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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (10/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- do have a lot of oversight and transparency through the program, being that our chairman is the governor
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- forth, just about 50 of them have passed, the majority of them under the tenure again of our current governor
Summary:
The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken.
The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading.
Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's a primary power supplier for data centers.
- Delaware health care apprenticeship degree program and to report findings and recommendations to the Governor
- Delaware health care apprenticeship degree program and to report findings and recommendations to the Governor
- I do also have a witness that I would ask privilege of the floor for from the Office of the Governor,
- John Kane, Office of the Governor. Senator. Good evening, Mr. Kane. Thank you for being here.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (01/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- words like enforce, and you just gave us an example of how they have an enforcement power.
- Are there other enforcement powers? Yes, that's a great question.
- </c><01:27:27.280><c> words</c> I I don't I don't see any um power words I I don't I don't see any um
- power words like like like enforce<01:27:29.800><c> uh</c><01:27:29.960><c> and</c><01:27:30.119><c>
- are there other enforcement power are there other enforcement<01:27:38.239><c> Powers</c><01:27:39.239
Summary:
The committee first handled organizational business, electing Representative Mark Pearson as chair for the coming term, appointing Representative Lucy Weber as clerk, and approving the November 22 minutes with abstentions from members who were absent. Members also noted excused absences for Senator Avard and Representative Jessica Lontine. After the vote, the committee moved to the DHHS commissioners’ update.
DHHS associate commissioners Patricia Tilly and Chris Santinello described a process-improvement effort to improve transitions for youth moving from DCF care into adult developmental services and Medicaid. They said the old process was fragmented, dependent on personal relationships, and not sustainable, so staff from DCF, the Bureau of Family Assistance, Developmental Services, and public health used a Kaizen/Lean event to map the workflow, identify bottlenecks, clarify roles, and create a more consistent playbook. Members asked about IT support and whether the process would create new bureaucracy; DHHS said current systems are antiquated, especially DCF’s CWIS, but the goal is to streamline coordination, not add bureaucracy, and future systems like Granite Families may help with reminders and age-based ticklers. Several members praised the work, including a CASA volunteer who said the added attention has improved services for vulnerable youth.
The committee then received the annual healthcare-associated infections update from Ctin Hansen of the Division of Public Health Services. Hansen reported that New Hampshire’s HAI program, created by statute, tracks infections in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities. For 2023, hospitals reported fewer infections than predicted nationally, with 135 infections statewide and 174 C. diff infections also below national rates; hospital influenza vaccination was 89.9%. Ambulatory surgery centers reported low infection counts and an 80.1% staff flu vaccination rate; dialysis centers reported fewer infections overall than the prior year but higher local access-site infections, with staff vaccination at 52.6%; and long-term care facilities reported a 50.1% flu vaccination rate, up from 37.8%. Hansen also said the program conducted over 100 investigations, handled 84 antibiotic-resistant organism reports, completed 20 infection-prevention assessments, and operated on a budget of about $348,000 plus grant funding, including an Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity Grant that was later reduced.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, if you're not a high power user of a health insurance plan, that may be the more attractive
- And again, if you're not a high power user of a health insurance plan, that may be the more attractive
- We let OMB know so that the governor can build it into his budget recommendations.
Summary:
The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts.
After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Thanks, Governor. >> Thank you. Thank you very much.
- Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Page four, Commissioner Power Ed. >> Good morning.
- >> Page<00:04:11.599><c> four,</c><00:04:12.400><c> Commissioner</c><00:04:12.879><c> Power</c>
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Children and Families Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Children and Families
Transcript Highlights:
- I know the focus, as stated by the governor, by the sponsor, and by the supporters, has been to make
- And I think that what I heard was women were outraged at the lack of power they would have in that situation
- The power that our Madam Chair has over our motions, even when she's not chairing, ceases to amaze us
Committee:
House Children and Families
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Apr 10, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- 16th Island Conference on Island Sustainability in Guam to co-host the Green Growth Summit with the Governor
- Energy Office convene a nuclear energy working group to study the feasibility of using advanced nuclear power
- additional whereas clauses, noting that Hawaii's constitution contains a provision that no nuclear fission power
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.
Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers.
After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- While the federal landscape has shifted, California has enormous power to mitigate the damage and to
- California's government and health care system possess incredible power and capacity for ingenuity.
- And on top of that, this year's budget proposal from the governor does not include any meaningful action
- Now, I can tell you that community integration, the power of community, has really accentuated just the
- Now, I can tell you that the community integration, the power of community has really accentuate the,
Committee:
House Health
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, the governor had a provision to reduce the qualifications for treatment coordinators and
- Last session, the governor<00:04:06.159><c> had</c><00:04:06.319><c> a</c><00:04:06.480><c> provision
- And the governor appointed Tim Tim too.
- And the governor appointed Tim Tim Ali,<00:18:33.200><c> but</c><00:18:33.520><c> he</c><00:18:33.919
- I do think the governor has very prescriptive recommendations in the budget.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/28/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Secondly, I'd like to note for the record that we invited Governor Walz to attend.
- </c> should be addressed by the governor should be addressed by the governor before<00:02:48.160><c>
- That's what the FBI director said in response to Governor Walz today as this hearing began.
- </c> director said in response to Governor director said in response to Governor Walz<01:40:10.640><c
- Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Thank you, Madam Chair.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That really hurt a lot of my constituents, farmers, and the governor really didn't like me or my idea
- So I talked to the governor.
- I said, 'Governor, do you consider 160 acres of farm land that has 160 acres, is that a big business
- really didn't like me or my governor really didn't like me or my idea<00:34:56.599><c> he</c><00:34:
- A power to dispose of estates forever is manifestly absurd.
Committee:
House Taxes
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- uh talk to you about who we are and where we spend money, and this is not a preview of what the governor
- looks and I'm going to post it on my wall um this afternoon and I'm going to send a copy to the governor
- Um, and it has all the House Bill 2 spending pumped into it because the legislature and the governor
- </c> the the the legisl and the governor the the the legisl and the governor spent<00:06:46.360><c> a
- The board is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Executive Council.
Summary:
The Department of Administrative Services presented an overview of its budget and operations, emphasizing that it is the lowest-spending agency in state government and that its general fund allocation has declined since 2019. Commissioner Arling House explained that DAS also handles back-office functions for several administratively attached boards, which has affected staffing and spending comparisons. He said the department’s current general fund spending is roughly split between retiree health and other operations, and that the presentation was based on adjusted authorized spending rather than the original budget figures.
A major portion of the meeting focused on retiree health benefits and the long-term effort to control costs. Deputy Commissioner Cassie Keane described how the state moved from a projected deficit in retiree health to savings through a series of changes, including higher premium contributions, co-pay adjustments, and shifting Medicare retirees into Medicare Advantage arrangements to capture federal reimbursement. She said the state has about 12,500 retirees and spouses on the plan, with roughly 10,906 Medicare retirees and 1,580 non-Medicare retirees, and that the savings have depended heavily on federal funding and procurement decisions. She also noted that Medicare retirees pay Part B premiums and that the state has grandfathered older retirees from some premium contributions.
Members asked about what the expenditures cover, why the state offers retiree health instead of simply giving retirees a payment to buy coverage themselves, and whether out-of-pocket costs changed under Medicare Advantage. Keane said the plan covers actual health claims or insurance premiums, that co-pays and maximum out-of-pocket limits remain in place, and that the state has no authority to change benefit details without legislative action. She explained that retiree health is a long-standing employee benefit that wraps around Medicare and is not collectively bargained in the usual sense, though its eligibility rules and cost-sharing have been tightened over time to better target the benefit to long-term state service.
The discussion also covered vendor performance problems. Keane said Anthem recently won the contract back from Aetna, but its pharmacy subsidiary, Caroline, caused serious service disruptions. DAS responded by withholding payments, assessing more than $2 million in performance guarantees, and hiring a third-party auditor to review the pharmacy processes. The current contract runs through the end of calendar year 2026, and officials said they are watching federal Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes closely because future savings are uncertain.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We need the base power.
- We need the base power.
- power plants.
- . power.
- </c> there's immediate shutdown during power there's immediate shutdown during power power<04:24:40.319
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And ultimately that the Governor signed to try to soften the blow of H.R. 1.
- Medical frailty, as context, was one of the most powerful exemptions in our implementation of work requirements
- But that is the important caveat: at governor, at final budget, we estimated that we could exempt 700,000
Summary:
The hearing focused on the expected health coverage losses tied to H.R. 1, the resulting pressure on California’s county indigent care systems, and what data and policy changes the Legislature may need before the next budget cycle. Chair Hart and Assemblymember Addis framed the issue as a major rollback in coverage that could leave more Californians uninsured and push more people into county safety-net programs. Members repeatedly emphasized the need for baseline, county-by-county data on eligibility, benefits, caseloads, and funding before making larger structural decisions.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained the history of county indigent care under Welfare and Institutions Code 17000, the shift in funding through 1991 realignment, and the later redirection of funds to CalWORKs. LAO said county programs vary widely in scope and eligibility, that current realignment funding does not automatically rise with demand, and that the Legislature faces tradeoffs if it changes the funding structure. Administration witnesses from Finance and DHCS projected large Medi-Cal and Covered California enrollment losses, with DHCS estimating more than 1 million Medi-Cal members could eventually lose coverage under work requirements and redeterminations, and noting that a new federal rule could make exemptions more restrictive. Officials also said there is no single statewide real-time data system for uninsured or indigent care populations, though some hospital and utilization data exists with significant lags.
County representatives from Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Tulare described how their indigent care programs are being rebuilt or strained after years of low demand. They warned that many newly uninsured residents will need only basic, emergency-oriented care under county programs, not the preventive and continuous care available through Medi-Cal, and said that without new state support counties may have to divert funds from public health or reduce other services. Several counties asked for bridge funding, technical statutory changes, and flexibility to adjust realignment methodology. The California Health Care Foundation closed by arguing that the problem is statewide and needs a statewide solution rather than a patchwork county response.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a way for our parks board, who is governor-nominated, Senate-confirmed members of the public who
- for chart but it's it's a way to be transparent it's a way for for our parks board who is you know governor
- ground effects, or air-cushioned vehicle, or any other means of land transportation deriving motive power
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
House Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So by the governor calling us in for the rural health care grants have really given us an opportunity
- Sorry, rather than having endless programs, let's give the people the power to access them.
- And I just want to reiterate a quote from the... ...governor who said yesterday that all government money
Summary:
The House convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, confirmed a quorum, and recognized visiting students from Shiloh High School. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Representative Cindy Shriver Beck, and the House adopted the Employment Committee report approving special-session staff appointments.
The chamber then considered House Bill 1621, which would require the presidential physical fitness test in K-12 physical education courses with exemptions for students with disabilities and an effective date of August 1, 2027. Supporters framed it as a return to a historic fitness standard and a response to federal direction; the bill passed 90-0. The House next took up House Bill 1624, a universal school meals bill that would place the program in statute rather than the Constitution, start it a year earlier than the initiated measure, and appropriate $65 million for the first year. Debate centered on whether universal meals were needed, whether the bill would preserve legislative flexibility and property-tax relief, and whether it would help families or subsidize those who could pay. The bill passed 55-38.
Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 1623, the rural health transformation package tied to federal grant funds and a Bank of North Dakota loan program to support rural health projects, EMS, behavioral health, and related infrastructure. The sponsor and supporters emphasized North Dakota’s strong grant award, the need to move quickly, and the bill’s role in filling rural health gaps statewide. Some members raised concerns about federal spending, inflation, and telehealth, while others stressed the need to address EMS and workforce shortages. The transcript ends during debate on HB 1623, before any final vote is shown.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Santa Fe, and maybe some of the legislators can help me remember where this bill landed, but the governor
- important to the city of Las Cruces, the State of New Mexico, and us as a legislature, and also the governor
- Is over 200,000 amps of incoming power structure to that grid.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think we need to look at the president's nuclear power executive orders that are probably gonna
- Chair, and thank you, um, Uh, Madam Trustee, um, The, I was just reading that the governor has just declared
- June 4th and 5th, we have the National Governors Association Federal Facilities Task Force meeting held
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- other issues and other places where we want to make sure that communities have the ability and the power
- other issues and other places where we want to make sure that communities have the ability and the power
- I want to make sure that communities have the ability and the power to get things done.
- ><c> I'm</c><00:36:23.280><c> sorry,</c><00:36:23.520><c> let</c><00:36:23.680><c> me</c> impact governor
- fun uh I'm sorry, let me impact governor fun uh I'm sorry, let me say<00:36:23.920><c> that</c><00:36
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet for eight years, the governor, MDH, and many legislators looked away despite repeated requests to
- Yet for eight years,<00:37:56.800><c> the</c><00:37:57.040><c> governor,</c><00:37:57.520><c> MDH,</c
- ><00:37:58.079><c> and</c><00:37:58.320><c> many</c> years, the governor, MDH, and many years, the governor
- We want to do everything to the best of our power, but we're spread thin.
- We're going to go to a vote. our power, but we're spread thin. We our power, but we're spread thin.
Bills:
HF1925
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy