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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (04/21/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, in the blue mask, come on down. Good afternoon. Hi. My name's Jessica Powers.
  • Yes, in the<02:59:43.240><c> blue</c><02:59:43.440><c> mask,</c><02:59:43.960><c> come</c><02:59:44.120
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/18/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • ago, something like that, was for it to be a one-time vote, and the annotations in the, um, in the blue
  • language in line 26 and 27 for each year thereafter, the specific criteria and substantive educational program
  • 58.400><c> educational</c> criteria and substantive educational criteria and substantive educational program
  • c> deliver</c><04:44:00.798><c> the</c><04:44:01.200><c> opportunity</c><04:44:02.000><c> for</c> program
  • that deliver the opportunity for program that deliver the opportunity for an<04:44:02.480><c> adequate
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/23/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • She was putting her life on the line to come to work, even before she finished her nursing program."
  • life as I value my two other daughters' lives and as I value the lives of police officers. nursing program
  • . nursing program.
  • My name is Oilia Bernett, and I am the healing justice program associate with American Friends Service
  • Mercy, a Catholic religious order who opposes the death penalty, and the child of justice-seeking blue-collar
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Program off of General Funds.
  • It talks about the grant program.
  • </c> little bit High expenses to program little bit High expenses to program local<03:43:13.960><c> elections
  • </c> funding for for those sorts of programs funding for for those sorts of programs uh<04:05:50.520>
  • So they pre-funded the program.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 retirement provisions, focusing on Group Two/Tier B changes in pages 25-39. Jan Goodwin of the New Hampshire Retirement System and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions, but it restores certain pre-2011 benefit rules for Tier B members, including changes to average final compensation and earnable compensation, and it also addresses the annuity multiplier for years of service. Members discussed the tier structure, with Tier A referring to vested members, Tier B to those hired before 11/1/12 who were not vested, and Tier C to later hires. Several members expressed concern that the bill’s purpose was to restore Tier B benefits, not to change Tier A rules or create broader changes affecting newer hires. The retirement system flagged two likely drafting problems. First, it said a provision appears to omit a special-duty/earnable-compensation limitation in the Group Two section, which they believed was a scrivener’s error caused by moving language out of the Group One definition without adding it back for Group Two. Second, they noted the bill’s multiplier language overlaps with changes already enacted in HB 1647, which increased the multiplier for service beyond 15 years for Group Two and carried an estimated $26 million cost. The committee discussed that HB 1647 was originally broader in the House, but the Senate narrowed it to Tier B only. The actuary’s comparison of the 2023 and 2025 HB 2 versions showed the bills are close, but the 2025 version differs in funding and timing. Staff said the 2025 bill appropriates $2.5 million more per year for 10 years, and that, together with updated actuarial assumptions and a larger share of the affected tier having already retired or otherwise left service, results in a larger reduction in unfunded liability than the 2023 bill: about $98.2 million versus $68.5 million. Employer contribution impacts were described as small overall, though the 2025 bill was said to be somewhat more favorable than the 2023 version. Members also questioned why House Bill 1 only funds $5 million in the first year, and staff said that was tied to the governor’s revenue estimate and that the full funding does not begin immediately. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly received testimony, asked clarifying questions, and noted that some issues would be addressed in the fiscal note worksheet.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 7, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 04:32:30.080><c> important</c> Program or VASP program is an important Program or VASP program is an
  • care programs, the food stamp programs, the Pell grants, program after program you get. programs are
  • , the health care housing programs, the health care programs, programs, programs, um<07:42:55.040><c>
  • But again and again, program after program, we discourage the nuclear family.
  • Program after program, we discourage the nuclear family.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Resolution No. 168 by Senator Barthelemy is a resolution to create and provide for the Dream Starter Program
  • task force to study development and implementation of a unified home ownership assistance program.
  • what they're trying to do in New York, but it's my understanding that what's different about this program
  • , this program simply empowers our Louisiana Department of Economic Development to invest or figure out
  • Well, it sounds very similar to his program. Would you say that be similar?
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received a prayer and pledge, adopted the journal, and heard messages from the House reporting final passage of several Senate bills and concurrence in SCR 86 and 87. The chamber also observed personal privileges honoring the lives of Edith K. Kirkpatrick and Susan Ann Traylor Bidick, with family members present and a moment of silence held for Bidick. The House later refused concurrence on Senate amendments to HB 42 and HB 159. The Senate then took up a series of resolutions, most of which were adopted without objection. These included studies on energy infrastructure and modernization (SR 174, amended to add an alternative energy industry representative and a consumer advocate), breast pump Medicaid reimbursement (SR 175), digital student IDs (SR 176), lethality assessment protocols in domestic violence cases (SR 177), problem gambling prevention (SR 178), community water system grading (SR 179), condolences for Sharon Courtney (SR 180), and expansion of the Louisiana Tumor Registry (SR 181). The chamber also adopted SCR 85 honoring the Sam Houston High School Broncos baseball team after a recorded vote of 36 yeas and 8 nays. On bills returned from the House, HB 1222 on grocery initiative grants failed on final passage by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. SB 312 had House amendments rejected, SB 348 and SB 485 had House amendments concurred in, and SB 121 on congressional redistricting was the subject of extensive debate over racial gerrymandering, district configuration, and expected litigation before the Senate concurred in the House amendments by 28 yeas and 10 nays. The Senate also concurred in several House concurrent resolutions, including studies or reports on flooded corn and migratory waterfowl, deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, support for a Senator Kennedy letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, boating safety reporting, and subsurface data review. Finally, HB 944 creating a Women’s Health Consortium within the Department of Health was amended to address funding concerns and convert it into a more task-force-like structure, then passed 37-0 with nine coauthors. The Senate then recessed until 1:30 p.m. to continue work, including conference committee reports.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • task force to study development and implementation of a unified home ownership assistance program.
  • task force to study development and implementation of a unified home ownership assistance program.
  • what they're trying to do in New York, but it's my understanding that what's different about this program
  • , this program simply empowers our Louisiana Department of Economic Development to invest or figure out
  • Well, it sounds very similar to his program. Would you say that be similar?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Education programming and community training initiatives are aimed to ending sexual violence before safer
  • institution in the UT system serving more than 41,000 students and offering more than 180 degree programs
  • American Education Archives and History Program Hall of Fame HR 711 by B.C.
  • SB 2 by Creighton. relating to the establishment of an educational savings account program.
  • Tell you for you fiscal conservatives that if you don't put a cap of a billion dollars on this program
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of the academic achievements has made and has been recognized for its broad range of academic programs
  • Since 2015, the university has added 18 new bachelor degree programs, 17 new master degree programs,
  • six new doctoral programs.
  • Let me just mention some of the new programs and facilities.
  • for free pre-kindergarten programs in public schools, to Education K-16.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 4/13/2026 #2

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • program.
  • program.
  • this program.
  • . program. program.
  • </c> that uh oversee the empower program. that uh oversee the empower program.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • > Furthermore, the apprenticeship program Furthermore, the apprenticeship program that<00:06:04.960><
  • So, 1,000 hours of apprenticeship, a five-course certificate program from an accredited mortuary program
  • They would have to certificate program.
  • </c><00:17:02.320><c> They</c> mortuary science program degree.
  • They mortuary science program degree.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are many Division III programs that don't have the exposure for it, and what you see is a lot of
  • There are many Division III programs that don't have the exposure for it, and what you see is a lot of
  • So I do think there should be some representation for the athlete. money there's many D3 programs that
  • But yes, it would be a program, a training program. Sure. Yeah, thank you.
  • it would a but yes it would be a program it would a training<03:58:26.120><c> program</c><03:58:26.439
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, which would add ski, snowboard, and boat wax containing PFAS to the state’s consumer-product restrictions. The sponsor argued the product is already banned in many places, has PFAS-free alternatives, and is used in ways that can directly contaminate water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and said the bill was a simple extension of prior PFAS legislation. A witness also described a personal experience where a liquid ski wax disappeared from the market and later returned, likely because of PFAS concerns. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167 without a vote. The committee then opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett said the bill was modeled on New Jersey law and intended to let student-athletes earn compensation from NIL without losing institutional scholarships, while also requiring licensed representation and setting limits on certain endorsements. He described the measure as proactive because NIL rules are evolving and could create conflicts among schools and future lawsuits. Members questioned whether the bill should apply to two-year institutions, whether it should exclude firearms and weapons, and whether the scholarship protections would cover need-based or academic aid as well as athletic scholarships. Moffett said the scholarship language was intended to protect scholarships generally, but not need-based aid specifically, and he acknowledged discomfort with some of the endorsement restrictions. Public testimony on HB 312 was mixed. One supporter, a former Division III athlete and coach, backed the bill but urged removal of a section allowing institutions or athletic bodies to use an athlete’s NIL without compensation, arguing most New Hampshire athletes do not receive NIL money and should not have to work extra jobs to cover basic expenses. The chair also raised concerns about the bill’s contractual and identity-rights implications, referencing prior committee work on a J.D. Salinger-related identity case and noting the committee had previously declined to get involved in similar contractual disputes. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> those uh statutes and and those programs those uh statutes and and those programs um<01:29:55.960
  • of which the energy related programs of which the emissions<02:05:47.440><c> program</c><02:05:47.840
  • </c> 209 uh in order to revise the program 209 uh in order to revise the program that<02:06:16.679><c
  • </c> related programs related programs um<03:38:46.720><c> uh</c><03:38:46.840><c> to</c><03:38:47.199
  • </c> when the emissions inspection program when the emissions inspection program was<03:46:34.800><c>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Transportation Committee held a public hearing on HB 249, which would allow bicycles, and in the bill’s language human-powered vehicles and e-bikes, to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs when safe. The bill sponsor, Rep. Seth Miller, said the measure is intended to improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer crashes or injuries. He emphasized that the bill would remain optional, would not let cyclists ignore cross traffic, and would help riders avoid the unstable “wobble” that comes from repeatedly stopping and starting, especially on cargo bikes or other heavier bicycles. Committee members raised concerns about predictability, liability, and whether the proposal creates a special class of vehicle. Rep. Crawford asked why the bill also addresses left turns on red for one-way streets; Miller said that provision is meant to address situations where bicycles do not trigger signal equipment and could otherwise be stranded at a light. Rep. Gannon questioned the lack of explicit liability language, and Miller said he did not know of a separate provision but would be open to an amendment if the committee wanted clearer language. Rep. Hill and Rep. Emble expressed concern that other drivers would not know what cyclists intend to do and that the bill could create special rules; Miller responded that cyclists would still be required to yield and that the law would not change right-of-way rules. Several witnesses testified in support. Michael Frank, a Spofford cyclist and League cycling instructor, said the bill would help him safely commute and carry heavy groceries by reducing the effort and exposure involved in restarting after a full stop. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy and time, and would still require cyclists to stop at red lights unless the intersection is clear. He also noted that traffic signals often do not detect bicycles. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> those uh statutes and and those programs those uh statutes and and those programs um<01:29:55.960
  • program.
  • program.
  • </c> when the emissions inspection program when the emissions inspection program was<03:46:34.800><c>
  • c><04:11:33.159><c> because</c><04:11:33.399><c> not</c> program is a great program because not program
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Transportation Committee opened its public hearing with HB 249, sponsored by Representative Seth Miller, which would allow bicycles, human-powered vehicles, and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs in certain situations. Miller argued the bill would improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer injuries and crashes. He emphasized that the proposal would remain optional for cyclists, who would still be required to yield to cross traffic and obey right-of-way rules, and said the bill is intended to help riders maintain momentum and avoid the instability that comes from repeatedly starting from a full stop. Committee members raised concerns about uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians, liability, and whether the bill would create a special class of road users with different rules. Representative Crawford asked about the red-light left turn language, and Miller explained it was included because bicycles may not trigger some traffic signals. Representative Hill questioned how other road users would know what a cyclist intended to do at an intersection, and Representative Gon noted the bill did not appear to address liability the way some motorcycle-related laws do. Miller responded that cyclists would still be expected to yield appropriately and said he would be open to an amendment if liability language was needed. Representative Emble also questioned whether the bill would create a special vehicle class, and Miller replied that bicycles already have different roadway rules and that the bill was meant to improve safety and flow. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill. Michael Frank, a cyclist and League cycling instructor from Spofford, said he regularly rides a cargo bike for errands and that stopping fully at intersections leaves him exposed longer and makes it harder to restart on hills. He said the bill would let cyclists slow, assess traffic, and proceed safely while maintaining momentum, and noted that he had not personally received a ticket for rolling through a stop sign, though he had been warned by police. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy, and helps bicycles move through intersections faster and more safely. No vote or committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That program is now in 33 states.
  • That program is now in 33 states.
  • </c> operating under a temporary program. operating under a temporary program.
  • </c> reduces housing programs by 11 billion. reduces housing programs by 11 billion.
  • </c> programs that support working families. programs that support working families.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • most of my checks that I get, which I do not solicit money, but most of the checks come out of the blue
  • </c> It sort of ends with a very vague catch-all standard that says, "If a pooled risk management program
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • or to participate in only those programs that they choose to participate in.
  • or to participate in only those programs that they choose to participate in.
  • or to participate in only those programs that they choose to participate in.
  • or to participate in only those programs that they choose to participate in.
  • or to participate in only those programs that they choose to participate in.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (03/26/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does not cost us anything extra to continue this program.
  • At that therapeutic cannabis program.
  • </c><06:45:34.160><c> by</c> may take advantage of the program by may take advantage of the program by
  • And although, as I mentioned program.
  • Would I then press the green program.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/14/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:22:00.080><c> mental</c> Jail has a their a pilot program mental Jail has a their a pilot program
  • </c> jail sentence they completed the program jail sentence they completed the program and<00:36:38.000
  • um with information about court program um with information about the<00:46:01.360><c> program</c><00
  • Certainly uh they would not program.
  • :02:30.800><c> only</c> &gt;&gt; Basically, is this program only &gt;&gt; Basically, is this program
Committee: House Judiciary
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/15/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> uh you recognize that that a program uh you recognize that that a program like<00:50:15.359><c>
  • . programs. programs.
  • So we're going to sit here and basically there's a lot of programs but not a lot of programs people know
  • programs that if you know about them and unless these programs can kind of get brought in through these
  • </c> programs but not a lot of programs programs but not a lot of programs people<02:47:54.880><c> know
Keywords: 1189, house, all