Transcript Highlights:

• responsibility for everybody that's here to make sure that we're doing our best to make this a collaborative
• responsibility for everybody that's here to make sure that we're doing our best to make this a collaborative
• c><00:24:15.600><c> make</c><00:24:15.760><c> this</c><00:24:16.000><c> a</c><00:24:16.159><c> collaborative
• </c> best uh to make this a collaborative best uh to make this a collaborative effort<00:24:16.799><c
• </c><00:47:26.960><c> law</c> at arms, and collaborating law at arms, and collaborating law enforcement

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee reconvened in open session after a closed discussion of sensitive security details and reviewed the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment by Axtel. Members discussed weapon screening and access control at length, including testimony from Capitol security and judicial center staff about screening procedures, prohibited items, and how screening is managed for visitors and authorized personnel. The chair emphasized that the committee was voting on high-level recommendations to be included in the final ACAST report and that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Administration would be encouraged to pursue the necessary work, including any legislative or budget requests. The committee then took a series of roll-call votes on the Axtel recommendations. Access control screening and visitor management (5.11) passed 4-2, while authorized access control and credential oversight (5.12), internal circulation and zoning controls (5.13), perimeter and exterior grounds (5.14), staffing models/post orders/operational readiness (5.15), technology and system integration (5.16), and protective intelligence (5.18) all passed unanimously 6-0. Each approved item was added as a recommendation in the final report. After the votes, the Department of Administration, Department of Public Safety, and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms offices walked through the draft final report. They highlighted staffing improvements, security infrastructure already installed, and remaining needs, including an estimated $41.008 million request for future enhancements such as kiosks, glass-resistant film, door access controls, cameras, lighting, bollards, and an updated distributed antenna system. The report also includes recommendations on trauma-informed safety drills, conduct rules for hearings, and designating the Minnesota State Patrol Capital Security Division as the primary investigative authority for potential criminal activity on Capitol grounds.

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• to the administration for the continuation of this program because it is a good non-regulatory collaboration
• to the administration for the continuation of this program because it is a good non-regulatory collaboration
• c><00:19:19.799><c> non-regulatory</c> it is a good non-regulatory it is a good non-regulatory collaboration
• between the private sector collaboration between the private sector and<00:19:23.039><c> federal</c>
• </c> It represents how a collaboration It represents how a collaboration between<00:26:54.640><c> utility

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• appreciate that there is new attention, but it seems like there's a lot of incentive to work collaboratively
• To collaborate with, and we were proud to do the increase last year, and it's good to see.
• By collaborating with partner organizations, we host webinars, speaking engagements, and events on issues
• We provided the funding in collaboration with the Outdoor Recreation Division.
• If I may just add something, we have funded a project in collaboration with the Legislature and a number

Transcript Highlights:

• Our collaboration with Brand USA maximizes our visibility on the global stage.
• Is there what's the level of collaboration? between your respective organizations?
• I would say we're a very collaborative community because at the end of the day, it takes each other.
• We all collaborate with them; they lead so many conversations for us.
• I'm gonna sing the same song and say that we love to collaborate. Okay.

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've been practicing mainly land use law for close to 40 years here in New Hampshire.
• I've been practicing mainly land use law for close to 40 years here in New Hampshire.
• I've been practicing<00:07:36.160><c> m</c><00:07:36.720><c> mainly</c><00:07:37.199><c> land</c><00:
• 07:37.440><c> use</c><00:07:37.759><c> law</c><00:07:38.000><c> for</c> practicing m mainly land use
• ,<01:52:50.719><c> best</c><01:52:50.960><c> practices?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• In theory, and we found in practice, citizens are far more willing to accept that they didn't get the
• So um my guess is that it's a practice and a rule of one chamber and not a practice and not a rule of
• So um my guess is that it's a practice and a rule of one chamber and not a practice and not a rule of
• So um my guess is that it's a practice and a rule of one chamber and not a practice and not a rule of
• chamber and not a practice and not a chamber and not a practice and not a rule<02:17:20.080><c> of</c

Committee: House Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this is an effort to make sure that we can cover all our bases through cooperation and collaboration
• And this is an effort to make sure that we can cover all our bases through cooperation and collaboration
• done, and this is an effort to make sure that we can cover all our bases through cooperation and collaboration

