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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/07/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:26:57.159><c> problems</c> history of mental health problems history of mental health problems
- </c> the re-entry process a person's health the re-entry process a person's health both<01:27:11.960>
- </c> certain types of mental health certain types of mental health adjudications<06:02:30.600><c> to<
- Let's not do that to our mental health people struggling with mental health issues.
- </c><06:27:36.840><c> it</c> the mental health system by giving it the mental health system by giving
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That works closely in tandem with, ...in operations.
- Trinity Health Center West.
- So DCB will continue to operate its nursing programs in there.
- of the operations, right?
- Eighty-five, 90% of our time is operational testing.
Summary:
The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system.
Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education.
Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HED/EDN Joint Info Briefing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have this big challenge with brain drain in Hawaii, and the challenge of how do we build a future
- We have this big challenge with brain drain in Hawaii, and the challenge of how do we build a future
- side can be very beneficial and such a timesaver, but we still need the critical eye and the human brain
- I think we're very good in some of them, such as health care.
- Health care is going to change very soon, actually; it is changing as we speak with the insertion of
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Committee Budget Briefing (04/08/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- health and human services.
- </c> the big blue section of page two, health the big blue section of page two, health and<00:11:26.240
- </c> heavily in health and human services. heavily in health and human services.
- So part of Health and Human Services.
- </c><03:01:19.439><c> care</c> reduction throughout our health care reduction throughout our health care
Summary:
The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments.
Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses.
The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, recognizing the impact on are learning our mental health the way we see ourselves as a learner
- And I want to make sure that students mental health is protected.
- Again, we're not talking about the human brain making right?
- You are recognized. >> Thank you, chair. >> So mental health is a big priority of mine and I actually
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Amazingly, I agree with Senator Epstein's evaluation of the way this would operate, and that's why I'm
- Senate Bill 1113, enactment section 365, 10.01,000 into mental health services.
- House Bill 2398, an act amending Section 5-3-0-127, relating to operation of watercraft.
- House Bill 2398, an act relating to operation of watercraft.
- , the—just the... ...access, the behavioral health, the—just the exploitation of my people.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So all part of the same pie, not to say anything about behavioral health and public health.
- So all part of the same pie, not to say anything about behavioral health and public health.
- Even short gaps in health care and in-home support services come with serious consequences to health
- I specialize in social determinants of public health, or the non-medical factors that shape our health
- Health is important. IHSS is important.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- As I was referred to in high school, Skull and No Brains, so, oh jeez. Okay.
- Uh so I'm here Brains, so Oh jeez. Okay.
- Whether that be for mental health, whether that be for behavioral health, and as you know, when we bring
- And my colleagues at the Department of Health and Human Services can attest to that.
- Whether that be for mental health, whether that be for behavioral health, and as you know, when we bring
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 17th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Did it ever come in operation, or was it just never open?
- It's been in operation for I'd say about six or seven years. It was operating.
- Our population grew that needs more health care.
- We are operating our school. on only $6,000 per student.
- We have an interagency agreement with the Indian Health Service, and the Indian Health Service is working
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a health bank account, like I said, because we deal in intellectual property.
- We have a health bank account, like I said, because we deal in intellectual property.
- for them to express themselves, to hold and express opinions about how their society ought to be operated
- Is it their responsibility to endure being victimized because somebody else was a victim?
- Is it their responsibility to endure being victimized because somebody else was a victim?
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/01/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so with me today is Pastor Howard, who is the chief operating officer of Health Place, to share more
- </c><00:02:24.720><c> officer</c><00:02:25.520><c> of</c><00:02:25.760><c> Health</c> is the chief operating
- officer of Health is the chief operating officer of Health Place<00:02:26.400><c> to</c><00:02:26.640
- </c><00:02:51.680><c> officer</c><00:02:52.400><c> for</c> chief operating officer for chief operating
- Not only are health care workers experiencing severe mental health concerns, but health care workers
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the Health Subcabinet: the 2023 Health and Human Services Omnibus Bill included a provision
- health care in the state.
- </c><00:25:32.360><c> sub</c> provision establishing the health sub provision establishing the health
- </c> the state in its first year the health the state in its first year the health sub<00:25:49.240><
- Thank you. we uh for instance uh we have a health we uh for instance uh we have a health insurance<00
Bills:
HF10
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:51:10.480><c> professionals</c> well, the mental health professionals well, the mental health
- </c><01:51:12.400><c> units,</c> that staff their mental health units, that staff their mental health
- </c> of correction institution operating of correction institution operating adjustment.<01:55:25.280
- </c> told uh about um mental health told uh about um mental health facilities,<02:28:38.720><c> and</
- </c> anywhere in the state uh than operating anywhere in the state uh than operating um<02:38:15.760>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (10/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh one was a traumatic brain injury that should have been prevented and the other was someone who died
- Uh I one was a traumatic<01:56:40.239><c> brain</c><01:56:40.560><c> injury</c><01:56:41.360><c> that
- </c><01:56:41.679><c> should</c><01:56:41.920><c> have</c> traumatic brain injury that should have traumatic
- brain injury that should have been<01:56:42.320><c> prevented</c><01:56:43.040><c> and</c><01:56:43.280
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So is a San Bernardino program still operating? Correct.
- Employee health benefits are going up by about $40 million.
- I think we saw some savings in the part-time faculty health program.
- The need really is $10 million to operate the program fully.
- It's not actually even federal services; it is state operations.
Summary:
The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs.
Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer.
Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility.
The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That's very concerning in terms of operation of your local schools.
- That's very concerning in terms of operation of your local schools.
- That's very concerning in terms of operation of your local schools.
- That's about 35.5% of our operating budget.
- </c><04:05:21.040><c> and</c> dealing with somehow with health and dealing with somehow with health and
Committee:
House Education Funding
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:29.319><c> facility</c> Ethics Committee of the health facility Ethics Committee of the health
- 00:23:21.559><c> a</c><00:23:21.760><c> role</c> by a health care institution into a role by a health
- the uh the people that operate the the uh the people that operate the ambulances<00:59:01.799><c> if<
- care provider who is the only health care provider who is the only health<01:00:36.559><c> care</c><
- </c> want to ask you as as Dartmouth health want to ask you as as Dartmouth health and<01:10:11.400><
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232 from prime sponsor Representative Mark Pearson, who said the bill is intended to protect conscience rights for health care professionals and students, especially in relation to abortion and sterilization-related procedures. He argued that protecting ethical objections would help retain and recruit medical workers in New Hampshire, reduce moral injury, and preserve patient access to care. Pearson said the bill is not meant to allow discrimination based on protected characteristics and emphasized that it is limited to objections to specific procedures, with an amendment added to address concerns raised by Chairman Lynn.
Members questioned Pearson closely about the scope of the bill and amendment, including whether it could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers or receptionists, whether a provider could refuse emergency care, and who would determine when an emergency exists. Pearson said the bill does not apply to emergency situations or to treatment after an abortion has already occurred, and he stated that emergency triage would control in obvious emergencies. He also said the intent was not to allow a person to take a job and then unexpectedly refuse duties, and he suggested the amendment could be tweaked to clarify its application to facilities and staff.
Additional questions focused on whether the bill should be broader than the procedures listed, how it would interact with federal conscience protections, and whether it could affect contraception-related services, including pharmacies. Pearson responded that the bill addresses the specific issues raised by people he and his wife had spoken with, and he was open to revising the amendment to reduce ambiguity. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Feb 2nd, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And I would say this is the direction that we're moving here, that I have five of the brain. say this
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources heard House Bill 1624, sponsored by Rep. Sassmann, which updates Missouri’s invasive plant law. The bill makes clerical corrections to Latin plant names and extends the existing affidavit requirement, previously applied to nurseries and nursery dealers, to seed dealers so they cannot knowingly sell seeds of listed invasive species. Support came from the Missouri Municipal League, Sierra Club, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, an individual landowner, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, all describing the bill as a needed cleanup and expansion of last year’s law. One witness from Armourvine opposed the bill, arguing the plants have medicinal uses and warning against broader restrictions on landowner choice. No vote was taken in the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 1736, sponsored by Rep. Wellenkamp, a disaster resilience measure focused on parks and flood mitigation. The bill would allow cities and counties to use existing sales tax revenue tied to parks to buy repetitive-loss properties, remove structures, and convert those areas into natural floodways, greenways, or other stormwater management spaces that still function as parks. The sponsor and several members discussed repeated flood damage in St. Charles, St. Louis County, and other river communities, emphasizing that the proposal would help with voluntary buyouts, reduce long-term losses, and avoid expensive concrete infrastructure. Members asked about eminent domain, funding limits, and how the land would be kept from future development; the sponsor said the bill is limited to voluntary sales and local discretion.
Support for HB 1736 came from St. Charles County and the Sierra Club, which said the bill would clarify eligible park fund uses, support natural stormwater infrastructure, and protect environmental and economic resilience. Committee members from affected districts described local examples where buyouts and park conversions had worked or where flooded homes remain a burden. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without a vote.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Special Session 2026 May 5th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- If voters don't like health care being taken away or these high or light bills, they need the power to
- 00:15:32.600><c> voters</c><00:15:33.400><c> don't</c><00:15:33.760><c> like</c><00:15:34.080><c> health
- </c><00:15:34.400><c> care</c><00:15:34.680><c> being</c> If voters don't like health care being If voters
- don't like health care being taken<00:15:35.320><c> away</c> taken away taken away or<00:15:36.560><
- existing court-ordered district lines will be overturned, and speculation that voters should be asked to endure
Bills:
SB1
Keywords:
special primary election, redistricting, State Senate districts, federal court ruling, injunction, vacated order, election calendar, 2026 general election, 2026 primary election, runoff election, party nominee, Governor proclamation, Alabama elections, district boundaries, court-ordered redistricting, special election, nomination process, Secretary of State, election law, 923
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The completion of the initial phase of EPMO modernization is enhancing operational efficiency.
- Once we have these 82 sites up and operational, we'll be at 78% coverage shortly.
- When you go to a utility, a large operator, or a developer, you say we're thinking of this line from
- These roles are as much about our customers as they are about internal operations.
- It's kind of silly because those two cities can operate in a complementary way.