Transcript Highlights:

• So I imagine somewhere along the line you take the amount of towns and cities in the state of New Hampshire
• for each<01:28:52.520><c> town</c><01:28:52.880><c> so</c><01:28:53.080><c> I</c><01:28:53.239><c> imagine
• </c><01:28:53.639><c> somewhere</c><01:28:54.159><c> along</c> each town so I imagine somewhere along
• each town so I imagine somewhere along the<01:28:54.679><c> line</c><01:28:55.679><c> you</c><01:28:
• Representative Anenberg: Well, I imagine it would be through them, yes. Follow up.

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I imagine that the MSP on some level, somewhere, some shape or form, is having interactions with ICE.
• Again, I'm not saying that to throw anyone under the bus by any stretch of the imagination.
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we're going to do with. A billion dollars.
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we had to cut out $5 billion?
• You can just imagine 120 attorneys plus all the other supporting professionals, the recruitment, the

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

Transcript Highlights:

• So you can imagine how hard that would be for a small business.
• He said he couldn't imagine that the chair hadn't heard about it and asked what the current canopy limits
• "I can't imagine that you haven't heard about it.
• No. >> Thank you. >> You call that, sir. >> Chair Hansen, uh, can you imagine a business that would invest
• are other businesses that kind of come into the market past this date, from now onward, how do you imagine

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• some real interesting things went into the rededication of the Goshen County courthouse, and you can imagine
• some real interesting things went into the rededication of the Goshen County courthouse, and you can imagine
• > County courthouse and uh County courthouse and uh you<01:56:12.719><c> can</c><01:56:12.880><c> imagine
• </c> you can imagine you can imagine a<01:56:14.800><c> Cindy</c><01:56:15.119><c> Hill</c><01:56:15.360

Committee: Joint Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So what I'm imagining is my community reviewers are the governor's workforce board.
• appropriations.<00:34:00.480><c> So</c><00:34:00.720><c> what</c><00:34:00.880><c> I'm</c><00:34:01.039><c> imagining
• So what I'm imagining is appropriations.
• So what I'm imagining is my<00:34:01.919><c> community</c><00:34:02.240><c> reviewers</c><00:34:02.720
• But I can imagine in every district around the state people having sports and recreation events that

Bills: HF4072 , HF3691 , HF4613

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

Keywords: workforce development, journalism, local news, internships, media training, emergency management, essential employees, public safety, law enforcement, workforce, economic development, appropriation, Twin Cities Marathon, Explore Minnesota, grants, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so I don't not familiar with that system in Oberlin that much, but I imagine it was because it was
• that<00:10:38.880><c> much,</c><00:10:39.200><c> but</c><00:10:40.000><c> I</c><00:10:40.320><c> imagine
• c><00:10:40.800><c> it</c><00:10:41.040><c> was</c><00:10:41.279><c> because</c> that much, but I imagine
• it was because that much, but I imagine it was because it<00:10:41.839><c> was</c><00:10:42.320><c>
• And so having a system where you reuse the fluid versus—I imagine that's... >> Okay. >> Mr.

Bills: HF4348 , HF4186 , HF4202 , HF4455 , HF3884 , HF3883 , HF3882 , HF3881 , HF2688 , HF3295 , HF3862 , HF3362 , HF4242 , HF3798

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: HF4186, Minnesota local government finance, housing and redevelopment authority, HRA, public investment authority, qualifying government, State Board of Investment, SBI, index mutual fund, multifamily housing development, long-term equity investment, investment-grade fixed income, federally insured securities, government-sponsored entities, municipal investing, local government investments, housing finance, public funds, investment policy, risk of loss

Transcript Highlights:

• I imagine that the MSP on some level, somewhere, some shape or form is having interactions with ICE.
• Again, I'm not saying to throw anyone under the bus by any stretch of the imagination.
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we're going to do with. A billion dollars.
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we had to cut out $5 billion?
• You can just imagine 120 attorneys plus all the other supporting professionals, the recruitment, the

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s FY27 H-2 budget proposal, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard testimony from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who described the $1.72 billion budget as a 4% increase over FY26 and emphasized readiness, local partnerships, and support for core operations rather than expansion. She highlighted ongoing work on firearms-law implementation, State Police academy reforms, DOC’s new strategic plan, disaster response, hate-crime prevention, and planning for major 2026 events including the World Cup, Marathon, and America’s 250th anniversary. Members also raised concerns about State Police capacity, DNA backlog reporting, academy boxing/training reforms after a trooper’s death, ICE coordination, diversity in public safety leadership, the disaster relief fund, crime lab funding, reentry programming, and whether OEMS should move from DPH to EOPSS; Kwan said she would keep an open mind on some issues but was not ready to commit to an OEMS transfer. The committee then questioned EOPSS officials and the State Police colonel on several operational matters. The colonel said the academy boxing program remains suspended and likely will not return in its prior form, pending an IACP review, and that future training will likely emphasize jujitsu-style control techniques. He also said the State Police uses the civil service exam, with current advancement scores ranging from 83.72 to 98.78 for the most recent class, and acknowledged the need to improve recruitment, preparation, and diversity. On the DNA and sexual assault kit backlog, EOPSS said it supports extending the statute of limitations and is working with the courts and crime lab to identify and collect lawfully owed DNA. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, is currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, and should be designed to respond flexibly to different regional needs. They also said the crime lab increase is largely to cover core operations and a structural deficiency rather than expansion. Several members focused on public safety coordination and staffing. Questions from legislators from Bristol, Plymouth, Cape Cod, and elsewhere stressed the need for State Police to absorb additional forensic work if county resources shift, and to maintain strong communication with local chiefs and federal partners. Rep. Holmes pressed EOPSS on racial and gender diversity in the department and State Police; Kwan and Colonel Noble said diversity has improved but will take time to show up in senior leadership, and they pointed to internships and hiring practices as ways to broaden the pipeline. The hearing also included discussion of the World Cup security plan, with Kwan saying planning has been underway for about 18 months through 14 working groups and that current staffing and overtime resources appear sufficient for now. After EOPSS concluded, the committee recessed briefly and then began testimony from district attorneys, led by Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden, who said prosecutors are seeking a 10% budget increase to address staffing and salary pressures, especially the widening pay gap between assistant district attorneys and newly hired public defenders after recent CPCS funding increases.

Transcript Highlights:

• I imagine that the MSP on some level, somewhere, some shape or form is having interactions with ICE.
• Again, I'm not saying that throw anyone under the bus by any stretch of the imagination.
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we're going to do with a billion dollars?
• Can you imagine us trying to find a place that we had to cut out $5 billion?
• You can just imagine 120 attorneys plus all the other supporting professionals, the recruitment, the

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is I I just have never in my life would have imagined that I would have spent my 30s and going into
• I just have never in my life would is I I just have never in my life would have<01:53:23.599><c> imagined
• ><c> would</c><01:53:24.320><c> have</c><01:53:24.400><c> spent</c><01:53:24.639><c> my</c> have imagined
• that I would have spent my have imagined that I would have spent my 30s<01:53:25.199><c> and</c><01:
• Now, this is not new by any stretch of the imagination.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability met on February 20, 2026, to hear from Minnesota Management and Budget State Budget Director Anna Mingi about federal funding changes affecting the state budget. Before testimony began, Senator Rasmusson objected to a draft committee report that had been prepared in advance of the hearing, arguing it was inappropriate to summarize testimony before it occurred. The chair responded that nonpartisan staff had prepared the draft from Mingi’s submitted presentation and could revise it after the hearing if needed. Director Mingi explained that federal dollars make up more than one-third of state spending and support about 650 federal awards totaling over $23 billion this year, with more than $15 billion supporting state entitlement programs. She said the federal funding environment had changed significantly since January 2025 through executive orders, pauses, terminations, new grant conditions, delayed awards, and the July 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill. Her main focus was H.R. 1’s effects on health care and food assistance, including work requirements for some adults, changes to eligibility for legal non-citizens, limits on retroactive Medicaid coverage and directed payments, new limits on provider taxes, and SNAP changes that shift some benefit and administrative costs to the state and counties. She estimated H.R. 1 would reduce federal funds to state-administered programs by about $327 million in the current biennium and $1.6 billion in the next, with additional costs to hospitals, counties, and other partners beyond the budget horizon. Members asked follow-up questions about whether the estimates were relative to the forecast and whether federal Medicaid funding would still rise over time. Mingi said the estimates were based on the November forecast baseline and that Medicaid federal dollars would likely continue growing overall, though the law still creates significant losses relative to prior projections. Senator Rasmusson emphasized that point in remarks to the committee. The discussion then shifted to federal grant pauses and cancellations: MMB’s tracker showed about six awards on hold totaling roughly $491 million, 13 confirmed cancellations across areas including clean energy, education, food assistance, and public health, and additional threatened or litigated cuts not included in those totals. Mingi identified two canceled violence-prevention-related grants, including a FEMA public safety grant and a justice reinvestment grant, and noted that CDC had recently moved to cancel or seek cancellation of several Minnesota public health grants, including a $65 million public health infrastructure award.

Transcript Highlights:

• I just can't imagine submitting to someone who's saying they're law enforcement without them proving
• I just can't imagine submitting to someone who's saying they're law enforcement without them proving
• </c><03:03:36.960><c> I</c><03:03:37.200><c> just</c><03:03:37.439><c> can't</c><03:03:38.240><c> imagine
• Um, I just can't imagine um or not.
• Um, I just can't imagine um submitting<03:03:40.479><c> to</c><03:03:40.640><c> someone</c><03:03:40.960

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You imagine where he stands on guns.
• You<00:35:48.400><c> imagine</c><00:35:49.040><c> where</c><00:35:49.200><c> he</c><00:35:49.359><c>
• </c><00:35:50.480><c> His</c> You imagine where he stands on guns.
• His You imagine where he stands on guns.
• And so, as you can imagine, not many attorneys are going to try to take on something unless they're doing

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and ground rules from Chair David Tarnas, including a request for two-minute testimony limits, clear speaking, Zoom etiquette, and respectful conduct. The first measure taken up was HB 2062, relating to gun violence prevention, which would appropriate funds for enforcement of gun violence protective orders and for public awareness campaigns. Judiciary submitted written testimony recommending technical changes to clarify that it does not enforce laws and instead should be funded for personnel to process temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; the Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill and said it is well positioned to conduct public education. Support also came from county and advocacy witnesses, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, HGEA, and a retired police officer, while opposition testimony argued the measure raises due process and Fifth Amendment concerns and that education, not enforcement, should be the focus. The chair noted 37 testimonies in support, 103 in opposition, and three comments; no vote was taken in the portion provided. Testimony on HB 2062 emphasized both public safety and constitutional concerns. Supporters described the bill as a way to increase awareness of an existing legal tool, prevent suicides and shootings, and help law enforcement and the public understand gun violence protective orders. Opponents, including gun owners and firearms groups, argued that red flag laws can be abused, lack due process, and should not be expanded through state funding. A county neighborhood safety witness suggested an amendment to allow public, private, and nonprofit consultants to assist with training and implementation. Members asked a few questions, but the agencies with written testimony were not present, so the chair referred members to their submissions. The committee then moved to HB 2061, relating to firearms, which appropriates money for the state gun buyback program and requires at least two buyback events in each county. Written support was noted from the Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii County Council, the County of Kauai Prosecuting Attorney, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, with the latter emphasizing that buybacks are voluntary prevention tools that can reduce risk before crises escalate. Opposition came from the Mid-Pacific Pistol League, SDM Training Group/Bows and Bullets, and others; one witness argued buybacks are ineffective, costly, and can be vulnerable to misuse or black-market diversion, and suggested a year-round surrender option instead. The committee heard additional support from a retired police officer and from a gun violence survivor with Students Demand Action, but no final action or vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I feel like it would be helpful for me and I would imagine some of my colleagues to be able to hear both
• I feel like it would be helpful for me and I would imagine some of my colleagues to be able to hear both
• 58.800><c> would</c> it would be helpful for me and I would it would be helpful for me and I would imagine
• 59.840><c> colleagues</c><01:23:00.239><c> to</c><01:23:00.400><c> to</c><01:23:00.800><c> be</c> imagine
• some of my colleagues to to be imagine some of my colleagues to to be able<01:23:01.120><c> to</c><01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The House bill was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination from my perspective.
• This orange line on this chart, and people in the gallery, you can't see it, but imagine an orange line
• people in the gallery, you can't see it, people in the gallery, you can't see it, but<02:31:44.000><c> imagine
• 31:44.880><c> line</c><02:31:45.120><c> on</c><02:31:45.359><c> a</c><02:31:45.600><c> XY</c> but imagine
• an orange line on a XY but imagine an orange line on a XY graph.<02:31:47.439><c> That</c><02:31:47.680

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I imagine it's going to be one that you have to get back to us with an answer on, but currently a veteran
• We are, and I imagine it's going to pass, which is terribly disappointing, but we are once again doing
• We</c><04:50:54.560><c> are,</c><04:50:54.958><c> and</c><04:50:55.200><c> I</c><04:50:55.440><c> imagine
• We are, and I imagine it's going State.
• We are, and I imagine it's going to<04:50:56.320><c> pass,</c><04:50:56.480><c> which</c><04:50:56.718

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals. SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed. SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.

Transcript Highlights:

• If retroactive changes in law were routine, can you imagine the impact this would have on business?
• If retroactive changes in law were routine, can you imagine the impact this would have on business?
• ><00:52:30.440><c> routine</c><00:52:31.119><c> can</c><00:52:31.240><c> you</c><00:52:31.480><c> imagine
• </c><00:52:31.839><c> the</c> law were routine can you imagine the law were routine can you imagine the

Bills: HF2103 , HF2793

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you can imagine you have the sugar company that is selling their sugar in bags made from their
• So if you can imagine you have the sugar company that is selling their sugar in bags made from their
• So if you can imagine you have the sugar company that is selling their sugar in bags made from their
• So if you can imagine you have the sugar company that is selling their sugar in bags made from their
• Imagine you have the sugar company that is selling their sugar in bags made from their co-product stream

Bills: HF1621 , HF1701 , HF1796 , HF1676 , HF40 , HF1428 , HF1540

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

Transcript Highlights:

• We operate five different sites, and as you can imagine, doing five different sites is very inefficient
• We operate five different sites, and as you can imagine, doing five different sites is very inefficient
• sites and as we operate five different sites and as you<01:45:05.760><c> can</c><01:45:05.920><c> imagine
• </c><01:45:06.239><c> you're</c><01:45:06.400><c> doing</c><01:45:06.639><c> five</c> you can imagine
• you're doing five you can imagine you're doing five different<01:45:07.080><c> sites</c><01:45:07.360

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 46:15.760><c> accumulation</c><00:46:16.599><c> you</c><00:46:16.680><c> can</c><00:46:16.880><c> imagine
• </c> degrade the accumulation you can imagine degrade the accumulation you can imagine waste<00:46:17.680
• That's a general answer from my prior vice president of research days, but still applies here, and I imagine
• That's a general answer from my prior vice president of research days, but still applies here, and I imagine

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think, but I mean, it's hard to imagine all the different ways that this could pan out, but exempting
• So I think, but I mean, it's hard to imagine all the different ways that this could pan out, but exempting
• So I think, but I mean, it's hard to imagine all the different ways that this could pan out, but exempting
• So I think, but I mean, it's hard to imagine all the different ways that this could pan out, but exempting
• So I think, but I mean, it's hard to imagine all the different ways that this could pan out, but exempting

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem. The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making. The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you can imagine, when the connected trails are closed down two weeks earlier than the rest of the
• As you can imagine, when the connected trails are closed down two weeks earlier than the rest of the
• South<01:22:05.040><c> as</c><01:22:05.400><c> you</c><01:22:05.560><c> can</c><01:22:05.800><c> imagine
• </c><01:22:06.560><c> when</c><01:22:06.760><c> the</c> South as you can imagine when the South as you
• can imagine when the connected<01:22:07.480><c> trails</c><01:22:07.840><c> are</c><01:22:08.080><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all