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NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/23/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I I you<00:32:28.559><c> know,</c><00:32:28.799><c> and</c><00:32:28.960><c> I</c><00:32:29.200><
  • 00:32:30.799><c> I</c><00:32:30.960><c> see</c><00:32:31.200><c> the</c><00:32:31.360><c> decline</c>
  • > as</c><00:32:33.200><c> you</c><00:32:33.360><c> do</c><00:32:33.600><c> believe</c><00:32:33.840><
  • Um<00:32:35.039><c> my</c><00:32:35.360><c> my</c><00:32:35.440><c> my</c><00:32:36.399><c> question<
  • /c><00:32:36.559><c> is</c><00:32:36.799><c> if</c><00:32:37.200><c> the</c><00:32:37.440><c> if</c><
Committee: Senate Ways and Means
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (03/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • :32:05.920><c> Medicare</c><01:32:06.400><c> Plan</c><01:32:07.400><c> it's</c><01:32:07.560><c> not<
  • <01:32:18.480><c> we're</c><01:32:18.639><c> charging</c><01:32:19.040><c> you</c><01:32:20.000><c> 60
  • ><c> okay</c><01:32:30.119><c> so</c><01:32:30.320><c> if</c><01:32:30.400><c> you</c><01:32:30.560><
  • 32:51.480><c> don't</c><01:32:52.080><c> understand</c><01:32:52.440><c> people</c><01:32:52.639><c>
  • Cushing<03:32:06.560><c> wrote</c><03:32:06.840><c> in</c><03:32:06.960><c> her</c><03:32:07.120><c>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee met in executive session and first discussed scheduling, noting that Town Meeting Day would cancel the next Tuesday meeting, that they would meet Wednesday instead, and that remaining bills would be handled through subcommittees and a likely final executive session on the 19th to meet the deadline for committee action on the 20th. The committee then took up several bills, with repeated roll calls and votes, often placing measures on the consent calendar after committee approval. House Bill 185 on ambulance reimbursement rates was described as a perennial issue and was voted inexpedient to legislate, with members noting concerns that an any-willing-provider approach would make premium impacts hard to evaluate. House Bill 186 on cannabis legalization was retained for further work, with members saying the bill addressed stopping marijuana arrests but that the sales and implementation details still needed more development. House Bill 241 on treatment alternatives to opioids was also retained because the sponsor could not attend and the committee wanted more time to continue work. The committee then considered House Bill 302 on state treasury investments in digital assets and precious metals. The amendment narrowed the proposal, removing more complicated provisions like stable tokens and staking, lowering the authorized allocation from 10% to 5%, and limiting eligible digital assets to those with very high market capitalization; members discussed volatility, the treasurer’s discretion, and oversight through bond-rating concerns. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. Other measures moved quickly: House Bill 451 on a paint product stewardship program was amended to remove direct funding and framed as manufacturer-run enabling legislation, then passed and was placed on consent; House Bill 499 made technical corrections to insurance laws and passed unanimously; House Bill 538 on relocating Liquor Commission positions passed unanimously; House Bill 552 on children covered under the state retirement insurance plan was cleaned up to remove a student requirement and passed unanimously; and a blockchain/digital currencies bill was amended to address noise and local regulation concerns for data mining operations, with supporters emphasizing energy-use issues, municipal authority, and a separate commission studying regulation. That bill also passed and was sent to consent.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/18/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:32:01.440><c> um</c><00:32:01.840><c> in</c><00:32:02.399><c> 2028</c><00:32:03.120><c> as</c
  • So<00:32:04.799><c> I</c><00:32:04.960><c> think</c><00:32:05.440><c> in</c><00:32:05.760><c> terms</
  • c><00:32:05.919><c> of</c><00:32:06.240><c> doing</c><00:32:06.640><c> premiums</c><00:32:07.760><c>
  • we're trying<00:32:12.720><c> to</c><00:32:13.440><c> ascertain</c><00:32:14.240><c> with</c><00:32:
  • Um there<00:32:21.279><c> are</c><00:32:21.360><c> other</c><00:32:21.600><c> states</c><00:32:21.919
Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Sale and possession of ghost guns prohibited 3/24/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:32:03.120><c> I</c><00:32:03.360><c> see</c><00:32:03.519><c> that</c><00:32:03.679><c> in</c
  • </c><00:32:04.960><c> Um,</c><00:32:05.200><c> and</c><00:32:05.360><c> I</c><00:32:05.519><c> just</
  • Um, and I just want<00:32:05.760><c> to</c><00:32:05.840><c> address</c><00:32:06.080><c> a</c><00:32
  • 09.760><c> new</c><00:32:09.919><c> law</c><00:32:10.960><c> that</c><00:32:11.279><c> says</c><00:32
  • :32:14.000><c> date</c><00:32:14.320><c> is</c><00:32:14.559><c> now</c><00:32:14.720><c> a</c><00:32
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 03/05/26

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • We<00:32:04.920><c> believe</c><00:32:05.280><c> that</c><00:32:05.400><c> the</c><00:32:05.480><c> bill
  • School<00:32:18.320><c> building</c><00:32:18.600><c> projects</c><00:32:19.200><c> are</c><00:32:19.480
  • ><c> remodels</c><00:32:25.040><c> or</c><00:32:25.200><c> the</c><00:32:25.280><c> building</c><00:32
  • There<00:32:29.680><c> are</c><00:32:29.800><c> many</c><00:32:30.080><c> design</c><00:32:30.440><c>
  • :32:32.000><c> and</c><00:32:32.160><c> facility</c><00:32:32.600><c> flow</c><00:32:32.840><c> that<
Committee: Senate Labor
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • 32:03.320><c> way</c><01:32:03.520><c> that</c><01:32:03.639><c> they</c><01:32:03.760><c> can</c><01
  • that<01:32:04.520><c> commission</c><01:32:04.920><c> is</c><01:32:05.080><c> if</c><01:32:05.199><c
  • :32:34.840><c> got</c><02:32:34.960><c> a</c><02:32:35.279><c> we</c><02:32:35.399><c> have</c><02:32
  • 32:46.640><c> I</c><04:32:46.680><c> mean</c><04:32:46.880><c> all</c><04:32:47.040><c> this</c><04:32
  • :32:55.199><c> um</c><04:32:56.199><c> the</c><04:32:56.960><c> yeah</c><04:32:57.119><c> so</c><04:32
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN DEFER, CPN Public Hearings 02-04-2025

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • 32:14.840><c> been</c><00:32:14.960><c> a</c><00:32:15.039><c> lot</c><00:32:15.120><c> of</c> exactly
  • </c><00:32:47.200><c> Esa</c><00:32:48.200><c> um</c><00:32:48.519><c> so</c><00:32:49.120><c> that</
  • c><00:32:49.240><c> was</c><00:32:49.399><c> just</c><00:32:49.720><c> for</c><00:32:49.960><c> it</c
  • it to be<00:32:50.360><c> in</c><00:32:50.519><c> line</c><00:32:50.840><c> with</c><00:32:51.240><c
  • > um</c><00:32:51.519><c> different</c><00:32:51.919><c> H</c><00:32:52.240><c> FHA</c><00:32:52.760>
Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held decision-making and hearing sessions on February 4, 2025, covering a range of bills on public funds, cremation contracts, condominium insurance, insurance protections, veterinarians, landlord-tenant issues, agriculture, sex offender licensing restrictions, and service animals. In decision-making, SB 69 on deposits of public funds was passed with a defective effective date, SB 525 on cremation service contracts was deferred for later work on a concurrent resolution, SB 805 on condominium insurance was passed with amendments incorporating Attorney General recommendations, and SB 1141 on insurance protections was passed with amendments expanding the bill to catastrophic disasters and adding insurer response and loss-run reporting requirements. All of those measures were adopted by committee votes, with some members excused. During the hearing portion, SB 493 on veterinarians drew mixed testimony: state agencies and animal welfare groups supported efforts to create a workforce development fund and scholarship/loan repayment program, while the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association opposed the bill as written, arguing the board lacked capacity to administer the program, suggesting more WICHE funding instead, and objecting to new licensing fees. SB 606 on online business registration received comments from DCCA, SB 822 on landlord-tenant injunctions drew opposition from HPD and comments from the Judiciary, and SB 825 on eviction mediation received broad support from mediation advocates, the Judiciary, and others. Other measures heard included SB 276 on false labeling of Hawaii-grown roasted coffee, SB 1293 on tenant recovery in disaster areas, SB 1369 on solvency reporting for insurers and mutual benefit societies, and SB 1373 on automatic license actions against registered sex offenders, which received support from DCCA and several licensing boards. The committee also heard SB 1493 on emotional support animals, where the Attorney General raised constitutional and enforcement concerns, while disability advocates and others supported the bill and suggested clearer enforcement and disclosure language. SB 1662 on landlord application fees was also heard with comments from Hawaii Realtors and support testimony from individuals. In the later decision-making session, SB 493 was passed with amendments removing the proposed licensing fees and blanking appropriations, while SB 606 was deferred. SB 822 was passed with amendments adopting Judiciary recommendations, adding a Judiciary-facilitated working group to review the landlord-tenant code, and setting a defective effective date of July 1, 2050.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • no</c><01:32:19.880><c> that</c><01:32:20.000><c> doesn't</c><01:32:20.239><c> make</c><01:32:20.400
  • :32:23.159><c> no</c><01:32:23.320><c> no</c><01:32:23.520><c> not</c><01:32:24.000><c> that</c><01:32
  • :26.560><c> so</c><01:32:27.119><c> I</c><01:32:27.280><c> guess</c><01:32:27.520><c> that</c><01:32:
  • </c><01:32:30.080><c> of</c><01:32:30.560><c> 1.06</c><01:32:31.560><c> or</c><01:32:31.920><c> so</c
  • 32:16.760><c> one</c><03:32:16.960><c> oh</c><03:32:17.120><c> no</c><03:32:17.359><c> no</c><03:32:17.479
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2025 9:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the prosecuting<00:32:07.760><c> attorney</c><00:32:08.080><c> of</c><00:32:08.240><c> the</c><00:32:
  • Miss Vadina<00:32:11.600><c> is</c><00:32:11.760><c> the</c><00:32:11.919><c> department's</c><00:32:
  • and handling<00:32:21.840><c> a</c><00:32:22.399><c> high</c><00:32:22.799><c> volume</c><00:32:23.039
  • Miss Vodina<00:32:45.279><c> has</c><00:32:45.519><c> been</c><00:32:46.159><c> recognized</c><00:32:
  • for her professional<00:32:47.279><c> work</c><00:32:47.440><c> and</c><00:32:47.600><c> is</c><00:32
Keywords: 912, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/28/26

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:32:02.880><c> So,</c><00:32:03.039><c> I</c><00:32:03.200><c> think</c><00:32:03.279><c> what
  • 00:32:04.240><c> I</c><00:32:04.399><c> think</c><00:32:04.480><c> what</c><00:32:04.799><c> maybe</c
  • ><c> seeing</c><00:32:05.360><c> in</c><00:32:05.600><c> the</c><00:32:05.679><c> the</c><00:32:06.000
  • ><c> it</c><00:32:07.440><c> seems</c><00:32:07.600><c> like</c><00:32:07.760><c> it</c><00:32:07.919
  • ><c> clear</c><00:32:26.080><c> and</c><00:32:26.240><c> like</c><00:32:26.399><c> I</c><00:32:26.559
Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 03/12/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Resources and<00:32:07.320><c> and</c><00:32:07.440><c> with</c><00:32:07.720><c> me</c><00:32:07.840
  • to answer<00:32:11.520><c> any</c><00:32:11.680><c> questions</c><00:32:12.080><c> you</c><00:32:12.200
  • Mr.<00:32:14.320><c> Chair,</c><00:32:14.640><c> Senator</c><00:32:15.040><c> Pappas,</c><00:32:15.560
  • .<00:32:45.320><c> We</c><00:32:45.520><c> currently</c><00:32:46.000><c> have</c><00:32:46.760><c> um
  • That application<00:32:57.400><c> process</c><00:32:57.960><c> is</c><00:32:58.200><c> open</c><00:32
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Education. (2-26-26)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:32:09.279><c> the</c><00:32:09.440><c> the</c><00:32:09.919><c> um</c><00:32:10.480><c> the</
  • 00:32:12.080><c> and</c><00:32:12.240><c> we</c><00:32:12.480><c> hear</c><00:32:12.720><c> if</c><00
  • :32:12.960><c> we</c><00:32:13.279><c> if</c><00:32:13.600><c> we</c><00:32:14.159><c> if</c> back we
  • ><00:32:14.880><c> to</c><00:32:15.039><c> cost</c><00:32:16.159><c> the</c><00:32:16.640><c> um</c><
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:03 Bills for Consideration: 3:10 Adjournment: 56:19, 958, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/19/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> income</c><00:32:15.639><c> probably</c><00:32:16.120><c> 100</c><00:32:16.360><c> to</c><00:32:
  • ><c> cut</c><00:32:21.480><c> of</c> $32 $32 $32 overall<00:32:26.200><c> the</c><00:32:26.760><c> general
  • of<00:32:51.760><c> cuts</c><00:32:52.840><c> 215</c><00:32:53.840><c> million</c><00:32:54.240><c>
  • ><c> excuse</c><00:32:56.000><c> me</c><00:32:56.120><c> if</c><00:32:56.200><c> you</c><00:32:56.320
  • take Legal Services<00:32:58.000><c> out</c><00:32:58.200><c> of</c><00:32:58.360><c> the</c><00:32:
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-20-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:32:05.399><c> experimenting</c><00:32:06.039><c> with</c><00:32:06.399><c> drugs</c><00:32:07.399
  • :18.039><c> my</c><00:32:18.200><c> first</c><00:32:18.440><c> son</c><00:32:18.679><c> at</c><00:32:
  • 32:24.080><c> just</c><00:32:24.240><c> didn't</c><00:32:24.480><c> know</c><00:32:24.639><c> how</c>
  • </c><00:32:25.200><c> without</c><00:32:25.559><c> them</c><00:32:26.399><c> in</c><00:32:26.519><c>
  • 32:28.519><c> was</c><00:32:28.679><c> born</c><00:32:29.559><c> I</c><00:32:29.679><c> was</c><00:32
Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 479 00:03:22 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 479 00:04:51 Discussion of 25RS HB 574 00:21:49 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 475 00:23:41 Discussion of 25RS HB 291 01:04:38 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 291 01:05:42 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first took up House Bill 479, which would require one hour of dementia training for DCBS workers. Representative Derrick Lewis and the Alzheimer’s Association said the bill was a straightforward, bipartisan effort to address dementia awareness and improve worker training, with no fiscal impact. Members spoke in support, including remarks about personal family experiences with dementia and the importance of recognizing symptoms early. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 574, the “Baby Maya” child protection bill, sponsored by Representatives Dossett and Lewis. The bill would require reporting when a child is born to a parent who previously had children removed for neglect or abuse, create a rebuttable presumption allowing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make an initial safety determination, authorize emergency custody procedures, and name the measure the Baby Maya Law. Sponsors said it was intended to add guardrails after the Baby Maya case and stressed that it would not automatically remove children or add new mandatory-reporter penalties. Members asked about hospital involvement, HIPAA, and information-sharing; the Cabinet commissioner said the agency would be open to better data-sharing with hospitals, but currently has no such system. The bill passed 12-1 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 291, the Family Preservation and Accountability Act, with a committee substitute. The bill would expand sentencing alternatives for primary caregivers convicted of nonviolent offenses, allowing judges to consider family status and use options such as counseling, parenting classes, and related services. Supporters argued it would keep families together, reduce harm from parental incarceration, and save money; one witness cited a report estimating $4 million in direct incarceration savings and broader economic benefits. Another witness, Amanda Hall, gave emotional testimony about the long-term harm of parental incarceration and said access to help would have been better for her family than prison. The committee adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 12-1 with favorable expression.
MD
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/20/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay,<00:32:08.920><c> um</c><00:32:09.640><c> and</c><00:32:09.720><c> then</c><00:32:09.840><c> the
  • c><00:32:25.480><c> know,</c><00:32:25.560><c> when</c><00:32:25.680><c> you</c><00:32:25.760><c> get
  • &gt;&gt; We<00:32:29.880><c> all</c><00:32:30.040><c> like</c><00:32:30.280><c> our</c><00:32:30.400>
  • <c> points</c><00:32:31.000><c> and</c><00:32:31.120><c> we</c><00:32:31.240><c> go</c><00:32:31.400>
  • Yeah, so um<00:32:35.720><c> so</c><00:32:35.840><c> the</c><00:32:35.960><c> way</c><00:32:36.160><c
Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (01/20/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And where<00:32:38.080><c> this</c><00:32:38.399><c> proposal</c><00:32:39.120><c> does</c><00:32:39.440
  • </c><00:32:43.840><c> Many</c><00:32:44.240><c> toll</c><00:32:44.720><c> agencies</c><00:32:45.919><
  • The<00:32:53.760><c> rate</c><00:32:53.919><c> of</c><00:32:54.159><c> discount</c><00:32:54.720><c>
  • SB<01:32:06.480><c> 4558</c><01:32:07.600><c> doesn't</c><01:32:07.840><c> pick</c><01:32:08.080><c>
  • :32:31.120><c> a</c><02:32:32.160><c> a</c><02:32:32.560><c> sound</c><02:32:32.880><c> wall.
Committee: Senate Transportation
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (05/13/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So,<00:32:06.320><c> I</c><00:32:06.640><c> I</c> So, I I So, I I um<00:32:08.799><c> I</c><00:32:09.120
  • And so so so I<00:32:35.760><c> don't</c><00:32:36.000><c> know</c><00:32:36.320><c> how</c><00:32:36.640
  • If<00:32:52.880><c> if</c><00:32:53.120><c> I</c><00:32:53.279><c> may,</c><00:32:53.519><c> you're</
  • c><00:32:53.960><c> not</c><00:32:54.960><c> add</c><00:32:55.279><c> you're</c><00:32:55.600><c> not
  • exist.<00:32:58.240><c> All</c><00:32:58.399><c> you're</c><00:32:58.559><c> doing</c><00:32:58.720>
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/27/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 32:07.200><c> and</c><00:32:07.440><c> they</c><00:32:07.679><c> talked</c><00:32:08.000><c> about</c
  • ><c> some</c><00:32:15.919><c> more</c><00:32:16.080><c> specifics</c><00:32:16.480><c> on</c><00:32:
  • </c><00:32:17.840><c> Um</c><00:32:18.399><c> I</c><00:32:18.640><c> know</c><00:32:18.720><c> he's</
  • <00:32:23.279><c> I</c><00:32:23.600><c> I</c><00:32:23.840><c> do</c><00:32:24.000><c> just</c><00:32
  • No,<00:32:27.760><c> I</c><00:32:28.000><c> get</c><00:32:28.159><c> it.</c><00:32:28.720><c> Mr.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/30/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want the<00:32:07.519><c> parties</c><00:32:07.840><c> at</c><00:32:08.000><c> the</c><00:32:08.159
  • </c><00:32:08.720><c> And</c><00:32:08.880><c> I</c><00:32:09.039><c> can</c><00:32:09.120><c> tell</
  • Um, but<00:32:14.799><c> they</c><00:32:15.039><c> do</c><00:32:15.120><c> have</c><00:32:15.279><c>
  • and they<00:32:16.159><c> do</c><00:32:16.320><c> have</c><00:32:16.399><c> to</c><00:32:16.480><c>
  • accept</c><00:32:16.799><c> the</c><00:32:16.960><c> fact</c><00:32:17.039><c> that</c><00:32:17.279>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD/TOU Joint Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:32:00.559><c> Are</c><00:32:00.799><c> there</c><00:32:00.960><c> any</c><00:32:01.120><c> is
  • </c><00:32:01.919><c> like</c><00:32:02.000><c> to</c><00:32:02.080><c> testify</c><00:32:02.480><c>
  • Okay,<00:32:10.080><c> thank</c><00:32:10.240><c> you</c><00:32:10.399><c> very</c><00:32:10.640><c>
  • </c><00:32:30.399><c> to</c><00:32:30.559><c> meet</c><00:32:30.720><c> with</c><00:32:30.880><c> the
  • </c><00:32:31.840><c> discuss</c><00:32:32.240><c> pathways</c><00:32:32.720><c> and</c><00:32:32.960
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint hearing covered several bills focused on economic development, tourism, business climate, and related policy areas. On HB 1943, which would support a DBEDT office in Korea, DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in support, emphasizing Korea’s importance as a market for investment, trade, and tourism and the value of helping small and midsize Hawaii businesses access Asian markets. A later witness also tied the proposal to broader free-trade and APEC-related goals. The committees heard no opposition on that measure. The committees then heard HB 1612 and HB 1614, both supported by multiple organizations and agencies. Testimony for HB 1612 stressed Hawaii’s weak business climate and the need for policies that improve economic growth and competitiveness; the Hulamua Collaborative cited survey results showing only 19% of respondents viewed Hawaii as a good place to do business. HB 1614 also drew support, with HTC saying its focus is on economic growth. For HB 1968 and HB 1967, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the University of Hawaii, the Chamber of Commerce, and Hulamua Collaborative largely stood on written testimony in support; the hearing notes reported nine supporters and one opponent on HB 1968, and seven supporters with one comment on HB 1967. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 1589, a bill to create dementia training and recognition for businesses. Testifiers included a private citizen sharing a personal family story, the Alzheimer’s Association, and DBEDT. Supporters said the measure would help families affected by dementia, reduce stigma, and make businesses more dementia-friendly. DBEDT said the issue would be better handled by an agency with dementia expertise, while the Alzheimer’s Association said it could provide training at no cost and suggested amendments to shift implementation toward the Executive Office on Aging and to use the term “dementia business champion.” The final major topic was HB 1608, involving a space-related project and financing. Phoenix Space testified that the bill would help launch responsive space access operations at Hilo International Airport, create local jobs, and support partnerships with Hawaii institutions, while another supporter said the project could diversify the economy. A committee member raised a timing concern, noting bond cap capacity was already allocated through 2028, and the witness said they were willing to work on a solution. The hearing also included HB 1850 on capital gains taxation, where supporters argued the bill would make the tax system fairer by increasing taxes on investment income, while the Chamber of Commerce opposed it. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.