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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are recognized nationally for leading responsible evaluation of AI in clinical practice, including
- We are recognized nationally for leading responsible evaluation of AI in clinical practice, including
- If we were to take business practices, there are certainly cases where people will take advantage of
- You know, to your point overall, I happen to practice in health care.
- </c> you know and I I um happen to practice you know and I I um happen to practice in<00:39:29.760><c
Keywords:
HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, 1099, W-9, W-4, newly hired workers, rehired employees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF2312, the higher education finance bill, passes out of committee 4/21/25
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, this really clarifies OHE's current practice.
- So it's not changing anything when it comes to current practice for this grant program.
- We are committed to clinical practice, research, and education. testimony. Great.
- </c><00:43:04.800><c> We</c><00:43:05.040><c> are</c><00:43:05.200><c> committed</c> practice in the
- We are committed practice in the world.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration.
Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program.
The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- , more sustainable waste disposal practices.
- But ultimately help local governments create better practices that will create cost savings long term
- </c><00:26:43.399><c> more</c> better waste disposal practices more better waste disposal practices more
- 00:26:46.080><c> But</c> sustainable waste disposal practices But sustainable waste disposal practices
- </c> out in practical out in practical reality<01:38:55.000><c> I</c><01:38:55.400><c> understand</c>
Summary:
The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs.
Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales.
Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- This one deals with the rules and practices of the Department of Health.
- </c><01:04:10.920><c> were</c> the department and practices were the department and practices were amended
- when he went to successful and practical when he went to become<01:09:14.920><c> director</c><01:09:
- One of them, I believe, was a septic tank practices manual, and it does a lot of the stuff that we use
- manual and and it does a lot practices manual and and it does a lot of<01:20:25.199><c> the</c><01:20
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee heard several energy and environmental bills. On HB 974, which would authorize state step-in agreements for certain power purchase agreements and create a trust fund/reserve mechanism, the Attorney General’s office raised concern that the state should not incur liability beyond the trust fund. The Division of Consumer Advocacy said it had comments but did not take a position, while the Public Utilities Commission, Ameresco, Hawaiian Electric, and other industry groups supported the measure, saying it would help developers secure financing for renewable projects and improve reliability. Hawaiian Electric said the bill would not use state funds and that its proposed reserve account would be held in trust and returned to customers if unused. Committee members questioned whether the reserve would raise customer costs; Hawaiian Electric said the amount would be small and would be offset by avoiding higher financing costs, while Consumer Advocacy suggested the language should be strengthened to ensure unused funds are fully returned.
The committee then heard HB 338, which would clarify that premium interest-rate adjustments for non-fossil fuel generation are just and reasonable and allow the PUC to include them in rates. DCCA and the State Energy Office supported the bill, and the PUC also supported it. Hawaiian Electric opposed unless amended, arguing the PUC already has discretion and warning the bill could weaken competitive procurement by encouraging higher bids tied to the utility’s credit rating. DCCA said the concern was that developers might not seek the best financing if premium rates are recoverable, but said Hawaiian Electric’s suggested amendment requiring clear and convincing evidence of unavoidable financing-cost increases would help. Members also asked about refinancing and whether developers could later lower debt costs after locking in a premium rate; DCCA said that ability exists and suggested a time limit or review mechanism.
For HB 337, which would direct the PUC to establish standards requiring utilities to remove certain fossil-fuel costs from the rate base when adding renewable resources, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hawaii Clean Power Alliance, and the State Energy Office supported the measure. Hawaiian Electric opposed it, saying it misunderstood utility cost recovery and could threaten grid reliability because fossil plants provide ancillary services such as voltage regulation and balancing, not just energy. Hawaiian Electric pointed to its integrated grid plan and recent fossil-unit retirements as evidence of ongoing transition, and asked the committee to defer the bill and leave oversight to the PUC. The committee also heard HB 879 on cesspool conversions, which would raise the maximum grant from $20,000 to $30,000 and add DOH positions; DHHL, DOH, environmental groups, Hawaii Realtors, and others supported it, while DOH discussed staffing needs and the practical effect of the higher grant cap. The committee also began HB 379 on requiring denitrification capacity for certain wastewater systems near shorelines or groundwater, with DLNR testifying in support.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the practice and we have the expertise on the matter.
- Is that practical to consider?
- This creates a serious practical problem.
- But he has not ever been a veterinarian in practice, boots on the ground.
- It was more affordable back then, more practical.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> because and I think uh as a practical because and I think uh as a practical matter,<01:20:58.000
- The court has the authority to adopt rules of practice and procedure.
- There was a for practice and procedure.
- </c><01:25:48.239><c> and</c><01:25:48.560><c> procedure</c> characterized as practice and procedure
- </c><01:26:43.199><c> and</c> could be characterized as practice and could be characterized as practice
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They're looking at better practices in HR for employee salary and benefit reporting.
- They're looking at better practices in HR for employee salary and benefit reporting.
- So that's like a bad internal practice. Uh, that's really how it happens.
- Uh, that's really bad internal practice.
- </c><01:17:19.760><c> an</c><01:17:20.000><c> approved</c> practice because it wasn't an approved practice
Committee:
Senate Education
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And they told me about how the CRAs helped them to secure funding for sustainable practices.
