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• If there's any restriction on further disbursements, it's only because, after the inspections are made
• Any restriction on further disbursements is only because, after the inspections are made of the construction
• The other piece of this fence is this: it doesn't restrict the amount of information that the Public
• We do have some concerns around the language around the radius restrictions that are attached to this
• The language around the radius restrictions that are attached to this particular measure, I think it's

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• services in non-public schools at the elementary grade level, because early intervention is the least restrictive
• services in non-public schools at the elementary grade level, because early intervention is the least restrictive
• services in non-public schools at the elementary grade level, because early intervention is the least restrictive
• students were just a few years older, an initial level of response would be available in their least restrictive
• students were just a few years older, an initial level of response would be available in their least restrictive

Bills: HF984 , HF921 , HF922

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• ways to be proactive in our ability to support students to prevent them from needing those more restrictive
• work, yeah, and a lot of patience and resilience and all the things—we can prevent the need for restrictive
• ways to be proactive in our ability to support students to prevent them from needing those more restrictive
• work, yeah, and a lot of patience and resilience and all the things—we can prevent the need for restrictive
• We can prevent the need for restrictive procedures and seclusion.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• expansion in the number we call DRF designated receiving beds, expansions in step-down and into less restrictive
• down and available expansions in step down and into<01:31:05.960><c> less</c><01:31:06.360><c> restrictive
• </c><01:31:06.880><c> settings</c><01:31:07.400><c> again</c> into less restrictive settings again into
• less restrictive settings again getting<01:31:07.880><c> folks</c><01:31:08.119><c> out</c><01:31:08.320
• into</c><01:33:44.280><c> stable</c> You get people into stable housing that you're not in a less restrictive

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

Transcript Highlights:

• They need their power restricted until they can prove with empirical and independent evidence that they
• they need over the autism Community they need their<01:53:08.480><c> power</c><01:53:08.800><c> restricted
• </c><01:53:09.440><c> until</c><01:53:09.840><c> they</c><01:53:09.960><c> can</c> their power restricted
• until they can their power restricted until they can prove<01:53:11.159><c> with</c><01:53:11.480><c
• You know, if you do go to school, it's only in the most restrictive setting that's available for your

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The revisions include permanent restrictions on the movement of CRB.
• The rule restrictions basically address the movement of infested material, and what it said was you just
• The revisions include permanent restrictions on the movement of CRB.
• The rule restrictions basically address the movement of infested material, and what it said was you just
• revisions rules go into effect the revisions includes<00:24:16.000><c> permanent</c><00:24:16.480><c> restrictions

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House and Senate agriculture committees met on January 17, 2025, for an informational briefing on biosecurity and invasive species; Chair Kahaloa opened by noting there would be no public testimony. Members introduced themselves, and the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC) program manager Chelsea Arnot outlined the purpose of the briefing and the statewide impacts of invasive species, citing examples such as coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ant, coquí frogs, albizia, and mosquito-borne disease. She emphasized that biosecurity requires coordinated action across state departments, counties, federal agencies, universities, and communities, and highlighted HISC’s role in funding interagency projects, island invasive species committees, research, outreach, and early detection efforts. Arnot and HISC representatives described major funding and program needs, including a requested $4.25 million increase to HISC to raise its baseline budget to $10 million, support island committee operations, research, biocontrol, marine biosecurity, surveillance, and staffing. They also requested $500,000 for the Hawaiʻi Ant Lab, saying it is critical to invasive ant research and little fire ant response. The briefing also noted HISC’s leverage of federal dollars, including a $4.6 million REPI award with HISC providing the match, and cited successful collaborative eradications and responses, including veiled chameleons on Maui, axis deer on Hawaiʻi Island, and a 2023 coconut rhinoceros beetle response on Maui that prevented further spread. Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture officials then discussed implementation of updated administrative rules effective January 20, 2025, which permanently restrict movement of coconut rhinoceros beetle host material and give the department stronger authority to stop movement of infested material. They reported 2024 import activity of about 50,000 ship and aircraft arrivals, inspection/clearance of 20 million pieces, and 16,000 interceptions, with additional staffing from Act 231 expected to increase interceptions. They also described Act 231 funding and current spending status: about 65% obligated and 52% encumbered, with some funds tied to contracts for CRB and little fire ant response, plus an $800,000 green-waste hauling RFP that had to be reissued because of a flaw. The department said 580 Oʻahu homes and 290 Hawaiʻi Island homes are slated for little fire ant treatment, while Maui and Kauaʻi will focus on survey and outreach. Members questioned how homes are selected for subsidized treatment, whether HISC and the island invasive species committees received Act 231 support, and whether the state should direct how contracted funds are prioritized. Representative Martin raised concerns that the RFP limited eligibility to private pest control companies and excluded more experienced entities such as the Hawaiʻi Ant Lab. Department officials said they would follow up on prioritization and funding details, and noted that emergency proclamations and procurement flexibility could help with rapid response and hiring during invasive species emergencies.

Transcript Highlights:

• you were discussing about Chinese components, there is already, in the private sector, a lot of restriction
• </c><01:48:32.880><c> has</c><01:48:33.040><c> a</c><01:48:33.280><c> more</c><01:48:33.679><c> restrictive
• </c> New Hampshire has a more restrictive New Hampshire has a more restrictive version<01:48:34.880><
• </c><01:49:18.159><c> It</c><01:49:18.400><c> includes</c> slightly more restrictive.
• It includes slightly more restrictive.

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think on the HHR side, they do a very good job of restricting entry into these locations.
• is currently working on some rule changes to where, in an establishment that is not statutorily restricted
• </c> restricting entry into these locations. restricting entry into these locations.
• :50.080><c> They</c><03:49:50.399><c> have</c><03:49:50.560><c> to</c><03:49:50.720><c> put</c> restricted
• They have to put restricted, i.e. a bar.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Public funding for hunger relief has been cut, frozen, restricted, and delayed.
• Um and we can't afford any<00:58:01.359><c> restrictions</c><00:58:01.839><c> to</c><00:58:02.000><c>
• That that all any restrictions to SNAP.
• </c><00:58:07.599><c> And</c> need any more restrictions and cuts.
• And need any more restrictions and cuts.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Restricting access to only those authorized is imperative for the safety and future of continued success
• > access</c><03:54:24.439><c> to</c><03:54:24.720><c> only</c><03:54:25.319><c> those</c> staff restricting
• access to only those staff restricting access to only those authorized<03:54:26.279><c> is</c><03:54
• > overall</c><04:12:40.560><c> utility</c><04:12:41.119><c> for</c><04:12:41.359><c> law</c> and restrict
• its overall utility for law and restrict its overall utility for law enforcement<04:12:42.239><c> and

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

Transcript Highlights:

• c><01:50:37.239><c> how</c> a cap per patient uh you know how a cap per patient uh you know how restrictive
• ><c> the</c><01:50:38.320><c> federal</c><01:50:38.840><c> program</c><01:50:39.560><c> and</c> restrictive
• is the federal program and restrictive is the federal program and do<01:50:39.800><c> you</c><01:50:
• The Medicaid Program is able to carry forward funds within the 101 class line as restricted revenue from
• </c><03:03:56.680><c> revenue</c> 101 class line as restricted revenue 101 class line as restricted revenue

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session. A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill. DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways. The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:10:33.840><c> So</c><02:10:34.000><c> a</c> the least restrictive environment.
• So a the least restrictive environment.
• It's not the least restrictive environment, nor legally am I going to say, okay, all of a sudden we're
• the least restrictive environment for this child.
• </c> not we would be the least restrictive not we would be the least restrictive environment.<02:19:50.240

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are there any restrictions as far as the font you're able to use when you're writing these rules?
• So I don't see that that's changing, but it does make it more restrictive for us. >> Um, you know, this
• So I don't see that that's changing, but it does make it more restrictive for us. >> Um, and something
• So I don't see that that's changing, but it does make it more restrictive for us. >> Um, you know, this
• So I don't see that that's changing, but it does make it more restrictive for us. >> Um, you know, this

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When there's a shortage of homes, land prices go up, and large lot requirements themselves restrict the
• And then you say, "Well, now because now you could also build without restriction on height, as long
• 50:34.720><c> also</c><02:50:35.040><c> build</c><02:50:35.680><c> without</c><02:50:36.080><c> restriction
• </c><02:50:36.560><c> on</c> could also build without restriction on could also build without restriction
• Contracts, including private covenants, conditions, and restrictions, are private agreements between

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And finally, California can relax its restrictions on its specialized fuel blend, which has made it so
• So that's a fourth thing: to relax restrictions on being able to develop our own energy and allow for
• us to accept our own gas sources of gasoline, as well as relaxing the fuel blend so it's not so restrictive
• </c><03:27:12.479><c> on</c><03:27:12.720><c> being</c><03:27:12.960><c> able</c> is to relax restrictions
• on being able is to relax restrictions on being able to<03:27:13.359><c> develop</c><03:27:13.840><c

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• mental health care is why we don't need to resolve the issues around... ...gun control and gun restrictions
• It would restrict payroll deductions and space rentals and stop educators from sharing information about
• HCR 2040 would ask voters to restrict how Arizona's underpaid and overworked educators can work together
• It restricts the ability of educators, counselors, and health professionals to speak truthfully with
• So there are some restrictions on it.

Keywords: 1182, all

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, when you are restricting the participation for free and reduced right until the completion of the
• > the</c><00:21:30.880><c> participation</c><00:21:31.520><c> for</c><00:21:31.840><c> free</c> restricting
• the participation for free restricting the participation for free and<00:21:32.240><c> reduced</c><00
• they're going to be getting at that point in time of the next budget cycle, but also that it's restricted
• they're going to be getting at that point in time of the next budget cycle, but also that it's restricted

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The restriction on abortion that got put in there.
• The restriction on abortion that got put in there.
• years. um the restriction the last four years. um the restriction on<04:07:26.560><c> abortion</c><04
• It seemed to be very restrictive and not appropriate for what we were contracting for.
• and</c><04:13:24.159><c> not</c><04:13:24.479><c> not</c> be very restrictive and not not be very restrictive

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 66, a right-to-know measure that would broaden access from “citizen” to “person,” including out-of-state requesters. Members also adopted an amendment removing the current no-filing-fee provision for appeals of unfavorable right-to-know ombudsman rulings, citing budget concerns. The bill was then reported ought to pass as amended on a 16-9 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 187, which would let a parent or guardian seek a protective order on behalf of a minor alleging abuse by someone outside the family or household, was described as a narrow fix with little fiscal impact. It passed unanimously, 25-0, and was placed on the consent calendar. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was retained because its policy had been folded into House Bill 2; the committee voted 25-0 to retain it. House Bill 219, dealing with renewable portfolio standard changes and lower renewable energy certificate values, drew opposition from members who said it would weaken renewable energy development and raise concerns about energy costs, but the motion to retain was adopted 14-11, allowing the bill to be moved into House Bill 2. The committee then retained House Bills 365, 552, 566, 572, 607, 611, and 624, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, generally because the relevant policy or funding had been incorporated into House Bill 2 or because the bills were viewed as technical or low-impact. HB 566 was described as a landfill leach-management bill with a fiscal note under $10,000 annually and was sent to consent. HB 572 and HB 607 were retained because their money components were moved into HB 2, though one member objected that HB 607 represented an unfunded mandate for the Hampton Beach Area Commission. House Bill 511, concerning ICE detainers and county detention practices, generated the most debate. Supporters said the amendment clarified how long counties may hold detainees without a federal contract and compared the detention period to existing bail rules; opponents argued the bill could sanction detention of people not charged with crimes and raised due-process concerns. The committee adopted the amendment 14-11 and then reported the bill ought to pass as amended on another 14-11 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 639, involving securities and digital currency issues, was also reported ought to pass after members noted unresolved concerns but said the Secretary of State’s Securities Division was willing to continue working on it in the other body; the vote was 16-10.

Transcript Highlights:

• I have to look at which of the licenses have the most restrictive regulations for me, and currently that
• We also made clarifying changes that no longer impact the new employee credit and only restrict the health
• The business is required to do it. employee credit and only restricts the employee credit and only restricts

Keywords: 981, all