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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/34
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've heard often the idea of restored people restoring communities.
- We've heard often the idea of restored people restoring communities.
- </c><00:13:33.279><c> are</c> come out better our communities are come out better our communities are
- </c> successful transitions to the community successful transitions to the community for<00:19:54.760
- This is what medicine looks like in our mental health communities.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- My community vigorously supports AB 2190.
- in the community that I live in.
- When buses move, our communities move. AB 1837 keeps it that way.
- Firstly, we want to thank civil rights, and community consent.
- Chris Taylor, software engineer, and the open source community.
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:50.480><c> we</c> think what happens in the community we think what happens in the community
- </c> campus we have people in the community campus we have people in the community that<00:23:19.960>
- </c> huge lag that they can't um communicate huge lag that they can't um communicate with<01:02:03.319
- with some community-based the community with some community-based uh<01:52:02.280><c> counseling</c>
- <01:54:51.079><c> base</c><01:54:52.480><c> uh</c> community base uh community base uh facility<01:54
Summary:
Division 3 opened a work session focused on direct care agencies, with the chair saying the day would center on the Veterans Home and other state hospitals and homes. Members first discussed the upcoming Finance Committee process, including how many bills would be assigned to Division 3, whether they would appear on the House calendar, and how much time would be allowed for each bill. The chair said the division would likely spend about an hour on each bill, then return for a second day of review before making recommendations. Staff later identified three bills expected on the calendar: House Bills 704, 751, and 54. Members also raised a question about the use of educational trust fund money in the budget, but that issue was deferred.
The main presentation came from Kim McKay, commandant of the New Hampshire Veterans Home, who described the facility as a long-term care intermediate facility serving eligible veterans. She said the home is licensed for 250 beds, budgeted for 225 veterans, and currently has 135 residents with four more scheduled to arrive. McKay highlighted improvements over the last two years, including a reduction in the admission wait list from more than a year to about three to six months, the creation of an LNA training program, energy-saving and Wi-Fi upgrades, and a new electronic learning management system that will provide mandatory training and continuing education units for staff. She said the home’s long-term goal is to return to a 225-bed census, but staffing remains the biggest hurdle.
Members asked about admissions, wait times, staffing, vacancies, and the home’s use of contract nurses. McKay explained that the wait time is measured from the initial application date, not from a completed packet, and that staff now help families gather records and paperwork more quickly. She said the home averages about 45 deaths per year, residents stay about 2.5 years on average, and the vacancy rate is around 35 percent, though some positions are intentionally held open until census grows. She attributed staffing shortages largely to retention problems, citing higher private-sector pay, bonuses, and more flexible hours, and said the home has a handful of contract nurses, mainly on second shift. On finances, she said pharmacy services are contracted, the VA reimburses some medication costs based on disability, and the home is pursuing federal changes to cover high-cost medications and catastrophic disability cases. The discussion also covered the home’s off-book donation account, which is overseen by the state and transferred into the state system when funds are spent.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/16/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- That is why the community votes on it. If the community says we can support it, we support it.
- </c> been quiet pillars of our communities. been quiet pillars of our communities.
- </c> civic engagement, and community support. civic engagement, and community support.
- </c> takes that communication. takes that communication.
- </c> community intact. community intact. Thank<03:58:24.000><c> you.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- of</c><00:02:25.040><c> the</c> the needs and challenges of the the needs and challenges of the community
- and the development of community and the development of effective<00:02:27.319><c> Aid</c><00:02:27.680
- </c><00:02:31.959><c> and</c> and challenges for the community and and challenges for the community and
- If not, thank you everybody for the work on this. effectively addressing Community needs effectively
- addressing Community needs and<00:02:51.040><c> we're</c><00:02:51.239><c> also</c><00:02:51.480><c>
Committee:
Senate Government Operations
Summary:
At the final hearing of the Government Operations Committee on March 27, 2025, members considered SCR 53/SR 35 and agreed to move it forward as a Senate Draft 1. The measure was amended to replace references to the Department of Accounting and General Services with the Legislative Reference Bureau, and to direct the LRB’s Public Access Room to work with the Hawaii State Public Library System on an outreach program using state libraries so the public can participate remotely in the legislative process. The LRB would also be required to report to the legislature on implementation plans. The chair voted yes, and the measure passed with amendments.
The committee also took up SR 135/SR 114, which urges state departments to partner with the Office of Wellness and Resilience on data-sharing agreements. After concerns raised by members, the proposal was revised into Senate Draft 1 to incorporate language tied to Act 29-291 and the Office’s work on a social determinants of health electronic dashboard. The amendments emphasized secure data-sharing, privacy and confidentiality protections, and the use of deidentified, aggregated, and anonymized data to support community needs assessments and aid strategies.
Additional changes corrected titles in the measure, including identifying the chairperson of the Department of Health rather than the director. The chair noted the Office of Wellness and Resiliency would follow strict data governance protocols and work with state departments. The committee then voted yes on SR 135/SR 114, Senate Draft 1, with all members present voting in favor except Senator Gab, who was excused.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- communities.
- communities.
- So just a little bit—say you go into a smaller community...
- you really seek to see us do in those communities.
- But really, communities bring so much value to us.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For communities in those border states.
- </c><00:09:29.120><c> is</c> businesses that our community is businesses that our community is demanding
- I support border communities. I live in a border community.
- </c><00:17:48.640><c> I</c> I live in a border community. I I live in a border community.
- </c> uh Morehead is one of the communities uh Morehead is one of the communities that<00:21:20.480><c
Committee:
Senate Taxes
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , the community deserves a voice.
