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• We fully support this bill.
• We fully support this. If you have any questions, let me know. We fully support this.
• We fully support this. If you vehicles. We fully support this.
• </c> So, I'm I I will fully support this. So, I'm I I will fully support this.
• </c> ask you to support SB 641. Thank you. ask you to support SB 641. Thank you.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on Senate Bill 401, which DHHS described as a cleanup bill. Testimony from the department explained that the bill would repeal obsolete reporting requirements tied to a repealed municipal reimbursement program and to the now-repealed commission on demographic trends. No one testified in opposition, and the committee voted 12-0 ought to pass, placing the bill on the consent calendar. The committee then heard Senate Bill 402, which would eliminate certain non-compete agreements for physician associates going forward. Senator Gray introduced the bill, and a representative of the New Hampshire Society of Physician Associates said it would improve workforce recruitment and access to care without changing scope of practice or affecting existing agreements. Committee members asked about the length of current restrictions and whether the change would make New Hampshire more attractive to PAs. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and sent the bill to the consent calendar. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 426, which would repeal the permissible fireworks committee. Senator Uler and the deputy state fire marshal said the committee’s original purpose had been overtaken by later changes adopting federal fireworks standards, and that the fire marshal now has the necessary authority. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 469, a DMV modernization bill allowing electronic signatures in place of wet signatures for certain motor vehicle title and registration processes. Senator Lang, Carvana, the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association, Copart, and DMV staff all supported the measure, saying it would reduce delays, errors, and paperwork burdens. Members asked about AI, consumer protections, costs, and how electronic signatures would work in practice, including in cases involving deceased owners. The transcript cuts off during that hearing before any committee action on SB 469.

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• ><c> to</c> Financial support is provided to Financial support is provided to adoptive<00:06:55.040><
• </c> I respectfully urge you to support I respectfully urge you to support uh<00:37:12.280><c> the</c
• </c> committee to support HF 3415. Thank you. committee to support HF 3415. Thank you.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Please support this bill. &gt;&gt; Please support this bill.
• </c> support of this bill. support of this bill.

Bills: HF3415

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house

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• You've increased the public school support by almost 80%.
• We're going to ask how that works in the rest of the state because we want to support, on a voluntary
• Youth may also need additional support before successfully enrolling in school or training.
• If they had the right supports.
• We also use some of that funding for support services such as Thank you for that.

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• DELIGHT TO SUPPORT THE NOMINATION OF KATHY MOSER.
• And this wasn't with bipartisan support.
• I urge you not to support this deal.
• BECAUSE WE NEVER SUPPORTED IT TO BEGIN WITH.
• 76 million dollars to support conservation efforts at DEC.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no. The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber. The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators. Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.

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• And I am here to support this bill.
• </c> we're seeing further erosion and support we're seeing further erosion and support from<00:47:18.000
• We certainly support this.
• Uh, I'm in support of this bill.
• Uh supports the volatility.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And with that, I'd ask for your support.
• I appreciate your support on this bill. This will make our roads safer, and it will save lives.
• So with that, I ask for your support.
• So with that, I ask for your support. Is there objection? Seeing none, show the motion adopted.
• So with that, I ask for your support. Is there objection?

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I think there was good reason for us to support it.
• </c><01:17:20.639><c> the</c> are health related that support the are health related that support the
• Programmatically, I support the Division of Medicaid.
• We support the other division of long-term services and support, but they're the people that could give
• </c> able to to work and self-support able to to work and self-support themselves<02:24:16.080><c> there's

