Video & Transcript Research : 'Exec Sessions'
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/24/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll close the hearing and I'm going to open an exec session for House Bill 412.
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session and I'm going to open an exec session and I'm going to open an exec - session for<00:13:34.880>
House <00:13:35.200>Bill <00:13:35.760>412. - And I will open the executive session on Senate Bill 413.
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- Well, you have a right to be here when we exact if when we and for the executive sessions are the session
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this welcome to attend when we do exec this welcome to attend when we do exec - Yeah, I think that the next session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (05/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- goal had always been that we would have everything ready for next Tuesday and that we would have our exec
- session on next Tuesday and then be done.
- for next Tuesday and that we would have for next Tuesday and that we would have our<00:12:22.480>
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and our exec session on next Tuesday and our exec session on next Tuesday
Summary:
The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause.
A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action.
The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (10/08/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- to executive session. Okay. to executive session. Okay. Anything<00:08:11.680>
else? - ability to go into non-public session ability to go into non-public session which<00:16:05.279><
- >> We are in the work session.
- Um, with that, I will close the executive session on Senate Bill 186. >> Do we need a work session on
- exec session and I guess then out of the exec session and I think<01:33:13.120>
we've >>
Summary:
The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then moved into a work session on its remaining bills. The main discussion centered on House Bill 477, which would establish a commission to study safety and security procedures at the New Hampshire State House. Members debated whether a new commission was needed, with several speakers arguing that security is already being reviewed through the bipartisan Joint Facilities Committee and existing security staff, including an outside consultant’s review. Others raised concerns that members do not always know how to report safety or behavioral issues and suggested better communication to the full membership about who to contact and what information can be shared.
The House clerk then explained the structure and authority of the Joint Facilities Committee under RSA 17-E, noting that it is a bipartisan legislative committee made up only of elected officials, with publicly listed members, defined duties, and the ability to meet in nonpublic session on sensitive matters such as security. The clerk said members can bring concerns to the committee, its chair, or their caucus leadership, and that some safety briefings are already given to all members when appropriate. Several members said they preferred keeping security matters limited to a need-to-know basis and opposed creating a new commission that could force public discussion of sensitive procedures.
The committee then voted on HB 477. Representative Sheen moved ITL, Representative Turkot seconded, and the motion passed 12-0, with Representative Wall voting no. The bill was sent to consent. After that, the committee began discussion of House Bill 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.
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Belongings session to get this done. Belongings session to get this done. - Resolve that the House now adjourned from the early session, that the business of the late session be
- The housing committee will meet for a brief executive session in LOB 305 to exec SB 84 immediately following
- session.
- executive session in LOB 305 to exec executive session in LOB 305 to exec SB84 SB84 SB84 um<04:18
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So Senator Ted Cruz of Texas actually filed legislation in past sessions of Congress to amend the federal
- of Congress to amend the sessions of Congress to amend the federal<00:06:56.960>
tax <00:06:57.240 - I hope you'll just find this bill inexpedient to legislate, as we did in the last legislative session
- Okay, give it to you. exec after that and uh the Friday isn't exec after that and uh the Friday isn't
- all that and Wednesday the 19th exec all that and then<04:38:07.639>
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Summary:
The committee opened a public hearing on HB 402, a bill dealing with whether Education Freedom Account (EFA) payments should be described in state law as not constituting taxable income. The bill sponsor argued that the current statute is misleading because New Hampshire should not imply a federal tax result, and said the bill would remove that language and could also be amended to clarify that families should consult tax advisors. He emphasized that the measure was not intended to impose a state tax on EFAs, but to avoid giving inaccurate advice about possible federal tax liability.
Testimony was divided. A retired representative and a tax preparer both opposed the bill, saying EFA payments are already treated consistently with IRS rules and that the bill would create confusion, administrative burden, and possible tax consequences for low- and moderate-income families. They argued the bill is a solution in search of a problem and warned that requiring 1099s could add costs for the scholarship organization and recipients. A tax attorney supported the bill’s repeal of the state language, saying New Hampshire should not put tax advice into statute and that the current wording is inaccurate because federal law, not state law, controls taxability. He cited IRS Section 117 and Publication 970, explaining that only some scholarship-like payments are tax-free and that many EFA-eligible expenses may not qualify for federal exemption.
Members asked questions about what would be misleading, whether the bill was trying to tax EFAs, and the cost of issuing 1099s. The sponsor and witnesses repeatedly said the bill was not a state tax on voucher payments, but a clarification about federal tax treatment. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/06/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- Anything else to come into executive session? Seeing none, motion to come out of executive session.
- Anything else to come into executive<01:49:50.320>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (01/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- then we'll discuss what we session then we'll discuss what we believe<00:26:56.240>
the <00:26 - We'll try to fit in those executive sessions just to save us money and save us time.
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it's when we have an executive session it's when we have an executive session - the<00:29:24.080>
bills for an exec session for all the bills for an exec session for all - Typically, the governor will present to the Full House and Senate in joint session.
Summary:
The Finance Committee met for an organizational opening session in which the chair, Ken Weyler, called the committee to order and members introduced themselves. The introductions established the committee’s leadership and membership, including Vice Chair Dan McGuire, ranking member Mary Jane Wallner, deputy ranking member Karen Eil, clerk Jerry Griffin, and other members from both parties. Many members briefly described prior legislative service and professional backgrounds, with several noting prior experience on Finance or related budget committees.
Chair Weyler then outlined committee procedures and expectations. He emphasized that Finance handles spending bills and fiscal notes, that bills will generally be heard by the full committee and then referred to the appropriate division, and that executive sessions may be used to save time when positions are clear. He reviewed rules on attendance, dress, phones, paperwork handling, committee replacements, conflict of interest and recusal, and the process for testimony, including that members should listen without debating witnesses and that sponsors of bills must recuse themselves from questioning witnesses on their own bills.
He also described the committee’s structure and workload, noting three divisions and the role of legislative budget staff. Weyler said the committee would likely see bills from many policy committees that have fiscal impacts, and he encouraged policy committees to find offsets within their own areas rather than assume new spending will be added. No bills were heard and no votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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Summary:
The committee approved the January 21, 2025 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Chamber Foundation on its report about Minnesota’s environmental permitting system. The presenters said the report was based on research by Barr Engineering and the Policy Navigation Group and argued that permitting delays can discourage investment and make Minnesota less competitive for manufacturing, mining, energy, clean tech, and other industrial projects. They highlighted that Tier 1 permits are generally issued quickly, but Tier 2 air and water permits often take much longer than the state’s 150-day goal, with some median timelines ranging from 419 to 771 days for Tier 2 air permits and similar delays for industrial water permits. The report also said Minnesota’s permit timelines were longer than peer states and estimated that reducing delays could increase annual output by $260 million to $910 million and support 960 to 3,400 additional full-time-equivalent jobs per year.
Committee members asked about which businesses fall under Tier 2 permits, the economic impact of permitting delays, and whether the Chamber had discussed the report with the governor or MPCA. The presenters said Tier 2 permits typically involve higher-emitting facilities such as manufacturing, utilities, mining, and other industrial operations, and that the economic estimates were based on modeling rather than exact lost-job counts. They also noted that the governor had been briefed and that MPCA had been invited to the hearing but did not attend.
The committee then took up House File 8, which Chair Heintzeman said is intended to improve permitting efficiency while maintaining environmental standards. He described provisions that would reduce the number of 60-day wetland application extensions, require MPCA to issue permitting efficiency reports twice a year, break out data on missed timelines by municipal versus industrial applicants, treat failure to meet the 150-day Tier 2 deadline as a final action subject to judicial review, and require quicker notice when applications are incomplete. He also outlined sections that would allow separate construction and operating permits, expand expedited permitting, and change environmental assessment worksheet petition rules. The bill was moved to be re-referred to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, and the discussion began, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the bill is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we can move into an executive session on this, I'll close the work session.
- open the work session on 1052.
- I'll close the work session wonderful. I'll close the work session on<02:02:44.880>
1328. - executive session on House Bill 1126. executive session on House Bill 1126.
- we exec on the rest of our early bills. we exec on the rest of our early bills.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- If we have to go into an executive session, we'll go into an executive session tomorrow. ...we'll go
- there's money from this session, and there's, you know, grow money.
- In the last days of a session, where do you draw the line? Yeah, exactly.
- And as soon as the session was over, I went around and made it very clear.
- And as soon as the session was over, I went around and made it very clear.
Keywords:
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/14/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- lot of bills you've seen this session lot of bills you've seen this session where<01:32:29.120><
- And so, we will not have a work session, nor will we have an exec session today, but we will continue
- And so, we will not have a work session, nor will we have an exec session today, but we will continue
- And so, we will not have a work session, nor will we have an exec session today, but we will continue
- Um, I took the day So, we will not have a work session, nor will we have an exec session today, but we
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- performance specific tolling and transit authorities across the state chair just prior to the Legislative session
- The purpose of this report that presenting to you today pass during the 2024 legislative session, Senate
- And we looked at to beat the session regarding Lake incoming monitoring system we we funded and run with
- station and some of the responsibility of the CFC RC like hiring legal counsel hiring their own chief exec
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (05/08/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there a motion to go into executive session? Second. All in favor? Aye. All opposed?
- Well, now exec HP 187. Is there a motion to be made?
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and our biggest priorities this session and our biggest priorities this session - I'll make a motion to come out of executive session. Second. All in favor? I. Eyes have it.
- The session.
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- after we would exec this bill.
- after we would exec this bill.
- after we would exec this bill.
Summary:
The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed.
The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation.
No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So I have to now confirm whether this is session or not.
- So I have to now confirm whether this is session or not.
- So I have to now confirm whether this is session or not.
- Have a session. So I have to now confirm whether this is session or not.
- Because this—the session, like I say, that Thursday could be a session. The house.
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Transcript Highlights:
- All right, do I have a motion to come out of executive session to save me?
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thank actual exec session okay thank you thank actual exec session okay - We will be going into executive session on 399. Right.
- All right, now it's executive session, right? Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, today's purpose is executive session and I'd like to open the executive session on HB 1245, relative
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on This closes the executive session on This closes the executive session on - I'd like to close the hearing, or the executive session, on HB 1767 and open the executive session on
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on This closes the executive session on This closes the executive session on - I now like to open the executive session I now like to open the executive session on<01:10:32.000
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee opened with House Bill 184, which would create a committee to study changing school start times. Members discussed Amendment 0394, which made the study committee’s duties more investigative and adjusted reporting recipients, including the Governor. Several members raised questions about whether the committee should review evidence-based studies, local district decisions, and existing district reports; supporters said the amendment would better allow the committee to gather information and recognize local control. The amendment passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Representative Litchfield noted that no one had testified in opposition and encouraged the future study committee to review an Oyster River School District report on school start times.
The committee then took up House Bill 394, concerning cooperative school district budget committees and board member representatives. Amendment 0476 was adopted 17-0 after discussion that it clarified the bill’s language and reflected work with the School Boards Association. The committee then voted OTPA on the bill, which also passed 17-0. House Bill 738, requiring background checks for employees and volunteers at certain non-public schools or education service providers receiving public funds, was moved inexpedient to legislate. Supporters said the bill would create practical and legal problems for private citizens and homeschooling families, and the motion passed 15-2 with no minority report, placing the bill on consent.
The committee next considered House Bill 235, which would amend the educator code of ethics and conduct to add responsibilities to parents. Supporters argued parents should be explicitly included in the code, while opponents said parents were already covered in existing ethics language and statute. The bill passed narrowly, 9-8. The committee then returned to House Bill 532 on alternate dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation. Amendment 0480H clarified that different rules would apply separately to neutral conference, mediation, and IEP facilitation; it passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Finally, the committee moved to House Bill 564, concerning adoption of school administrative unit budgets, and voted to retain the bill for further review because members said there was still confusion about how it would apply to single-district and multi-district SAUs.