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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM-EIG DEFER, EIG-HOU, HOU-EIG-WLA, WLA-EIG, EIG-TRS-AEN, EIG Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh chair votes yes. Vice chair votes I. Uh chair votes yes. Vice chair votes I.
- If not, Senator Chang, I vote<00:07:26.720>
yes. vote yes. vote yes. - If not, Senator Chang, I vote<00:19:18.480>
yes. vote yes. vote yes. - Chair votes yes. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator Ko votes yes. Senator Richards votes aye.
- If not, Senator Chang, I vote<01:12:35.120>
yes. vote yes. vote yes.
Summary:
The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended.
The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted.
The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, they're the minutes from March 17th is what we're about to vote on. All those in favor say aye.
- <00:16:11.680>
and would love to uh take this offline and would love to uh take this offline - Before voting, we deliberately tabled the matter at a previous meeting to invite public feedback.
- Before voting, we deliberately tabled the matter at a previous meeting to invite public feedback.
- Before voting, we deliberately change.
Keywords:
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, I had zero clue that this bill was on the ballot last November when I voted for my senator
- So I'm happy to answer any questions, or work with the committee offline.
- <00:42:11.480>
for <00:42:11.680>my ballot last November when I voted for my ballot - work with the committee offline work with the committee offline questions<00:43:53.920>
from< - With that, I'll call a vote. All in favor of ITL signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- However, I will vote no on the report However, I will vote no on the report for the two basic reasons
- Madam Speaker, may I explain my vote? Madam Speaker, may I explain my vote? You may.
- I voted no as a caution.
- listen to the results of your vote. >> Members, please listen to the results of your vote.
- Those voting yes, 125. Those voting no, 10.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 15th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- We had a follow-up meeting in May where it was approved with a vote of 11 to 3 to move forward with submitting
- We had a follow-up meeting in May where it was approved with a vote of 11 to 3 to package.
- I still have more questions that I can ask offline. That's fine. But something did catch my ear.
- I still have more questions that I can ask offline. That's fine. But something did catch my ear.
- So y'all get too. offline. That's fine. But something did catch my ears.
Summary:
The meeting focused on Arkansas’s workforce development reorganization and a set of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate and streamline the state’s WIOA system. Commerce officials said the department has already centralized shared services, split the old workforce agency into reemployment and Arkansas Workforce Connections, and submitted a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan. They described nine waiver requests, including replacing local workforce boards with a single statewide board, creating one planning and accountability structure, allowing more flexible movement of funds across regions, easing the “last-dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, reducing required youth program elements, and allowing affiliate sites instead of mandatory comprehensive centers. Officials said the goal is to reduce administrative costs and redirect more money to training, supportive services, and employer-driven programs.
Legislators raised concerns about rural representation, local employer relationships, and whether local offices would close. Commerce officials said local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired, and regional business councils would preserve local employer input. They said the current system is fragmented and expensive, with roughly $14 million in federal workforce funds flowing through local boards but only about $1.9 million spent on training and supportive services last year; they argued the reorganization could raise training spending to about $6 million to $7 million annually. Questions also addressed board composition, performance accountability, and how funds could be shifted between regions when needs change. The State Board of Workforce Development had approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Members also discussed workforce access for people with disabilities, child care and transportation supports, and the role of Arkansas Launch, apprenticeships, and career and technical education. Officials said vocational rehabilitation now has better access to the state job board and that referrals and data-sharing with DHS and other partners still need improvement. Several legislators emphasized the need for training to align more closely with employer demand, especially in manufacturing, technology, health care, and rural areas. The committee also heard a brief overview of Workforce Pell, with staff explaining that the new federal short-term Pell option has narrow eligibility rules and may not fit many existing programs, including some CDL and CNA programs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/14/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- So these all these people are going to vote, and they could simply dwarf the vote of the DOE and the
- and they could simply dwarf the the vote and they could simply dwarf the the vote of<01:00:05.520
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on the state and the DOE has one vote on the state and the DOE has one vote - By a vote of 180.
- By a vote of 18 to Os, yes. 180.
Summary:
The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on.
The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other.
Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Vote no, Thank you. That's our time. Vote no, please. please. please.
- We can talk about it offline, too. you. We can talk about it offline, too.
- Mueller votes yes. Perez-Vega. Mueller. Mueller votes yes. Perez-Vega.
- <01:28:40.520>
Mueller <01:28:40.840>votes <01:28:41.160>yes. votes yes. - Mueller votes yes. votes yes. Mueller. Mueller votes yes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- . the right to vote and secure elections.
- You vote on the screen, you vote on a computer screen, a computer screen. but then it prints out the
- For our offline county, excuse me, our offline county counties, they use separate vendors to help.
- So you've got, we've got now just a 13 day voting period, not election day, but 13 day voting.
- Voting period, single voting period, right? And the vote, the count and the. Report all happens.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , who are not needed for reliability and who are too costly, which is why they were going offline, to
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come plants that are scheduled to come plants that are scheduled to come offline - who are not needed for offline who are not needed for reliability<00:35:19.920>
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this Shero is scheduled to come offline this Shero is scheduled to come offline
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we could continue to have this conversation offline.
- We wholeheartedly agree and would look forward to talking to you offline, and with great specificity,
- We wholeheartedly agree and would look forward to talking to you offline, and with great specificity,
- Whitworth, I would, but I can do that offline. Okay, thank you.
- And then, members, if you have questions, feel free to take them offline now.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Rayner, having closed on their bill, Isabel, please call the roll on HB 91 and announce the vote
- I do have some concerns in that I want to understand, as you said, you're going to get to me offline
- I'm going to vote up on the bill today, but I need to understand taking off the insignia and what that
- to pass this bill and increase road safety for all Floridians, and I hope that you'll join me in voting
- Chamberlin, having closed on his bill, Isabel, please call the roll on HB 113 and announce the vote.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 91, by Reps. Rayner and Jacques, would align probation rules for certain misdemeanor reckless driving cases involving controlled substances with existing DUI law, allowing up to 12 months of probation in those cases. The bill was described as a technical “glitch” fix and as supporting both accountability and treatment; it drew one supportive public appearance and passed 17-0, reported favorably.
HB 113, by Rep. Chamberlin, sought to increase penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Members raised concerns about unmarked vehicles, jurisdictional markings, and whether the bill could apply to drivers who slow down or stop for safety reasons when unsure a vehicle is police. Chamberlin said he was open to clarifying language and other amendments. A strike-all amendment was adopted that increased the penalty for fleeing in a patrol vehicle with lights and sirens from a third-degree to a second-degree felony, revised offense severity rankings, and added a 1.5 sentencing multiplier for second or subsequent offenses. The amended bill received supportive public testimony and passed 16-1, with Rep. Hart voting no, and was reported favorably as amended.
HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, would require the Department of Corrections to coordinate with professional boards under DBPR so inmates completing classes tied to licensure can receive credit toward those licenses after release. Supporters said the bill would help rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and give returning citizens a better path to employment. The bill had no amendments, received supportive public testimony, and passed unanimously 17-0, reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- began that process of facility planning committee in 2019 and then the voters were finally able to vote
- Can you, do you remember what the, what the, the vote count was, the number of voters who participated
- In 2019, the IDEA board voted to lease a $15 million jet.
- We vote them out if we don't like them.
- We'll talk about that offline, yeah. Members, are there any other questions for the witness?
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to get with you offline and let's take a look at that statute. Yeah, maybe the chairman.
- I'd like to know who was involved in that and then try to maybe, you know, speak to them offline myself
- But you could if the board voted to do that. Correct. Okay, I just want to make sure. Yeah.
- In your arrangement you have with Crystal City, was there any requirement for a public vote for their
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/01/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- By your vote of ten ayes and one present, you have voted do pass House Bill 1853.
- But, I mean, if you're going to vote in one location, you can't vote in multiple states.
- you choose to vote.
- So using the voting, they could be registered to vote in more than one place.
- I will vote for this.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'd urge a favorable vote on this bill. Thank you. Thank you so much.
- At the city of Salem, the mayor and city council have voted in support.
- Council have voted in support.
- Let's talk offline because I think I can give you full comfort on that.
- We respectfully ask that this bill be voted on favorably.
Summary:
The hearing focused on a broad package of traffic and roadway safety bills, with repeated emphasis on work zone safety, the Move Over law, automated enforcement, and protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and roadside workers. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver strongly supported a bill allowing MassDOT vehicles to use blue flashing lights in limited work-zone settings, arguing that blue lights reliably slow drivers and could help address a rise in work-zone crashes and fatalities. District Attorney Marion Ryan, State Police representatives, and police association leaders supported a separate Move Over bill that would raise penalties for repeat violations and add an education component, citing officers and workers killed or injured roadside and saying the goal is deterrence and safer driver behavior rather than revenue.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to automated enforcement bills for speed and red-light violations, including proposals for school zones, work zones, and broader local options. Senator Brownsberger and Senator Jalen argued that automated enforcement is needed because speeding and red-light running remain common while police traffic enforcement has declined, and they described the bills as civil, opt-in tools that issue tickets to vehicles rather than drivers. Supporters from WalkMass, T4MA, Safe Roads Alliance, MassBike, Medford officials, and other advocates cited fatal pedestrian crashes, neighborhood speeding, and the need to protect vulnerable road users, while also pointing to privacy and equity safeguards in the bills such as limits on photographs, data retention rules, public reporting, and local approval processes.
Several local and advocacy witnesses backed targeted camera programs. Senator Lovely and Representative Cruz supported a Salem school-zone camera bill, describing repeated violations around schools and buses. Medford officials and school-safety advocates supported a similar statewide camera bill, citing recent pedestrian deaths and dangerous cut-through traffic. AAA Northeast and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported targeted enforcement in work zones and school zones, while urging public education and warning periods. Some witnesses raised concerns about the color of lights for highway workers, with State Police representatives preferring green over blue to avoid confusion with law enforcement, and committee members asked about constitutional issues, surchargeability, and possible targeting concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, um, and it could be an HB 2 thing, but maybe we could talk offline about that so we can do all
- > an hb2 thing but yeah maybe we could an hb2 thing but yeah maybe we could talk<00:06:15.800>
offline - about that so so we can do talk offline about that so so we can do all<00:06:17.919>
of <00:06 - We’re also voting on it.
- We’re also voting on it.
Summary:
The working session focused on the New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s budget request and its recent work. Early discussion centered on a technical question about a statutory dedicated fund for donations: members asked why the budget did not show a line item for accepting donations, and DHHS CFO Nathan White explained that the statute already authorizes the fund, but because no revenue has been received yet, it does not appear in the budget. He said any future donations would go through the normal process under RSA 14:30-a, with fiscal committee and Governor and Council approval and a memo to the Department of Revenue Administration. The chair clarified that the account was not a prerequisite to soliciting donations, and White said the fund would supplement, not replace, General Fund support.
Kirk Williamson, the board’s executive director, then presented the board’s mission and budget. He said the governor’s budget provides about $256,500 in the first year and slightly more in the second, all General Funds, and that the board had distributed a technical amendment to continue the executive director position. He described the board’s role as analyzing prescription drug costs, identifying savings opportunities, monitoring market trends, promoting transparency, and making recommendations to the legislature and public payers. He also emphasized that the board operates publicly, with live-streamed meetings and a stakeholder advisory council that includes unions, state agencies, Medicaid, corrections, higher education, and other stakeholders.
A major topic was the board’s estimate of $6 million in potential savings, based on Medicare’s newly negotiated prices for 10 drugs. Williamson explained that the board used those federal negotiated prices as a benchmark to estimate what New Hampshire public payers might be missing by not having similar leverage, and said the board is trying to build evidence for future recommendations rather than directly setting prices. Members asked how those potential savings could become actual savings, and Williamson said the board is sharing findings through its advisory council and feedback loops, though it has not yet sent a formal recommendation letter to specific purchasers. He also discussed the difference between pharmacy-benefit spending, which relies heavily on PBM-negotiated rebates, and medical-benefit spending, which is administered differently and is being added to the board’s next report.
Williamson highlighted other work, including a model on Humira and a pending legislative effort to improve biosimilar competition, plus a proposed state-backed pharmacy savings card that would be no cost to the state and could save users about $240 per prescription based on Connecticut’s experience. No votes were taken during the session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, thank you, members, and looking forward to hopefully getting a yes vote today. Very good.
- getting a yes vote today. getting a yes vote today. Very<00:09:51.920>
good. - <00:46:32.240>
Thank it is voted on the House floor. - Thank it is voted on the House floor. Thank you,<00:46:32.560>
Mr. <00:46:32.880>Chair. - , question that can be answered offline, question that can be answered offline, but<01:09:58.480>
Keywords:
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - 04/22/25
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate policies and the statute, a chair, the senator should not chair a meeting, participate in any vote
- The senator asking to be excused from the vote may must make the request before the action is voted on
- not chair a meeting, participate<00:04:11.760>
in <00:04:12.000>any <00:04:12.159>vote - >
or <00:04:33.040>the before the action is voted on or the before the action is voted - communicate uh offline about that. communicate uh offline about that.
OK