, but the safety protocols in place meet, if not exceed,
Bills: HB624 , HB1022 , HB1203 , SB82 , SB206 , SB305 , SB376 , SB441
Committee: House Education
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 18, March 3, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this change of silo-ing this, it's really added a lot of resources to the instructional piece.
  • </c><00:31:53.720><c> intervention</c><00:31:54.400><c> teacher</c> that resource intervention teacher
  • And it's a really cost-efficient way to do it. It's our paras.
  • </c><00:32:51.120><c> way</c><00:32:51.240><c> to</c> And it's a really cost-efficient way to And it's
  • a really cost-efficient way to do<00:32:51.520><c> it.
Keywords: 916, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> declaration to open federal resources declaration to open federal resources for<00:24:02.159><c>
  • </c><02:14:09.599><c> management,</c> enforcement, water resource management, enforcement, water resource
  • </c><03:06:01.040><c> We</c> government work more efficiently. We government work more efficiently.
  • </c><03:20:55.040><c> to</c> million in its of its own resources to million in its of its own resources
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • be joined by Megan Ortiz from Idepsca and Christopher Sanchez representing the Central American Resource
  • be joined by Megan Ortiz from Idepsca and Christopher Sanchez representing the Central American Resource
  • Christopher Sanchez with the Mesa Reather Group, here on behalf of the Central American Resource Center
  • They are predictable results of policy decisions about where resources go and the ongoing, lasting legacy
  • Regardless of the intent, requests at this scale require significant time and resources to process.
Summary: The committee heard several immigration-, health-, food access-, and tribal-rights-related bills. AB 1725 would require disclosure of oil wells near homes and sensitive sites and stronger methane monitoring; supporters described health and safety harms in communities near wells, while apartment, realtor, building, and chamber representatives opposed or sought amendments, arguing the bill should better target the responsible industry and fit existing disclosure processes. AB 1650 would require privately rented or leased vehicles used by government agencies for enforcement to be clearly identifiable and equipped with safety lighting; supporters, including immigrant-rights advocates and local officials, said unmarked vehicles create fear and confusion during ICE operations, while the chamber sought clarification and noted exemptions for ordinary undercover law enforcement. AB 1857 would prohibit grocery restrictive covenants that keep new supermarkets from opening after a store closes, with supporters framing it as a food-access and anti-hunger measure; grocers and retailers raised concerns but said amendments addressed many issues, and the committee moved the bill forward as amended to Appropriations on a recorded vote, with all members present voting aye except one absent member and the bill placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1876, which would codify federal health-care nondiscrimination protections in state law. Supporters from Equality California, Disability Rights California, Planned Parenthood, and other health groups said it would preserve coverage protections for LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and other protected classes amid federal rollbacks; opponents argued it would entrench gender-affirming-care standards and criticized the underlying medical framework. The bill passed to Appropriations on a recorded vote, with most members voting aye and one no vote, and was placed on call. AB 1908 would allow public entities to use judgment obligation bonds to finance self-funded victim compensation funds; Los Angeles County said the bill would fill a financing gap for faster compensation, and the committee advanced it on a recorded vote and placed it on call. AB 1881, the California Indian Freedom Act of 2026, would protect California tribes’ access to sacred sites and traditional practices on state public lands and require meaningful consultation; it drew extensive support from tribal leaders and Native organizations, while cities, counties, utilities, builders, and business groups were opposed unless amended, largely seeking clarification and narrowing. The bill was amended to focus on state public lands and passed to Appropriations on a recorded vote, then placed on call. Later, AB 2465 would bar businesses that profit from private detention facilities or contract with immigration-enforcement agencies from receiving state grants, loans, or tax credits and create an immigrant resilience fund. Supporters said the state should not subsidize businesses tied to immigration raids and detention; opponents, including the chamber, bankers, and contractors, raised vagueness and scope concerns, especially over what contracts would be covered. Members said they supported the concept but wanted the bill tightened, and it passed to Revenue and Taxation on a recorded vote with one no vote and was placed on call. The committee then heard AB 2662, which would create a formal state process to monitor and report on federal immigration enforcement actions and their impacts; supporters from legal aid and health centers said raids have chilled access to work, schools, clinics, and naturalization, and the bill was presented as a modest accountability measure. The transcript cuts off before any vote on AB 2662. The committee also approved a consent calendar of several bills and resolutions, sending some to Appropriations and others to the floor.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/13/26

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was very efficient.
  • Minnesota farmland is one of our state's most valuable resources.
  • Minnesota farmland is one of our state's most valuable resources.
  • </c> of our state's most valuable resources. of our state's most valuable resources.
  • </c> state's most valuable resources. state's most valuable resources.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The other thing is the Bridge House was a great, great resource.
  • I felt like program placement wasn't efficient for me personally.
  • He hasn't, you know, given me any resources.
  • Then they allowed us to create a community resource center in Norfolk to share the resources that we
  • Then they allowed us to create a community resource center in Norfolk to share the resources that we
Keywords: 1212, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve prior minutes and then heard extensive testimony focused on reentry, programming, and the differences between Department of Correction facilities and county sheriff programs. Much of the testimony came from incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people describing how county facilities offered education, treatment, work release, identification documents, housing help, and reentry planning that they said were often unavailable or harder to access in state DOC settings. Several witnesses emphasized that these programs helped them obtain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness, while others said they needed more time, mentoring, or transitional support before release to make the most of those services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described specific programs such as high school/GED completion, college courses, culinary arts, vocational training, recovery groups, therapeutic treatment, and community-based reentry centers. Many said staff treated them with dignity and that the facilities’ culture encouraged accountability and personal change. A few witnesses also noted that some programs were not a fit for their needs, especially for people without substance-use issues or for those whose mental health needs were not adequately addressed. One Barnstable witness said she returned to custody within 48 hours of release because she was not mentally prepared for reentry, and another from Framingham said mental health support was insufficient and visitation restrictions worsened her experience. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access to programming, classification barriers, reentry preparation, and visitation policies. Several witnesses said DOC programming was limited by sentence length, classification status, or program waitlists, and that some people were steered into programs that did not match their needs. A number of commissioners and the sheriff present responded by stressing the importance of wraparound services, individualized planning, and hiring formerly incarcerated staff. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 79 Mar 31st, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That will promote operational efficiencies and increase cost savings.
  • They've been reviewed and approved by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
  • , and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and they were reviewed by the Senate... ...Resource
  • The National Guard has served a dual mission, which is a state resource for emergency response and as
  • He was elected representative of Forest today and forever and served on the National Resource Committee
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, received committee reports, and moved through messages from the House and first- and second-reading business before taking up a long series of third-reading bills. Early action included referral of Senate Bill 1449 on elections petitions and signature gatherers, and passage of several measures on cooperative purchasing, industrial hemp, community infrastructure districts, parental school choice tax credit clarifications, open meetings recording rights, an advisory question on an official state gun, water skiing rules, and data center water use. The chamber also returned House Bill 888 to committee after concerns were raised about procurement transparency and possible conflict with another procurement bill passed the prior day. Several bills drew extended debate. Senate Bill 1424, which would have expanded dealer protections against direct manufacturer vehicle sales and grandfathered existing operations, failed on a 11-24 vote after opponents called it protectionist and argued it would limit consumer choice. Senate Bill 1436, clarifying cooperative and group discount purchasing for state procurement, passed after supporters said it would allow agencies to use competitive bids more effectively and avoid litigation. House Bill 772 and House Bill 879, both relating to industrial hemp, passed with supporters stressing they were clarifications for grain/fiber hemp and consumable hemp products, while opponents worried about THC and regulatory scope. House Bill 926, allowing counties to form community infrastructure districts in unincorporated areas, passed despite objections that it would accelerate development and increase property tax burdens. House Bill 934, making technical changes to the parental school choice tax credit, passed after a lengthy debate over whether students using the credit should still participate in public school extracurriculars; supporters said the bill clarified original intent, while opponents called it a double dip. House Bill 894, protecting the public’s right to record open meetings, passed overwhelmingly. House Bill 932, placing an advisory question on the ballot for an official state gun, also passed after a spirited historical discussion of firearms. House Bill 887, creating a limited exception for early-morning water skiing outside designated courses, passed by unanimous-consent roll call. The final bill discussed in the excerpt, House Bill 895 on data center cooling and water use, was introduced with a warning that consumptive water use by large data centers could strain Idaho’s aquifer and should be limited to closed-loop systems.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm also the current director of the Water Resource Research Center at UH. I work on wastewater.
  • So, this creates the pathway, establishes the resources that we need on the neighbor islands, and with
  • that we need on the neighbor resources that we need on the neighbor islands,<00:10:48.800><c> and</c
  • And I believe if my parents had the proper access to dementia care resources, they might still be here
  • ,</c><00:16:10.360><c> they</c> access to dementia care resources, they access to dementia care resources
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first took up gubernatorial message nominations. Margaret Jackson was heard for reappointment to the State Council on Mental Health, where she said her lived experience with family members facing schizophrenia, houselessness, and substance use issues motivates her service. Andrew Savaiano was heard for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council and said he wanted to continue elevating youth voice and lived experience. Tao Yan was heard for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and emphasized the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the environment. The Department of Health testified in support of the nominations, and the committee later adopted chair recommendations to advise and consent to all three nominations, noting Senator Favela’s excuse and no recorded objections. The committee then heard HB 1853 relating to dementia. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies, advocacy groups, caregivers, and individuals with lived experience, including a person living with Alzheimer’s and his caregiver spouse, who described the value of early diagnosis and coordinated support. Supporters said the bill would expand memory care navigation and access, especially on neighbor islands and in rural areas, and help families connect to resources earlier. One member raised concerns about the cost and scale of the proposed program, asking about the number and cost of dementia specialists and noting broader budget pressures, but the bill remained under discussion with no final action shown in the transcript. The committee also heard HB 1591 relating to health care, which would expand the preceptor tax credit to additional health professions, including physician assistant students and PAs, with testimony in support from nursing, public health, medical, and provider organizations. Supporters argued the measure would help address workforce shortages and improve training opportunities for local and economically disadvantaged students. A committee member asked about the aggregate cost of the credit and whether the existing credit had been fully utilized; the chair noted the bill was being kept narrower than broader proposals because of fiscal concerns. The transcript then moved to HB 1961 relating to health care access near facilities, with supporters arguing it protects access to legal reproductive health care and opponents saying it is unnecessary, vague, and burdensome on free speech and protest activity. No final vote on the bills appears in the excerpt provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (05/29/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to have a committee amendment on number one, five under Natural Cultural Resources.
  • Department of Cultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources. We did all of Cultural Resources. Okay.
  • We we did all of uh Cultural Resources.
  • And we understand the fact that you don't have a lot of resources right now to put towards such an effort
  • and I think that's great, more efficient and I think that's great, but<02:04:54.000><c> right</c><02
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1191, senate, all