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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- residential and industrial districts may create opportunity in some places and conflict with job preservation
- It preserves community engagement.
- It preserves the ability to partner with cities while ensuring that needed housing isn't stalled by avoidable
- This process has allowed the city to preserve forested lands and natural resources.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the bill explicitly protects news reporting, commentary, matters of public concern, and it also preserves
- concern,<00:15:24.560><c> and</c><00:15:24.800><c> it</c><00:15:25.040><c> also</c><00:15:25.279><c> preserves
- </c><00:15:25.839><c> access</c><00:15:26.240><c> to</c> concern, and it also preserves access to concern
- , and it also preserves access to publicly<00:15:27.040><c> available</c><00:15:27.600><c> government
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 13, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill also preserves due process if the court or the governor expressly restores eligibility to hold
- This<00:05:12.000><c> bill</c><00:05:12.240><c> also</c><00:05:12.560><c> preserves</c><00:05:13.280>
- <c> due</c><00:05:13.680><c> process</c><00:05:14.320><c> if</c> This bill also preserves due process
- if This bill also preserves due process if the<00:05:14.800><c> court</c><00:05:15.120><c> or</c><00
Bills:
SF0082
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
November 2025 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 12/04/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (7-30-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman Guthrie was able to preserve the program, and we embraced the need for a work requirement and
- </c><01:15:13.120><c> was</c><01:15:13.280><c> able</c><01:15:13.520><c> to</c><01:15:13.679><c> preserve
- </c> Chairman Guthrie was able to preserve Chairman Guthrie was able to preserve the<01:15:14.400><c>
Keywords:
00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call
00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes
00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program
01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky
Hospitals
01:29:42 – Public Comments
01:45:25 – Announcements
01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028.
Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just going to summarize that the biggest pots in this bill are asset preservation.
- There's also asset preservation from the University of Minnesota to M State, more than $7 million to
- There's also asset preservation from the University of Minnesota to M State, more than $7 million to
- There's also asset preservation from the University of Minnesota to M State, more than $7 million to
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It also seeks to bring an end to widespread unnecessary use of pesticides while preserving uses that
- of end to widespread unnecessary use of pesticides<01:26:01.920><c> while</c><01:26:02.239><c> preserving
- </c><01:26:02.719><c> uses</c><01:26:03.280><c> that</c> pesticides while preserving uses that pesticides
- while preserving uses that benefit<01:26:04.440><c> farmers.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/03/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- bills uh in the House that dealt with this issue and this is the one that came over uh that does preserve
- bills uh in the House that dealt with this issue and this is the one that came over uh that does preserve
- bills uh in the House that dealt with this issue and this is the one that came over uh that does preserve
- bills uh in the House that dealt with this issue and this is the one that came over uh that does preserve
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Improvement Special Fund, which is necessary to improve customer experience and to make sure that we preserve
- Improvement Special Fund, which is necessary to improve customer experience and to make sure that we preserve
- keep track of, and it is regrettable that we haven't kept up with our mandated reporting schedule. preserve
- uh Records dating back to the preserve uh Records dating back to the kingdom<00:40:20.880><c> of</c>
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The Committee on Health heard testimony on several bills. On SB 1441, which would repeal the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System from HHSC to the Department of Health, the Department of Health said it strongly supports the measure and requested clarifying amendments. HHSC/Oahu Region also supported the bill and said it had no objection to the department’s amendments. In response to questions, witnesses said the agencies have been working on an MOU to support transfers of long-term care patients to Leahi, with the current goal being about 10 to 15 patients, but transfers would occur only as space and staffing allow; one patient was reportedly being admitted at the time, and the process was described as slow and case-by-case.
The committee then heard SB 1443 on payment rates for state hospital patients and related Department of Health services. The hospital administrator said the bill would allow rates above Medicaid for community or foster-home placements if patients cannot be placed at Leahi or elsewhere, and would set Medicaid-level reimbursement for outside medical services used by state hospital patients. He said at least one provider was interested in offering services at that rate and that the population involved is largely non-ambulatory long-term care patients. Members asked about availability and training, and the witness said special training could be provided.