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division III held an informational hearing on Medicaid, Medicare, Choices for Independence, and related financing, while postponing nursing facility financing and the county cap discussion to a later date. DHHS officials Ann Landry, Jonathan Ballard, and Medicaid Director Henry Litman provided an overview of Medicaid’s role, noting it is a federal-state partnership with state-specific eligibility and benefits, and emphasizing that Medicaid is a major funding and programmatic support for other DHHS initiatives. They also distinguished Medicaid from Medicare and explained that Medicaid funding is not the same as grant funding, though some providers may also receive federal grants through other channels. The presentation focused on New Hampshire’s relatively small Medicaid program and why it differs from national averages. Officials said about 184,000 residents are covered, roughly one in seven Granite Staters compared with one in five nationally, and attributed the difference largely to the state’s higher per-capita income and older population. They highlighted that about 65% of Medicaid-enrolled adults in New Hampshire are working, that only 22% of births are covered by Medicaid versus 42% nationally, and that the state’s uninsured rate is lower than the national rate. Members asked about covered services, income limits, federal matching rates, and the names of optional eligibility groups; staff explained that New Hampshire offers the optional groups discussed, with matching rates varying by category, including 90% for Granite Advantage and certain other groups, and 65% for children above the required level. A substantial portion of the hearing covered eligibility rules and recent policy changes. Officials reviewed the history of Medicaid, including HCBS waivers, the CFI program, Katie Beckett, the Olmstead decision, the ACA, and the end of continuous enrollment after the public health emergency. They also discussed the 2023 legislative expansion of postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months and child eligibility changes. In response to questions, DHHS said it is tracking utilization and costs for the postpartum expansion and reported that many maternal deaths occur after the prior 60-day coverage period, often involving substance use disorder or suicide; they said the longer coverage is intended to improve access to treatment and prevention. The committee also walked through household-income examples, clarified that Medicaid eligibility is based on household income and categorical rules, and confirmed that Granite Advantage ends at 138% of the federal poverty level unless another categorical basis applies. No votes were taken, and the hearing remained informational.

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• </c> packet a number of letters of support packet a number of letters of support for<00:04:37.199><c>
• </c> support it. Representative Carol. support it. Representative Carol.
• Uh I again, I fully support this.
• </c> supportive of that. supportive of that.
• </c> So with that I would encourage support So with that I would encourage support from<01:09:13.679>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm here to support House File 9.
• We are very strongly in support of those provisions of the bill.
• </c><01:02:30.720><c> the</c> reliable Energy System minf supports the reliable Energy System minf supports
• So I very much support the amendment here today. Thank you.
• </c><01:46:06.440><c> the</c> here so I very much uh uh support the here so I very much uh uh support

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I rise in support of this bill.
• I would be supportive of $500,000.
• </c> The OD fund provides this support The OD fund provides this support through<00:54:54.720><c> excess
• </c><01:02:27.440><c> the</c> control fund OPC fund to support the control fund OPC fund to support the
• </c><01:14:33.760><c> It's</c> also supports this legislation. It's also supports this legislation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh we support this amendment.
• So, I support a uh support staff with.
• So, I support a uh support voting<00:08:58.880><c> for</c><00:08:59.120><c> the</c><00:08:59.360><c>
• </c><00:11:54.880><c> in</c> Members, I ask for your support in Members, I ask for your support in adding
• </c> supportive of this bill. supportive of this bill.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For example, studies have shown that rodents in the lab and deer in Minnesota exposed to neonics demonstrate
• This also supports conservation and stewardship and soil health.
• So I'm asking for your support for this bill, um, from the perspective of someone who began farming through
• So I'm asking for your support for this bill, um, from the perspective of someone who began farming through

Keywords: 1183, house

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• LB 935 also changes provisions relating to child and spousal support orders, challenges to notarized
• bilateral shared investment, joint action, bond policy, local economic exchange, mutual economic support
• and the commission will be housed with the Department of Administrative Services, with additional support
• Legislative Bill 803 amends provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer account act, the supports
• And Senator... ...Machaela Cavanaugh, my macaroni, I am better because of your support, your leadership

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• It's demonstrable.
• It's<01:21:05.600><c> demonstrable.
• </c> support in protecting our children. support in protecting our children.
• </c><03:54:26.880><c> I</c> So, I support this. Thank you. I So, I support this. Thank you.
• </c><04:28:02.239><c> what's</c> can be effective by supporting what's can be effective by supporting

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> provide them the support that they need. provide them the support that they need.
• </c><02:01:50.239><c> myself</c> out and I was able to um support myself out and I was able to um support
• Um where the parent and child support.
• </c> um use the support from their benefits. um use the support from their benefits.
• </c> representative or instruction to support representative or instruction to support how<02:34:16.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session opened with routine announcements, including new and absent members, a tribute to former chair Rep. Jess Edwards, and an explanation that Division 3 is advisory and will make recommendations to full Finance. Chair Mooney also distributed a self-created index to the budget binder and reviewed the committee’s options under House Rule 45. Members discussed scheduling a future visit to the Veterans Home in Tilton, with several October dates unavailable, and the chair said she would circulate possible dates. The committee also reviewed the second-year budget context and sources of funding, including surplus monies, existing and new revenue streams, grants, reappropriations, and the rainy day fund. The committee then took up several retained bills and repeatedly heard that their substance had already been addressed in the budget. House Bill 519, funding the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was moved ITL and passed 10-0. House Bill 547, county reimbursement funds, was also moved ITL and passed 10-0 after members noted the reimbursement had been included in HB 2. House Bill 570, repealing the prescription drug affordability board, was moved ITL and passed 10-0, with minority members saying they still believed the board had value but acknowledging the repeal had already occurred in HB 2. House Bill 704, concerning caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs, received the most discussion. Mr. Ripple explained that most items were already funded or suspended in the budget, leaving only the senior volunteer grant program unfunded. Chair Mooney offered amendment 2963H to fund the RSVP program at $180,000 for one year, contingent on surplus funds, and DHHS witnesses explained that RSVP is a federally funded AmeriCorps program that would be added to existing state licensing structures. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was reported ought to pass as amended on a 10-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 751, which would require licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and create an ombudsman-related complaint process. DHHS witnesses said the bill had been narrowed substantially from an earlier certification model with multiple positions and IT costs to a licensing model using existing department infrastructure, reducing the fiscal note to $211,000 for one position. They also said the ombudsman section was no longer needed because licensed facilities would fall under existing oversight. Members questioned how many facilities exist and whether licensing fees would cover costs; DHHS said it did not know the full provider landscape and that licensing revenue across the board does not cover the department’s costs. Rep. Daniels then proposed amendment 2964H to form a study committee because of the remaining questions and lack of a clear revenue stream, and the committee was still discussing that amendment when the transcript ended.

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• </c> in time so I would look for your support in time so I would look for your support for<02:53:30.920
• I hope you'll support this amendment.
• I hope you'll support this amendment.
• </c> nuclear energy so I hope you'll support nuclear energy so I hope you'll support this<03:42:24.920
• I will be supporting this bill. Thank you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• work supporting victims of domestic<00:51:42.880><c> violence.
• ><c> Burles</c><00:52:38.720><c> Police</c> the support from the Burles Police the support from the Burles
• </c><01:28:15.199><c> the</c> those cuts and to strongly support the those cuts and to strongly support
• It has enjoyed bipartisan support world.
• at Buckland supporting students at Buckland Elementary<02:31:18.640><c> School.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Zoe Schreiber from Highlands Dispensary, in support. Thank you. Karen Woodson with KSS, in support.
• We urge your support. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anyone else in support?
• Anyone in support of AB 408? California Society of Pathologists in support. Thank you very much.
• We ask for your strong support. Thank you. Pam Lopez, on behalf of Jade Nectar, in support.
• Zoe Schreiber, in strong support. Zoe Schreiber, in strong support. Thank you.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with most measures drawing support from industry, professional, local government, and advocacy witnesses, and several receiving committee amendments before moving forward. AB 8 on hemp and cannabis drew the most extensive debate: supporters said it would close loopholes around intoxicating hemp products, strengthen enforcement, and bring THC products into the regulated cannabis supply chain; opponents, including small cannabis farmers and environmental groups, warned it could undermine Proposition 64’s closed-loop system, harm California cultivators, and reduce tax revenues for youth, environmental, and law enforcement programs. The author said the bill was intended to protect consumers and children and to work further with stakeholders. AB 476 on copper theft was presented as a public safety and infrastructure bill to tighten reporting, documentation, and penalties for scrap metal theft; supporters from cities, utilities, broadband, and recycling-related groups described major losses and outages from copper theft, and the remaining opposition moved to neutral after amendments, with the bill advancing with committee support. The committee also heard AB 985, which would allow nationally certified anesthesiologist assistants to practice under direct supervision of licensed anesthesiologists to address anesthesia workforce shortages. Supporters, including the California Society of Anesthesiologists, medical groups, students, and patients, said it would expand access and bring California in line with other states; nurse anesthesiology groups expressed concerns and sought further clarification, but there was no formal opposition at the hearing. AB 506, aimed at online pet sales, would void contracts that fail to disclose an animal’s origin or veterinary records or that require non-refundable deposits; animal welfare groups said it would curb puppy mill pipelines and deceptive online sales, and there was no opposition. AB 876, on certified registered nurse anesthetists, generated the sharpest health care policy dispute: supporters said it would codify existing practice and clarify CRNA duties, while physicians and medical associations argued it would expand scope too far and reduce patient safety. After a roll call, AB 876 passed the committee 9-0, as amended, to Appropriations. Other bills advanced with broad support after amendments. AB 432, the Menopause Equity Act, would require continuing medical education on menopause-related care for certain physicians; the author and medical experts said the bill addresses widespread gaps in menopause treatment and research, while CMA and ACOG opposed the mandate as an inappropriate CME requirement, though they agreed the underlying problem is real. The bill passed on call, as amended, to Health. AB 759 would allow eligible architectural candidates to use the title “architect in training” to encourage completion of licensure and improve diversity in the profession; it passed unanimously, as amended, to Appropriations. AB 967 would create an optional expedited licensure fee for out-of-state physicians to reduce delays in bringing doctors into California’s workforce; supporters said it would help address shortages and improve patient access, and the bill was presented with support from medical stakeholders.