- And they told me about how the CRAs helped them to secure funding for sustainable practices.
- It's really a consumer protection practice.
- I think the practical matter is the relationship between the patient and the doctor.
- I was a student who went to school, then football practice.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber approved the journal and adopted the special order report, and the Speaker announced a schedule change canceling the floor on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
The main business was CS for HB 7033, the House tax package, presented by Rep. Duggan. He described a broad set of tax changes, including the previously passed sales tax rate reduction from 6% to 5.25%, exemptions for certain bullion sales, changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use, property tax administration updates, affordable housing-related exemptions, repeal of the aviation fuel tax, delayed natural gas fuel tax implementation, corporate income tax changes, and other provisions. Debate focused heavily on the TDT section and the bill’s property tax relief structure. Amendments to preserve local flexibility or remove the TDT restrictions were offered and debated; one Duggan amendment was adopted to allow local governments to keep 25% of TDT revenues for general use while directing 75% to property tax relief, and another amendment requiring audit certification of compliance was also adopted. A combined reporting amendment offered by Rep. Eskamani to close corporate tax loopholes was debated at length but failed.
On final passage, supporters argued the bill provides immediate, permanent tax relief and affordability help, while opponents said it diverts tourism dollars away from local needs and could harm tourism-dependent counties and services. CS for HB 7033 passed the House 78-29. The chamber then took up CS for CS for HB 1221 on local option taxes, which would give local governments more control over certain local taxes and, as presented, redirect TDT revenues toward property tax relief with some local flexibility. After questions and amendments, including a Miller amendment allowing 25% of TDT revenue for general purposes and another accountability amendment, the bill moved to final debate. Members split sharply: supporters framed it as immediate tax relief and local accountability, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism marketing, infrastructure, and county budgets. The transcript ends during closing debate on HB 1221, before final passage is recorded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, so the, um, uh, Key, would you practice giving the dirty look? Okay.
- Uh, so the, um, uh, Key, would you practice giving the dirty look? Okay.
- Uh, so the, um, uh, Key, would you practice giving the dirty look? Okay.
- So, consumers cannot Data Practices Act.
- </c><01:47:47.199><c> a</c> practices act does establish a practices act does establish a presumption
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm currently the director of the Criminal Practice Clinic at UNH Law.
- I started practicing prior to what we consider the opiate epidemic and have engaged in the practice of
- I started practicing prior to what we consider the opiate epidemic and have engaged in the practice of
- It's just not practical.
- I am the director of the Criminal Practice Clinic at UNH Law.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/27/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I am out of practice. Let's back up.
- I am out of practice. practice. practice. Let's<01:49:15.280><c> back</c><01:49:15.640><c> up.
- current substance use disorder practices current substance use disorder practices in<02:11:36.320><c>
- </c><02:24:59.240><c> compliance</c> uh one data practices compliance uh one data practices compliance
- . reasonably practicable.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it pertains only to solo practice limited liability corporations.
- ,</c><00:01:48.240><c> um</c> their of their time in practice, um their of their time in practice, um
- And I think we just need to, uh, come up with a best practice.
- And I think we just need to, uh, come up with a best practice.
- And I think we just need to, uh, come up with a best practice.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Those practices are well established.
- Those practices are well established.
- That's the common practice at the that.
- </c> standard accountability practices. standard accountability practices.
- </c> boards in line with the best practices boards in line with the best practices identified<04:14:30.720
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So I am not looking to discriminate against anybody's right to practice religion freely.
- </c><04:47:19.760><c> religion</c> anybody's uh right to practice religion anybody's uh right to practice
- </c><05:02:03.360><c> Many</c> our level of healthcare practice.
- Many our level of healthcare practice.
- ,</c> no other expanded scope of practice, no other expanded scope of practice, regulatory<05:02:18.718
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/12/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- that bill would be generated by practice that bill would be generated by the<00:24:26.240><c> hospital
- </c><00:36:17.240><c> of</c> Hampshire uh to advance the practice of Hampshire uh to advance the practice
- By aligning our practices with these proven models, we can deliver better care here in New Hampshire
- So again, we are concerned when we see measures that would seek to curtail practices like brown bagging
- </c><00:55:17.119><c> like</c> would seek to curtail practices like would seek to curtail practices like
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a practicing you to end this tragedy.
- The grid holds together by wishes and dreams, not by science and practicality.
- That practice is happening right now.
- That practice is happening right border.
- That already is in practice.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/06/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, practically an amendment uh happens.
- So uh this is a practice represent >> Yes.
- So in a church or in a practice thereof.
- </c> cannot single out one religious practice cannot single out one religious practice and<01:54:21.679
- As a practicing Muslim myself, I will say that those practices are more of an anomaly.
Summary:
The committee first continued its hearing on HB 1287, which concerns the definition of “veteran.” Representative Manion explained that the amendment would adopt the federal-style definition by including a general discharge under honorable conditions, while restoring documentation requirements such as a DD214 and removing a problematic reference to World War II allied veterans. The chair said the committee would close the hearing and take the bill up later in executive session.
The committee then moved to HCR 13, a resolution calling for an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. Representative Joe Alexander, the prime sponsor, said the measure is narrowly focused on congressional term limits, that 12 states have already passed similar resolutions, and that broad public support in New Hampshire justifies action. Members asked whether the effort would prompt Congress to act on its own, whether the resolution should also cover Supreme Court justices, and how many states are needed; Alexander said the goal is to pressure Congress, that the Constitution already treats Supreme Court justices differently, and that 34 states are required.
Testimony in support came from former Representative Linda Masamela, who gave a history-based argument for Article V conventions as a constitutional check, and from Deborah Childs and Aaron Ducet of U.S. Term Limits. Childs said New Hampshire voters strongly support term limits and argued they would open seats to younger, more diverse candidates. Ducet said the application is single-topic and would allow only one amendment, described Article V applications as historically common, and argued that state pressure can force Congress to act. No vote was taken in the portion provided; the chair continued hearing testimony on HCR 13.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jul 1st, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- work of this group, but we want to make sure that the people who are on this board are folks with a practical
- Amendment 65 offers a practical and reasonable path forward by creating a special commission, for ...
- offers a practical and reasonable path forward by creating a special commission focused on reducing emissions
- This amendment creates a practical, inclusive, and technology-neutral forum for identifying strategies
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- As an evidence-based best practice in alcohol policy, our work group recommended increasing the alcohol
- As an evidence-based best practice in alcohol policy, our work group recommended increasing the alcohol
- I serve as Associate Dean for Practice, Director of the Activist Lab, and Associate Professor of Community
- I have practiced public health informally and formally for most of my life.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills related to advertising, economic development, tourism, digital advertising, delivery taxes, and alcohol taxation. The first panel supported H. 3249, which would create a high school trade partnership program linking public schools with private employers, especially in manufacturing, and would offer employers a tax credit for participation. Representative Soder, Uxbridge High School leaders, and others argued the bill would strengthen career pathways, build a skilled workforce, and keep students and jobs in Massachusetts.
The committee then heard testimony on H. 3031 and S. 2003 to modernize the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund by dedicating an additional share of hotel occupancy tax revenue to tourism promotion. Tourism and hospitality representatives from Cape Cod, Southwick Zoo, and Indian Ranch said the proposal would not raise taxes but would reinvest existing visitor-generated revenue into marketing that supports jobs, local businesses, and municipal tax receipts. A tech-industry coalition opposed several digital advertising tax bills and a delivery tax bill, warning they would raise costs, create uncertainty, and burden consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers.
The largest portion of the hearing focused on S. 2029, which would raise the alcohol excise tax by 10 cents per drink and dedicate the revenue to public health programs. Public health experts, advocates, a student prevention leader, and representatives from Jane Doe, Inc. argued the tax would reduce alcohol-related harms, address decades of inflation-driven erosion in the tax, and generate substantial new funding for prevention, treatment, domestic violence services, and community schools. Committee members asked questions about the current tax structure, inflation, and how the proposal compares with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after public testimony concluded.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- It would not be a new practice; it's an extension of what we've been doing the last three years.
- We're just looking to continue a practice that we've been following, not only for the three years but
- We're requesting some relief to continue what we've been doing, which has been past practice, and hope
- The recreation tax was created as a fair and practical solution modeled after the meals and rooms tax
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on 17 late-file and miscellaneous bills, with testimony focused on several local tax and fee proposals. The first major item was H. 4687 for Watertown, which would permanently continue a special property tax classification allowing the city to maintain a 50% residential minimum factor and a 175% commercial shift. Watertown officials and local legislators said the measure is needed to prevent an estimated 18% residential tax increase when the current temporary authority expires, arguing that the city’s commercial growth and 1988 tax rules have created an unintended burden on homeowners, especially seniors. Committee members asked about the regional business impact, whether major taxpayers might leave, and why a permanent change was sought instead of another short extension; Watertown officials said the policy had not deterred commercial growth and that the city’s fiscal planning and stabilization funds were being used for schools, infrastructure, and bond rating support.
The committee also heard H. 4435 from Charlemont, which would authorize a local tax on commercial recreation services. Town officials described Charlemont as a small rural community with a large visitor burden from skiing, rafting, and other recreation, saying police, fire, and EMS costs rise sharply during peak seasons and that the tax would help shift some of those costs to visitors rather than local residents. A committee member questioned the legal structure of taxing recreation services versus goods, but the town said the proposal was modeled on the meals and rooms tax and had local business support.
Finally, testimony was taken on H. 4722, promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles, especially electric school buses and Class 3-8 trucks. Supporters, including EV advocates, a school transportation company, and Rep. Gentile, said the bill would cap sales and excise taxes on EV vehicles at the level of comparable diesel vehicles to remove an unintended tax penalty, keep revenue neutral, and support the state’s climate goals while helping school districts and private bus operators manage higher upfront costs. Rep. Gentile also spoke in support of H. 4755, which would amend Sudbury’s means-tested senior property tax exemption so the town would not need new special legislation if the program is renewed again in the future. No votes were taken, and the hearing concluded after public testimony and committee questions.