SB 1322, a broad mental health bill, drew mixed testimony. The Department of Law Enforcement supported giving crisis-intervention-trained officers more discretion to transport people to medical care instead of arresting them. The Attorney General supported the bill but recommended revisions to emergency-transport language and restoring liability protections. HHSC and Queens Hospital supported the overall goal but sought amendments to preserve the mental health emergency worker role in decision-making and to avoid negative impacts on emergency departments. The Disability Rights Center and ACLU opposed parts of the bill, arguing that it weakens due process, reduces protections in involuntary treatment and transport, and should retain a three-person treatment panel rather than reduce it to one. A Queens representative said the current program works well and reported that more than 90% of MH1 cases once went to hospitals, but that figure has dropped to about 60-70%, with about 20% now diverted to community settings or the behavioral health crisis center. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- jurisdictions will be able to work through any staffing challenges and things like that while also preserving
- while</c><00:18:25.080><c> also</c> things like that um while also things like that um while also preserving
- 26.280><c> to</c><00:18:26.440><c> voters</c><00:18:27.120><c> uh</c><00:18:27.240><c> during</c> preserving
- access to voters uh during preserving access to voters uh during the<00:18:27.640><c> time</c><00:18
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- improvements will enhance exhibition spaces and competition areas, improve educational programming, and preserve
- areas improve educational<01:47:58.639><c> programming</c><01:47:59.520><c> and</c><01:47:59.719><c> preserve
- </c> educational programming and preserve educational programming and preserve Minnesota's<01:48:00.679
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and geography and also the important and very liberatory passage of the African-American Family Preservation
- passage of the African-American<01:47:27.159><c> um</c><01:47:27.320><c> Family</c><01:47:27.679><c> preservation
- </c> African-American um Family preservation African-American um Family preservation and<01:47:28.280
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Lawyers, as guardians of the law, have a vital role in the preservation of our society.
- existing gaps, such as age restrictions, tamper... proof packaging, and ensure consumer safety while preserving
- I respectfully urge you to preserve legalization, or better yet, just legalize cannabis fully.
- SB 3 and support a fair regulatory framework that preserves access to responsible adults, protects small
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/20/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Human Services Committee, just in general, and even the cost for the American African-American Preservation
- general and even the cost for the American<00:12:25.120><c> African-American</c><00:12:25.800><c> preservation
- </c> American African-American preservation American African-American preservation Act<00:12:26.560><
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- lack of capacity, but there certainly isn't one in New Hampshire, so we should try to continue to preserve
- try to one in New Hampshire so we should try to continue<00:06:48.039><c> to</c><00:06:48.319><c> preserve
- </c><00:06:48.800><c> our</c><00:06:49.280><c> uh</c><00:06:49.440><c> landfill</c> continue to preserve
- our uh landfill continue to preserve our uh landfill capacity<00:06:50.919><c> through</c><00:06:51.199
Summary:
The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs.
Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales.
Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- though it might bring money and this and that, we really need to think about these water tables and preserving
- though it might bring money and this and that, we really need to think about these water tables and preserving
- though it might bring money and this and that, we really need to think about these water tables and preserving
- though it might bring money and this and that, we really need to think about these water tables and preserving
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/30/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- governor proposed a mechanism like this in his budget, and we think it is far superior because it would preserve
- > think it is far superior because it think it is far superior because it would<01:00:01.559><c> preserve
- > a</c><01:00:02.079><c> scarce</c><01:00:02.559><c> general</c><01:00:02.880><c> fund</c> would preserve
- a scarce general fund would preserve a scarce general fund dollars<01:00:03.599><c> for</c><01:00:03.799
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd really like to preserve the intent of these policies without the regulations and requirements that
- like</c><01:29:45.600><c> to</c> operations uh I'd really like to operations uh I'd really like to preserve
- ><c> intent</c><01:29:46.600><c> of</c><01:29:46.760><c> these</c><01:29:47.000><c> policies</c> preserve
- the intent of these policies preserve the intent of these policies without<01:29:47.760><c> the</c><
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- obstetrical scenario they might face, and in some cases this might be the lifeline that can help preserve
- obstetrical scenario they might face, and in some cases this might be the lifeline that can help preserve
- obstetrical scenario they might face, and in some cases this might be the lifeline that can help preserve
- obstetrical scenario they might face, and in some cases this might be the lifeline that can help preserve
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 1/22/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- the new work we are doing around the child protection space, around the African-American Family Preservation
- the protection space around the African-American<01:26:12.360><c> family</c><01:26:12.719><c> preservation
- </c><01:26:13.239><c> act</c> African-American family preservation act African-American family preservation