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• I'm happy to express our support for SF ...
• </c><00:05:09.759><c> over</c> dollar annually in supporting over dollar annually in supporting over
• </c><00:16:17.680><c> this</c> encourage people to to not support this encourage people to to not support
• So we appreciate your support on this amendment. Okay.
• </c><01:47:48.239><c> of</c> information and as for your support of information and as for your support

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I'm supporting this bill. I supported the bill last year.
• But I'm going to support it.
• I support this bill.
• I support this bill.
• I support this bill. Timoy Scanlan, daughter of Officer Scanlan, I support this bill.

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 647, which would clarify last year’s RV disposal pilot program for Los Angeles and Alameda counties so local agencies can remove abandoned, inoperable RVs more efficiently. Supporters, including a representative for Mayor Karen Bass, said the bill is needed to address public health, fire, sewage, and neighborhood safety hazards. Opponents argued the measure would be used to remove occupied RVs without adequate housing or service referrals and would harm vehicle residents. The committee later approved AB 647 on a do-pass motion to the Appropriations Committee. The committee also considered AB 1656, which would give judges discretion to delay human trafficking cases when the assigned prosecutor has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress, with amendments limiting the continuance to one time and no more than 10 days. Supporters said the bill would help preserve vertical prosecution and trauma-informed continuity for survivors; opponents raised speedy-trial and due process concerns. After discussion about balancing victim continuity and constitutional rights, the committee passed AB 1656 as amended to the floor. AB 1917, a bill to require prosecutors to file a motion before reinstating charges dismissed at preliminary hearing, also drew support from public defenders and defense groups and opposition from district attorneys, who argued the bill used the wrong procedural mechanism. The author agreed to explore moving the process into the existing 995 framework, and the committee passed AB 1917 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2636 would require courts to consider possession of a loaded firearm when deciding whether a juvenile qualifies for deferred entry of judgment. Supporters, including probation and police chiefs, said the bill would add accountability for serious gun-related conduct while preserving rehabilitation options; opponents said it would reduce access to effective youth diversion and disproportionately affect Black and brown youth. The committee passed the bill to the floor. AB 1632, which would replace notarization with a penalty-of-perjury statement for 602 trespass authorization letters, was supported by cities and law enforcement as a way to reduce bureaucracy and help address trespass and vacant-property hazards, while opponents warned of abuse and Fourth Amendment concerns. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill to the floor. The hearing then moved on to AB 1974, a voluntary firearm safe-storage bill, with the author introducing the measure and witnesses from Pierce’s Pledge expected to testify.