Transcript Highlights:

• It would have to not have access to it.
• know,</c><00:48:21.320><c> does</c> where it came so it does you know, does where it came so it does
• It doesn't sound like the DNR is on board with what it says right now, but is it the way I read it, this
• It was it was Council was rejected.
• 01:31:21.960><c> the</c> it outputs, what it requires um for the it outputs, what it requires um for

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is reasonable. It is grounded.
• The justice system gets it right much more often than it gets it wrong.
• , how it happened, or prove it in court.
• it.
• And it works. It works.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is report number 20. its title? its title?
• </c> to its title? to its title?
• </c> to its title? to its title?
• </c> to its title? to its title?
• If it said within 3 hours, if it said within that day, I get it.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• uh</c> uh 10 counties and it it extends from uh uh 10 counties and it it extends from uh St.<00:11:58.399
• its important role and it that it is a its important role and it that it is a separate<00:36:12.320>
• </c><00:55:17.839><c> It</c> that filed? I'd love to see it. It that filed? I'd love to see it.
• c> and three it deprive it deres and three it deprive it deres independent<01:08:55.679><c> economic<
• </c> support it. support it.

Bills: HF3874 , HF3875 , HF3378

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:11:08.320><c> It</c><00:11:08.440><c> it</c> So, it includes minors?
• </c> Board and it has been held uh that it Board and it has been held uh that it that<00:38:13.520><c
• It That simply it would be a merit job.
• So, this amendment it it it amendment?
• So, this amendment it it it it<01:04:35.400><c> looks</c><01:04:35.640><c> somewhat</c><01:04:35.960>

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . it. it.
• . it. it.
• </c><00:42:54.079><c> was</c> beat every year it seemed like it was beat every year it seemed like it
• It would keep it at $750,000.
• It was compelled by the realities of operating and funding a modern fire service.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• it hits Longmont, it dips over soon as it hits Longmont, it dips over to<01:32:34.240><c> Boulder</c
• </c> its workforce. its workforce.
• </c> make it more mandatory, uh, make it make it more mandatory, uh, make it easier,<01:59:03.480><c>
• Now, in the past, uh, the absence of it it just entitles folks to get access it it just entitles folks
• it it it federal law says you can't it it it it federal law says you can't be<02:51:24.280><c> compelled

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:41:25.280><c> we</c> that you do have it we got it okay we that you do have it we got it okay we
• it it wasn't a and for whatever reason it it wasn't a specific<00:46:04.000><c> yes</c><00:46:04.319
• </c> working on it right now so I can have it working on it right now so I can have it emailed<01:06:
• Listen, the oldest democracy in the modern world has a right to protect and safeguard its privileges
• it in statute so let's do it so I it in statute so let's do it so I recommend<01:39:07.599><c> we</c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several election-related and governance measures. On SB 176, relating to recounts, the Office of Elections supported clarifying that recount triggers should be based on the final Election Day report rather than the 6:00 a.m. next-day report, citing a 2022 recount example. The chair noted 3 testimonies in support, 42 in opposition, and 1 comment. On SB 1337, relating to the Stadium Authority, the authority supported changing quorum rules so only voting members count, explaining that the current interpretation makes it difficult to conduct business; written testimony from DBEDT was also received. On SB 289, relating to ethics administrative fines, the Ethics Commission supported uniform procedures to resolve uncontested enforcement matters more quickly while preserving due process; written support was also noted. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment on freedom of speech and money in elections. Supporters, including Community Alliance on Prisons, Our Revolution Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, and others, argued that money in politics distorts democracy and that the amendment would help prevent wealthy interests from buying influence. Opponents, including the Hawaii Christian Coalition and individual testifiers, argued that changing the constitution was too serious, that the proposal should be handled by ordinary legislation instead, and that the measure could create legal conflict. Deputy Attorney General Candace Park said the bill would only matter if key federal cases such as Buckley and Citizens United were overturned, and the chair thanked her for the legal input. The committee also heard SB 780, relating to election ballot disqualification, which would exclude candidates disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions and create procedures for challenges. Opposition testimony said the bill would undermine voter choice, burden courts and election officials, and invite misuse; the Hawaii Christian Coalition echoed those concerns. Members raised questions about whether the measure would apply only to state and county offices, and the Attorney General’s office said it would follow up. Finally, on SB 1030, relating to election intimidation, supporters said firearms should not be brought near polling places or ballot drop boxes, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and could affect lawful possession; the committee received 12 testimonies, with 39 in support. The committee then began SB 1225, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the vote threshold for legislative amendments to a majority of votes tallied, excluding blanks, spoiled ballots, and overvotes; testimony in support was heard from the LGBTQ+ Commission and others, and the discussion was still underway when the excerpt ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> through</c> supposed to do it but it wasn't through supposed to do it but it wasn't through now<
• I helped draft it. I voted for it in the House. I voted for it when he came back.
• I helped draft it. I voted for it in the House. I voted for it when he came back.
• </c><01:19:19.600><c> be</c> christens uh it looks like it it'll be christens uh it looks like it it'll
• </c> coordinated approach it creates coordinated approach it creates efficiencies<01:25:02.880><c> it

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , it made more sense to have it in the dorms where it would be needed most.
• He said it is a small cost to the committee, but to save lives it is probably worth it, and that is why
• </c> collected by Mantra as students use it collected by Mantra as students use it it<00:36:19.760><c
• </c> um negotiates its own contracts with its um negotiates its own contracts with its faculty<01:07:
• </c><01:24:03.760><c> um</c><01:24:04.199><c> there's</c> that it it it takes more um there's that it

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It was $2 million a year, and it was a lottery.
• It was $2 million a year, and it was a lottery.
• </c> understand that it would make it safer. understand that it would make it safer.
• It takes communities. It takes time.
• It might not be perfect in every word of it.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to it it the repayment given and agreed to it it the repayment structure<00:03:22.800><c> is</c><00:
• It brings it eliminates the fiscal note.
• go</c><00:18:56.080><c> nearly</c> offering it, but it doesn't go nearly offering it, but it doesn't
• /c><00:31:58.000><c> most</c> are like take it or leave it and most are like take it or leave it and
• </c> afford it here. afford it here.

Bills: HF3889 , HF2567 , HF3878

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, today it is Wednesday, February 25th, and it is 8:35 p.m.
• It is such an honor to be with see it.
• I was it the 70s? I think it was. [clears throat] I think it was.
• take it or leave it kind of stuck with a take it or leave it kind<01:08:23.520><c> of</c><01:08:23.600
• It did. There was confusion. Yep. It did.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um you<00:37:46.560><c> know,</c><00:37:46.800><c> it</c><00:37:47.000><c> it</c><00:37:47.200><c> it
• /c><00:37:48.600><c> of</c> you know, it it it it is just kind of you know, it it it it is just kind
• So, I think it it goes to Mr.
• So, I think it it goes to Mr. decisions. So, I think it it goes to Mr.
• </c> estimates, it it just it's really estimates, it it just it's really conflicting,<01:14:18.680><c

Bills: HF4906 , HF3971 , HF4777 , HF2109 , HF2988

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, tax refund, taxpayer relief, Minnesota taxation, one-time payment, taxation, property valuation, Tax Court, evidentiary standards, Minnesota Statutes, disparity reduction, aid payments, local government, funding, Fillmore County, education funding, managed forest land, classification, forest management plan, agricultural land

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> everybody knows it. everybody knows it.
• </c> to its title? to its title?
• . it.
• Seven weeks it took. Seven weeks it took. In Maryland, it was seven months.
• </c> What does it do? What does it do?

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause. The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom. Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• PGT is problematic as it can lead to modern-day eugenics.
• You know, wishing it away, well, you can't wish it away. It exists.
• You know, wishing it away, well, you can't wish it away. It exists.
• </c><00:57:03.359><c> away</c><00:57:03.680><c> it</c> it away well you can't wish it away it it away
• </c><00:58:47.040><c> isn't</c> it, I I persist in believing it isn't it, I I persist in believing it

Bills: HF4609 , HF4401

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

Transcript Highlights:

• c> the things that it puts in but it the things that it puts in but it actually<00:49:19.599><c> does
• </c><01:02:30.079><c> now</c> that but it it's hard to absorb it now that but it it's hard to absorb
• , and all you're doing is prolonging it, and it will be worse when it comes out of that.
• , and all you're doing is prolonging it, and it will be worse when it comes out of that.
• is prolonging it and it you're doing is prolonging it and it will<01:04:19.640><c> be</c><01:04:19.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh it it really is financial literacy.
• We can't do it this year because do it.
• Eyes have it. L004 is &gt;&gt; oppose. No. Eyes have it.
• I think it was. Uh putting in place the I think it was.
• </c> because what it fundamentally does is it because what it fundamentally does is it restricts<02:41

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it would have dramatic impacts.
• So it would have dramatic impacts.
• So it would have dramatic impacts.
• In 2024, it was actually—it had exceeded $1.4 billion.
• I appreciate it.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It sets homeowners up for exploitation without any real good way to deal with it.
• And if she didn't pay $800, it was like a number, and then it was $400.
• People don't have it.
• </c><01:24:05.199><c> it</c><01:24:05.320><c> can</c> um so that it can um so that it can really<01:24
• </c><01:26:58.880><c> was</c> then it was $400 so she on Friday it was then it was $400 so she on Friday

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all