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There have been collaborations between the state of West Virginia and Ireland, such as partnerships between
• There have been collaborations between the state of West Virginia and Ireland, such as partnerships between
• in the bill, I didn't see, I guess, what are your expectations for the community to come in and collaborate

Committee: Senate Revenue and Economic Development

Keywords: 909, all

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• 03.479><c> all</c> The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet serves as the top tourism agency and collaborates
• by the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet, is crucial in building Kentucky's tourism industry. collaborates
• with local tourism Partners collaborates with local tourism Partners to<00:02:35.160><c> coordinate<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met for the second Budget Review on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. After a quorum was confirmed, members heard a presentation from Melissa Brewer of the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet, along with Olivia Atkins of Kentucky State Parks and Commissioner Mike Manet of the Kentucky Department of Tourism. The presentation focused on the state’s 1% tourism meeting and convention marketing fund and the broader role of tourism in Kentucky’s economy. Brewer explained that the fund is used only for marketing and promoting tourism-related activities, cannot be used for capital or construction projects, and must be reported annually to the governor and LRC. She said the Governor’s budget and enacted budget increased appropriations in response to growing transient room tax receipts, adding $3 million in FY 2025 and $7 million in FY 2026, and noted legislative support for the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority, the National Quilt Museum, and the Southern Kentucky Tourism Initiative. Manet emphasized that tourism marketing drives overnight visitation, local spending, jobs, and economic development, and described the 1% fund as the source for marketing, advertising, website development, public relations, international and group sales, trade shows, research, and regional matching funds. He highlighted efforts to secure media coverage and said the matching funds program distributed $2 million last year to 87 local tourism commissions across the state. No votes or other committee actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• </c><01:10:45.360><c> and</c> all a matter of uh collaboration and all a matter of uh collaboration and
• You would be collaborating with that district.
• Um, and then they would collaborate to do those meetings.
• </c><01:17:34.880><c> and</c> that's trying to collaborate and that's trying to collaborate and cooperate
• So I'm just wondering if you could provide us some perspective on what that means in practice.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:42:37.920><c> best</c> accessory dwelling units also best accessory dwelling units also best practice
• He described a collaboration with New Hampshire school teachers and students in which students listen
• with New Hampshire school collaboration with New Hampshire school teachers<01:55:54.239><c> and</c><
• </c><01:56:33.920><c> experience</c> Orchestra this collaboration experience Orchestra this collaboration
• we have more than 800 collaboration we have more than 800 members<03:33:02.239><c> uh</c><03:33:02.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid. Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• </c><00:26:56.480><c> being</c> enforce cybersecurity practices being enforce cybersecurity practices
• Collaboration, email, video conferencing, and district websites would be shut down.
• Collaboration, email, video conferencing, and district websites would be shut down.
• Industry-standard best-practice protocols are used on the SOS network and active directory.
• standard best practice Industry standard best practice protocols<00:50:19.640><c> used</c> protocols

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:01:00 Department of Education 00:21:00 Transportation Cabinet 00:35:30 Secretary of State 00:45:15 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:56:11 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related legislation 01:09:11, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then focused first on the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s legacy systems and two specific projects. COT officials said many agencies have made progress moving off legacy applications, with remaining mainframe systems slated to be retired through RFPs or other work orders. They also described a legacy funding pool of $10 million per biennium used to help agencies transition. The two projects discussed were the Kentucky aerial photography and elevation data program, which provides statewide aerial imagery and lidar data for GIS, E911, environmental, transportation, and other uses, and a citizen identity and access management system intended to give residents a single login for state services. Officials said the GIS program costs about $1.2 million annually to host and maintain, with data acquisition costing several million more per year, and that the citizen identity system would cost about $2.5 million per year after an initial three-year COT investment. Members asked about duplication of funding, licensing, local government use, and whether multi-factor authentication would be required; COT said the GIS data is being acquired as statewide unlicensed data and that MFA would be available but not yet mandated statewide. Committee members pressed COT on costs, overlap with cabinet-level IT spending, and the practical benefits of the GIS and identity projects. COT explained that GIS hosting is generally covered through enterprise assessments billed quarterly to agencies, while the new aerial data is intended to benefit the whole state and local partners. On the identity project, officials said it would centralize authentication for citizens who use state systems, improve compliance with zero-trust and NIST-related security expectations, and reduce help desk and maintenance burdens through self-service account tools. Members also discussed whether the system would extend to local governments; COT said it would be a Kentucky.gov-style state login for users inside the state identity infrastructure, not a local-government system. The Department of Education then testified that it does not operate mainframes or major legacy systems, having moved long ago to cloud-based, off-the-shelf products and vendor-supported services. KDE officials described a strong emphasis on staff cybersecurity awareness, standardized statewide systems, vendor risk-sharing, and reducing sensitive data exposure, including efforts to move away from student Social Security numbers. They also highlighted a transition from Microsoft Active Directory to Identity Automation, which they said will improve identity management and make multi-factor authentication universal across K-12. In response to questions about Kentucky Wired and internet service, KDE said all 171 school districts and KDE agencies have been moved to a new next-generation internet service through ENA by Zayo, with strong satisfaction, e-rate savings, and better reliability. Officials warned that any internet disruption would immediately affect attendance, grades, student records, payroll, security systems, and communications across the K-12 system.

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• President, I also want to again acknowledge the collaborative approach that the distinguished committee
• President, I also want to again acknowledge the collaborative approach that the distinguished committee
• And the fact that we've been able to collaborate over the years, I would argue, is reflected in the record
• do appreciate the work that's been done here by everyone that's been involved, the customarily collaborative

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first took up and passed several House bills establishing sick leave banks, including House 4182 for a Massachusetts Department of Transportation employee and House 1590 for Eric J. Awaniak. It also advanced and then enacted House 4237, a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill providing interim funding before final action on the general appropriations act. During the session, Senator Collins also recognized Chaplain Clementina Cherry of the Lewis D. Brown Peace Institute as a distinguished guest, with remarks entered into the record. The main business was the conference committee report on the fiscal year 2026 state budget, House 4001/House 4240. Senate Ways and Means leadership described the budget as balanced, on time, and fiscally responsible, with $61.01 billion in spending, no new taxes or fees, and a $33 million deposit to the stabilization fund. They highlighted major investments in Chapter 70 school aid, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, unrestricted local aid, MassEducate, universal free school meals, MBTA and regional transit funding, MassHealth, food security, and mental health services. The report also included policy items such as broker fee responsibility, fare-free regional transit, housing studies, a gold star family annuity provision, and a crumbling concrete commission. Minority leader Senator Tarr and others questioned the spending reductions, use of one-time funds, and the treatment of excess capital gains, arguing for greater fiscal caution and concern about future federal actions and long-term spending growth. Supporters responded that the reductions reflected revenue uncertainty, federal policy risks, and the need to preserve budget stability, while using some one-time sources to balance the plan. The conference report was adopted by a roll call vote of 38-2, the emergency preamble for House 4240 was approved by standing vote, and the FY26 general appropriations bill was then enacted and sent to the Governor. The Senate also adopted an order to dispense with printing a calendar for the next session and adjourned until Thursday at 11 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, this steering committee is a way to bring more collaboration to the process.
• committee is a way to bring more committee is a way to bring more collaboration<00:09:01.480><c> to</
• </c><00:09:02.800><c> It</c><00:09:03.040><c> would</c> collaboration to the process.
• It would collaboration to the process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Finance Administration, being very intentional in how we outreach, but not just outreach—how do we collaborate
• to intentionally go before all of our housing coalitions in the state... ...all of our housing collaborators
• Speaking with the general and the collaborative group that worked on it in the interim, there should
• be sufficient... ...days, speaking with the general and the collaborative group that worked on it in

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee met and first announced that House Bill 132 would be rolled at the sponsor’s request because amendment language was still being worked on. The committee then proceeded without full quorum for part of the meeting and moved to House Bill 285, which concerns New Mexico’s disabled veterans property tax exemption. The sponsor and administration explained that the amended bill is a technical cleanup intended to clarify that the exemption applies to a veteran’s primary residence, address multiple-owner situations, and remove duplicative statutory language. Support came from New Mexico counties, the Tax and Revenue Department, and the Department of Veterans Services, all saying the bill would improve uniform administration without changing the substance of the exemption. Members also discussed broader concerns about veteran housing and homelessness, though the sponsor noted those issues were outside the bill’s scope. After quorum was established, the committee formally adopted the amendment to HB 285 and then passed the bill as amended on a do pass motion. Members asked about protest timelines and how the clarification would help veterans who are waiting on certification; the sponsor explained that the bill preserves the ability to protest within existing timeframes and gives veterans additional time to secure certification. The committee then took up House Bill 128, which updates New Mexico’s occupational disease and disablement law for firefighters by expanding presumptive cancer coverage and aligning the state list with newer research and federal changes. Testimony in support came from firefighters, labor groups, workers’ compensation officials, and medical experts, who described occupational cancer as a major cause of firefighter deaths and said the bill would reduce the burden on sick firefighters by presuming coverage rather than forcing them to prove causation. Members also raised questions about women firefighters, the five-year employment baseline, and fiscal impact, and the bill sponsor and Dr. Wu explained that the five-year standard reflects federal compromise and current data limitations. The committee then approved HB 128 on a do pass motion and adjourned.

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• The bill authorizes the institute to focus on research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and
• Well, I just would like to say thank you so very much, Senator. collaboration and outreach.
• , and help facilitate the expanding medical district downtown Tampa and USF Health's impactful collaboration
• , and help facilitate the expanding medical district downtown Tampa and USF Health's impactful collaboration

Bills: S0176 , S0816

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Keywords: campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security, law enforcement notification, emergency response, public universities, Florida College System, student conduct, workplace violence, security escorts, incident reporting, title IX-like safety procedures, institutional safety policy, school violence

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to hear two bills and several confirmation appointments. Senate Bill 176, as amended, required public universities to maintain and publicize clear campus safety policies and reporting procedures for threats to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Senator Polsky said the bill was intended to close a gap in postsecondary safety guidance and mirror K-12 requirements. The committee adopted the amendment without objection, heard supportive comments about campus safety, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard Senate Bill 116, which would codify the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to support research, prevention, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes; the bill drew supportive testimony from AARP and others and was also reported favorably. The committee then took up confirmations for multiple university and college boards of trustees. Nominees and appointees testified about their backgrounds and priorities, including FIU trustee Nestor Plana, UNF trustee Clarence Stephen Moore, UCF trustees Mark Philburn and Alan Flores, USF trustees Rick Piccolo and Nancy Watkins Hemingway, and Miami Dade College trustee Ismarie Monreal, among others. Their remarks emphasized student success, research growth, workforce development, financial stewardship, and institutional goals such as engineering, cybersecurity, health care, and preeminence. Several members asked about NCLEX nursing pass rates and university performance metrics, and one public commenter raised concerns about campus climate and student safety at UCF. After hearing the appointees and public comment, the committee voted to confirm the group of nominees in a block and reported the confirmations favorably. The meeting concluded without further business after a motion to adjourn.

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• House Bill 178, an act relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model, should pass.
• psychiatric</c> 178, an act relating to the psychiatric 178, an act relating to the psychiatric collaborative
• </c> collaborative care model, should pass. collaborative care model, should pass.

Keywords: Video Starts 00:00 Convene 07:18 Calendar/Second Readings 12:04 Report of Committees 12:31 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 13:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 16:50 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 20:44 ConC and Rules Report 23:01 Adjournment 25:50, 958, all

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• always an inline process when you get to see how decisions are made, and I really appreciated the collaboration
• It was nice to collaborate with Cherry Bliss, Representative Duran, as well as and MDMA.
• We had a really productive I want to thank Representative West for his collaboration and work on this
• Other changes include an expungement provision, but I think we had a very collaborative good conference

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Speaker, what you just were talking about, I mean, do you feel generally broadly like the collaboration
• :05:11.039><c> broadly</c><00:05:11.600><c> like</c><00:05:11.840><c> the</c><00:05:12.160><c> collaboration
• </c> generally broadly like the collaboration generally broadly like the collaboration between<00:05:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It brings in all of the telehealth practice, all of the practice acts for our boards and commissions
• would be permitted to conduct practice would be permitted to conduct the<03:47:45.040><c> practice</
• </c> allowed to practice medicine in a state. allowed to practice medicine in a state.
• </c> went into all of the relevant practice went into all of the relevant practice acts<03:49:00.640>
• </c><03:49:11.359><c> of</c> here to reference that the practice of here to reference that the practice

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all