- The people of that community deserve a voice.
- people of a community decide whether they supported these carbon sequestration projects in their community
- If they want to put this through into a community, they have to go into that community and they have
- to sell that community on this.
Summary:
The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion.
Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency.
Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So for communities like Duluth and Hermantown, St.
- So for communities like Duluth and Hermantown, St.
- This bill just updates it for midsize communities, impacting three in particular.
- This bill just updates it for midsize communities, impacting three in particular.
- This bill just updates it for midsize communities, impacting three in particular.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN-WAM Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jan 26, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> wayfinding, and targeted community wayfinding, and targeted community outreach. outreach. outreach
- </c> the health and safety of the community. the health and safety of the community.
- </c> other communities do. other communities do.
- </c> community benefits. community benefits.
- We actually think the community can help us dictate the best way to get that out to the community as
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, May 15, 2026 - AM
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> know of other uh more rural communities know of other uh more rural communities that<00:25:21.080
- on the community needs.
- community needs. Similar to community needs.
- ,</c> to a community, to a community, they're<00:29:04.360><c> all</c><00:29:04.480><c> by</c><00:29:
- . communities. communities.
Committee:
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Starting on page 15, House Communication Starting on page 15, House Communication number<00:31:04.840
- </c> On page 55, Judiciary Communication On page 55, Judiciary Communication numbers<00:31:14.200><c>
- </c> word to our community, to our families. word to our community, to our families.
- <01:10:55.520><c> uh</c><01:10:55.720><c> just</c> community uh just community uh just 4<01:10:57.040
- </c> native Hawaiian community expert. native Hawaiian community expert.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (2-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Our hospital, our patients, and our community need Senate Bill 14 to pass. Thank you, Mr.
- Our hospital, our patients, and our community need Senate Bill 14 to pass. Thank you, Mr.
- </c><00:15:36.000><c> in</c> in the Irvington Community in in the Irvington Community in Breckenridge
- We only make it harder for us to provide the communities we serve.
- We only make it harder for us to provide the communities we serve.
Keywords:
00:00 Introductions
02:46 Roll Call
03:35 Discussion on SB 14
46:13 Vote on SB 14
48:07 Discussion on SB 17
50:38 Vote on SB 17, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services opened with the chair welcoming several new members and outlining session rules: hearings would start and end on time, the committee would limit the number of bills heard each meeting, prioritize bills heard during the interim, and generally avoid using the consent calendar except in extreme circumstances. The committee then briefly considered administrative regulations, which were treated as approved if members had no questions.
The main item was Senate Bill 14, a measure addressing the 340B drug discount program. The chair said the bill had already passed the Senate in a prior session and had been heard in interim, so he did not present it again. He described the bill as prohibiting drug manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities by refusing 340B pricing when the same drug is offered at that price in the state. He also said the committee would not debate the federal 340B program itself, but would hear testimony on the bill.
Hospital leaders and Kentucky Hospital Association representatives testified in support, arguing that 340B savings are essential to rural hospitals, oncology services, transportation support, chronic care, addiction recovery, and new service lines such as chemotherapy and hepatitis treatment. They said the program helps keep care close to home and that manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies have reduced access and cost hospitals millions. Opponents from BIO Kentucky and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions argued the bill would expand federal law beyond Congress’s intent, create administrative burdens, and not lower patient out-of-pocket costs. The chair repeatedly pressed opponents to address why Kentucky should be denied the same 340B pricing available in other states. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> community of the city of Orange. community of the city of Orange.
- </c> more of a a middle class uh community. more of a a middle class uh community.
- , but in my communities.
- , but in my communities.
- </c> friends, caregivers and communities. friends, caregivers and communities.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- community.
- I am a community advocacy coordinator with California Youth Connection.
- I am a community advocacy coordinator with California Youth Connection. See what I Parker.
- I am a community advocacy coordinator with California Youth Connection.
- Communication during this time is continuous and transparent.
Committee:
House Human Services
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee May 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Tribal and State Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- With consultation and communication with the tribal leadership.
- Tickina Community College? Oh, there you are.
- ongoing impact on the local community.
- Number three, it creates barriers for tribal communities.
- So that patient's not out in the community.
Committee:
Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 108 Part 2 May 2nd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But the Constitution does not require us to abandon our communities or these vulnerable individuals.
- of a broken system. communities.
- No support, no monitoring, communities. No support, no monitoring, no<00:25:27.200><c> treatment.
- our communities or these vulnerable<00:25:46.440><c> individuals.
- </c> communities safe. communities safe.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The only communication that has occurred has been the communication that occurred electronically, which
- For example, East Tampa, a community that has faced decades of economic hardship, a community whose residents
- Communities like the Puerto Rican communities in Central Florida, where I... offices, but I can tell
- Communities like the Puerto Rican communities in Central Florida, where I It is targeted.
- Communities like the Puerto Rican communities in Central Florida, where I live, communities that are
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered.
A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the in the banking community.
- </c><00:21:39.760><c> Over</c> state chartered community bank. Over state chartered community bank.
- I live in an unincorporated area, and this community has several thousand people in the community, and
- These are the people that on numerous occasions people throughout my community and your communities rely
- </c><00:43:07.920><c> That</c> service in all the communities. That service in all the communities.
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We know traditionally that offenders return to the community they came from.
- become active in the community.
- We want them to join our faith community.
- I'm able to give back to my community in ways that I've never dreamt of doing.
- Every year, about 13,375 people are released from prison in our communities.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice