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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM, WAM, WAM DEFER Public Hearings 04-03-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- amending by including a provision to make the exemption eligible to taxpayers who meet goals for purchasing
- </c><00:14:57.440><c> fresh</c><00:14:57.760><c> local</c> goals for purchasing fresh local goals for
- purchasing fresh local agricultural<00:14:58.800><c> products</c><00:14:59.199><c> and</c><00:14:59.760
- </c><00:20:31.200><c> local</c><00:20:31.520><c> products</c><00:20:32.320><c> in</c> to purchasing local
- products in to purchasing local products in consistency<00:20:33.200><c> with</c><00:20:33.360><c> the
Summary:
The committee heard testimony and then took up House Bill 1369, which would repeal several tax credits and exemptions, including the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed: Hawaii Gas, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and the Tax Foundation all raised concerns, with opponents arguing the renewable fuels credit has supported major local investment, cleaner fuel production, and energy resilience, while Hawaii Gas warned repeal would raise costs for customers. The Department of Taxation said it did not take a position but provided revenue estimates, saying the bill would increase revenues by about $33.8 million in FY 2026 and $121.7 million in FY 2027; DBEDT said it would follow up on broader economic impacts. The chair proposed a series of amendments that removed some repeals, added five-year sunsets to certain exemptions, narrowed or conditioned others, and tied the renewable fuels exemption to a dollar-for-dollar match for renewable fuel production certified by the state energy officer. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the motion was adopted with multiple members voting with reservations.
The committee then moved through a series of other measures. HB 159, HB 244, HB 280, HB 316, HB 716, HB 1298, and HB 1295 were recommended for passage, with HB 1295 amended to change a date to 2050. HB 455 was amended to remove the Hawaii Startup Business Loan Program language and instead fund DBEDT contracting for startup financing and support, excluding businesses already eligible for the community-based economic development loan program. HB 504 was amended to add non-recurring appropriations for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, conditioned on formal commitments to purchase local products under the HRS 27-8 timeline; members discussed the cruise passenger tax and where the revenue would go, and the bill was passed with amendments.
HB 606 was amended to recognize DHHL authority over mercantile projects licenses, remove some reporting requirements, and replace the appropriation with $25 million for mercantile projects and $25 million for repair and maintenance. HB 1378 was amended to allow the foundation to enter public-private partnerships, adjust appropriation language, and cap a proposed limit at $15 million, with the committee noting the changes addressed concerns raised in testimony from BNF and the attorney general. HB 974 was deferred indefinitely because the House had already passed SB 1501. Finally, HB 1007 was amended to rename the transit-oriented development infrastructure district program as the transit-oriented community improvement program, consolidate the boards into one, expand board membership, add conflict-of-interest provisions, and allow legislative designation of areas; after discussion about HCDA’s role and the stadium district, the measure was adopted with one reservation.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- believe me, I've owned mud boats, and I didn't own an airboat, but I've operated them in graduate school
- that's converted, say, to a levee and is no longer swamp, CPRA as part of that project is actually purchasing
- CPRA as part of that project is actually purchasing property to offset those damages.
- It is available 365 days from date of purchase.
- So these dollars are used in the management of this resource, so it's not a wasted effort to purchase
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1209, which would pause new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals after December 31, 2026, while allowing existing agreements to continue and renew through 2036. The author said the bill is intended to force a broader, data-driven review of Louisiana’s surface water management and to improve funding for aquatic plant control, especially giant salvinia. An amendment was adopted to broaden the description of how the aquatic plant control fund may be used and to require annual reporting on agreements, withdrawals, revenues, deposits, spending, and non-monetary consideration. Department officials said the current program is voluntary, underfunded for monitoring, and that the bill could create a gap for new users if no replacement mechanism is enacted. The bill was reported favorable as amended after testimony from supporters including the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and opposition concerns from industry representatives were noted but not formally presented.
House Bill 599 was then heard, which would prohibit the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside the state. The author argued that out-of-state sales, especially involving Toledo Bend and Texas, would be short-sighted and could harm Louisiana’s long-term water interests. Supporters said Louisiana lacks a water budget and should preserve water for in-state needs, while the Department of Conservation and Energy noted that the state currently has no mandatory process for such agreements and that the bill would not affect Sabine River Authority authority. The committee reported the bill favorable.
Finally, House Bill 1206, dealing with permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers, was discussed. The substitute bill and amendment would give the department authority to monitor and regulate groundwater and surface water withdrawals, require public hearings, and improve transparency through reporting and a universal project identifier. The author and supporters said the bill was prompted by concerns in communities affected by large data center projects and the lack of public hearings on water use. Department officials agreed that more comprehensive data and a clearer framework are needed, but the author voluntarily deferred the bill to continue working with the department on a broader measure for next session. The committee also heard House Bill 1171 on allowing airboats in the Mar-Paw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, but after extensive debate over noise, habitat impacts, and existing restrictions, the discussion was ongoing in the portion provided and no final action on that bill was shown.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This goes after the customers as a deterrent, increasing the penalties for the customers who purchase
- The bill makes it so that a person must be at least 21 years old to purchase kratom products instead.
- The bill makes it so that a person must be at least 21 years old to purchase kratom products instead
- constructed is it would allow someone like the City of Scottsdale or DPS or someone else who were to purchase
- medical treatment, including reasons such as litigation, requests for life insurance, requests from schools
Bills:
HB2028 , HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2406 , HB2415 , HB2557 , HB2573 , HB2589 , HB2720 , HB2749 , HB2825 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB2970 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HCR2004 , HCR2051
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (06/02/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Relative<00:11:53.920><c> to</c><00:11:54.080><c> purchase</c><00:11:54.520><c> power</c><00:11:54.880
- ><c> agreements</c> Relative to purchase power agreements Relative to purchase power agreements for<00
- </c> allowing utilities to sign purchase allowing utilities to sign purchase power<00:16:55.560><c> agreements
- Representative Thomas. >> I motion no further legislation. purchase power agreements for electric purchase
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Your Health Idaho's other revenue stream is the rent revenue from the building we purchased in 2020 and
- Department of Health and Welfare continued to ensure that Idahoans can trust in the coverage they purchase
- and to ensure that Idahoans can trust in the coverage they purchase and that eligibility decisions align
- So this change allows an individual purchasing a non-renewable short-term health plan...
- An individual purchasing a non-renewable short-term health insurance product can continue that coverage
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- The victims of this assault were countless innocent Americans, from concerned parents at school. to traditional
- Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology and Civil Rights at George Washington Law School
- At the University of Michigan, James Park marketed the schools program and noted that it could do what
- To put it simply, the anti-free speech movement is going old-school.
- And so they're going old school. They're turning to the EU.
Committee:
Senate Constitution Subcommittee
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of students in K-12 public schools. of students in K-12 public schools.
- parents and the school system.
- </c><02:53:31.760><c> So</c> uh the the school system. So uh the the school system.
- </c> student is not in a seat in the school. student is not in a seat in the school.
- ." school." school."
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, one of the number one reasons that Kids in Minneapolis public schools miss school because of asthma
- Board, School District 111.
- member of the Cass Lake Bena School Board.
- This bill is in the best interest of the school trust.
- So that's what's encroaching on the unusable school trust land.
Keywords:
HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 2294 Conference Committee Apr 8th, 2025 at 04:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you're someone who lives far enough away from a dispensary to be able to purchase enough for the
- But if you're someone who lives far enough away from a dispensary to be able to purchase enough for the
- When you look at the total amount that you can have, I think it was your purchase limit for the month
- Because all the rest had, like, here's your purchase...
- The department and the industry, because all the rest had, like, here's your purchase limit and here's
Summary:
The conference committee on Senate Bill 2294 met to reconcile differences in the bill’s edible cannabis provisions. Members discussed three main changes: increasing the edible possession/purchase limit from 250 milligrams to 500 milligrams, aligning another section to 500, and removing the words “or possess” so a person could still have product at home while traveling to restock. Supporters said the 500-milligram amount was still a small dosage, would allow users to titrate doses more easily, and would be more practical for people living far from dispensaries. Senator Clemens noted he had been a dissenting vote earlier but agreed with the amendment as presented.
Representative Holly moved the amendment to make the sections match, and Representative Dobervich seconded it. The committee adopted the amendment on a 5-1 vote, with Senator Clemens voting no. Afterward, the committee reconvened to take final action on the amended bill. Representative Dobervich moved to approve Senate Bill 2294 as amended, Senator Weston seconded, and the committee again passed it 5-1, with Senator Clemens voting no.
The final action was a do pass as amended recommendation. Representative Bolinske and Representative Dobervich were designated as House carriers, and Senator Roers and Senator Weston were designated as Senate carriers. The committee then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Finance (Part II) Jan 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Rider 28 was modified to provide unexpended balance authority for the Rosenwald School Preservation Grants
- Rider 28 was modified to provide unexpended balance authority for the Rosenwald School Preservation Grants
- It's only to purchase state... It's only to purchase state...
- line with the salaries of comparable positions at institutions of higher education, such as medical school
- and restrict the use of the $146,400 appropriated for exceptional item 5 for the sole purpose of purchasing
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs.
Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS.
For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> So, how if you're making the purchases So, how if you're making the purchases of<00:23:16.720><c
- </c> machines at wholesalers purchase. machines at wholesalers purchase.
- </c><01:15:19.200><c> and</c><01:15:19.440><c> do</c> what I've purchased and do what I've purchased
- It's not a one-time purchase.
- </c> It's not a one-time purchase. It's not a one-time purchase.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I graduated from Littleton High School. I know the county quite well.
- I graduated from Littleton High School. I know the county quite well.
- I graduated from Littleton High School. I know the county quite well.
- I'd be glad to do that for you if you chose to become more schooled in this topic.
- </c><04:33:26.639><c> the</c> from a company who wants to purchase the from a company who wants to purchase
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- School enrollment and school enrollment.
- </c> infrastructure in the school district. infrastructure in the school district.
- </c> who was going to be enrolled in school. who was going to be enrolled in school.
- We have a school impact fee. So a resident's coming in, we have a school impact fee.
- </c> coming in we have a school impact fee. coming in we have a school impact fee.
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- He was on the school board at one point in North Forest ISD.
- He served on our school board.
- Dutton: has the right to designate the school of choice for the child.
- This bill allows public schools to be able to purchase surplus vehicles for campus safety purposes.
- Tepper: Speaker, this is that school bus program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With the information outlined in this bill, schools without sufficient clinical training sites could
- And I understand the benefits to the schools and the students at both.
- I was accepted to numerous OT schools across the US, including top 5 rated OT schools for my doctorate
- The 27 CRU schools are the most geographically dispersed group of universities in Texas.
- CRU schools are also more focused on workforce development than emerging research and tier 1 research
Committee:
House Higher Education
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- continued: “For example, in this one, we don’t know from year to year how many kids are going to go to school
- continued: “So that as those costs fluctuate, we know that we’ll have the money there to send the kids to school
- This is a core for food purchases.
- offender clothing, vehicle replacement, staff clothing, maintenance and repair, institutional community purchases
- Items available for purchase by offenders. Profits go through the inmate canteen fund.
Committee:
House Budget
Summary:
The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY 2027 budget request in House Bill 2008. Brigadier General Bob Payne outlined the Guard’s dual state and federal mission, recent deployments and state activations, counter-drug work, and the need to maintain readiness and aging armory infrastructure. Members questioned several items, including a proposed internal auditor position required by statute, a World Cup-related NDI, the use of general revenue versus other funds, and a federal match for base operations support at Rosecrans Airport. The presentation then shifted into executive session, where the committee reviewed a House committee substitute and several amendments. One amendment to fund the Missouri State Fair’s Great American State Fair participation with ag and tourism funds was rejected, while an amendment reducing $50,000 in House and Senate legal contingency funding was adopted. Another amendment directing budget information to all committee members rather than only chairs was rejected. The committee then adopted the substitute and voted House Bill 2014 do pass by a 24-0-1 vote.
The committee next took up the Department of Corrections FY 2027 budget in House Bill 2009. DOC described a new CERT stipend increase, a reduction in the Office of Director’s Staff, and several core items including professional standards, federal funds, community treatment programming, education grants, population growth pool, restitution payments, human services staff, telecommunications, general services, fuel and utilities, food purchases, food service, staff training, employee health and safety, overtime, adult institution staff, institution E&E, wage and discharge, and individual institutions. Members asked about the CERT stipend, PREA allegations, education funding, restitution payments, the population growth pool, the working capital revolving fund, food service costs, overtime, retention, warden turnover, the prison nursery, and the use of inmate canteen funds. DOC said CERT members are full-time employees who volunteer for additional duty, that staffing has improved but remains a challenge, that the food service increase reflects the end of inventory credits and inflation, and that the department generally spends non-GR funds first when possible. Discussion also turned to whether DOC facilities could be repurposed for pretrial or mental health populations; DOC said it is legally limited to post-sentence inmates and that staffing and labor-market constraints make reopening closed facilities difficult.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So, no, the Chinese will not be able to purchase the data.
- There could be a maximum number of 12 underage school-age children.
- Cunningham would like to come up. underage school or under school age underage school or under school
- We had all of our firearms stolen out of our house when I was in middle school.
- It's a very traumatic middle school.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- One is school building aid, the other is the MUN funds, right?
- One is school building aid, the other is the MUN funds, right?
- English<00:49:30.880><c> school.
- </c> of these folks that came in to purchase of these folks that came in to purchase an<04:38:43.279>
- the machines and not already purchased the machines and not installed<05:16:56.320><c> them</c><05:16
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note.
The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent.
The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/08/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So from a county commissioner special election to school district elections, the work of the division
- </c> commissioner special election to school commissioner special election to school district<01:02:51.760
- Thomas Law School did an exhaustive review, analysis, study on exactly this issue in Minnesota.
- This allows a spouse of a retired state employee to purchase benefits through CGI after that retired
- </c> retired state employee to purchase retired state employee to purchase benefits<01:48:06.719><c>
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- One of our core functions, OMES, reviewed 100% of purchase orders last year.
- The last item is $7 million for a statewide purchasing modernization.
- I've asked Amanda Oiss, our Director of Purchasing, to tell you a little bit more about that one.
- So we have those people because to use PeopleSoft and to make a compliant purchase.
- Its citizens on the purchasing side, the $7.5 million dollar ask.
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget