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• There are three amendments in the EBB.
• is approved to one year after the issue in state.
• work in.
• I think that there are in law.
• I appreciate the prime sponsor's focus in this space.

Bills: HB2483 , HB2477 , HB2274 , HB2394 , HB2624 , HB2240

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: data broker, registry, consumer protection, privacy, data regulation, real estate, appraisal, business operations, regulatory compliance, email regulation, commercial communications, data privacy, electronic mail, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime, penalties, real estate transactions, nonprofit

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• Please, two words that we always use in looking at this was fairness and appropriateness.
• Please, two words that we always use in looking at this was fairness and appropriateness.
• Our request is simple and grounded in fairness: ensure that all public school students in Minnesota are
• </c><01:59:01.840><c> Ensure</c> simple and grounded in fairness.
• Ensure simple and grounded in fairness.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She hasn’t been in school in years.
• </c> we've seen that um in uh in this state we've seen that um in uh in this state um<02:02:20.880><c
• </c><02:03:28.080><c> in</c> that's what we stated as I said in in that's what we stated as I said in
• has</c><02:15:09.440><c> a</c><02:15:09.599><c> very</c><02:15:09.840><c> low</c> bill in all fairness
• uh has a very low bill in all fairness uh has a very low number.<02:15:10.960><c> E</c><02:15:11.119

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It actually makes sense in a fair standpoint.
• It actually makes sense in a fair standpoint.
• It actually makes sense in a fair standpoint.
• It actually makes sense in a fair standpoint. Um, I'll leave it at that.
• I mentioned earlier, is it fair to everybody in the state that follows the law and abides by the law

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.

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• In 2024, we saw an 8.5% increase in state worker pay.
• I did mention in my opening, it was more general in my conversations, but yes, we did fund in 2027 and
• They're recommended at the level in 27 as they were in 26.
• Some in one-time funds for election notices that will happen in the upcoming election, but also in FTE
• Fair enough? I don't see it that way. Would I be incorrect in asserting that?

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and numerous introductions of visiting groups and guests, including schoolchildren, Republican women’s organizations, county commissioners, and family members of legislators. Members also suspended House Rule 98 to allow baseball apparel in celebration of opening day, with the motion passing 118-22. The chamber then took up the state budget bills. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2002, covering elementary and secondary education and child care, drew the most debate. Supporters said it maintained record funding for the foundation formula, transportation, and early childhood programs, while critics argued it still fell short of fully funding the formula and underfunded child care subsidies by about $51 million. After extended debate over statutory obligations, school funding, and child care policy, the bill passed 85-70. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2003, the higher education and workforce development budget, also prompted substantial debate over a proposed shift to an FTE-based funding model for colleges and universities. Supporters called it a fairer, more equitable system that follows students and encourages efficiency, while opponents warned it would sharply reduce funding for some institutions, including community colleges and regional universities. The bill passed 83-66. The House then passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2004, covering revenue and transportation, 91-50, despite objections over a public transit cut and constitutional concerns raised about MoDOT appropriations. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2005, the Office of Administration and employee benefits budget, passed overwhelmingly after members discussed state worker compensation, deferred compensation, and benefits funding. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2006, covering agriculture, natural resources, and conservation, passed 133-17 after members highlighted restored funding for agriculture business development and food insecurity grants, while others criticized cuts to natural resources and parks funding. The chamber then moved on to House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2007, covering economic development, commerce and insurance, and labor and industrial relations, with the budget chair introducing the bill and outlining its major departmental appropriations.

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• It starts in the fields. It starts in the fields, in the dirt, in the heat, in the uncertainty.
• But let me came up to speak both for and against the bill in fairness.
• He didn't win in Palm Beach County in 2016.
• In 2023, 97 children fatally drowned in our state. In 2024, 105 children.
• In 2023, 97 children fatally drowned in our state. In 2024, 105 children.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• in Texas?
• Is that a fair characterization of the debate that we're having? I think in the big context, yes.
• larger statewide voucher systems, like in Indiana, like in Ohio, like in D.C., and especially like in
• I don't think it's fair to judge what we have in Texas by some of those other states.
• my life in Texas, I have been in Texas.

Bills: HB3 , HB3

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• Administrators and educators had an impasse on handling situations in a fair and balanced way.
• In this world we live in, so lacking in civil discourse.
• That's a very difficult situation to be in for our universities. difficult but we are committed to fairness
• And then how can we, in the classroom, using some of the traditions of justice and compassion and fairness
• I was in a totally different job. function in in houston i ran the robbery in a in a gang homicide unit

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• In the vet bill, right? The telemedicine bill in Florida. In the vet bill, right?
• there in the ocean since my dad was in the 1950s.
• in their backyard, in their front yard.
• in their backyard, in their front yard.
• in their backyard, in their front yard.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2308, which would prohibit a dental insurer or its holding company from owning interests in dental practices regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and insurer control over provider care, while Delta Dental opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create divestment burdens. After discussion of possible exemptions and market-share caps, the committee passed HB 2308 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, increases penalties for sales to minors, restricts youth-oriented marketing, and licenses manufacturers and distributors. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, and Vapor Technology Association, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency and help curb illegal products and youth vaping. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued it should instead use a full tobacco retail licensing model and that the bill’s enforcement structure lacks sufficient resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The strike-everything amendment allows a person or organization that filed a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before ballot qualification, applies the rule retroactively to withdrawals filed on or after January 1, 2026, and bars tallying or canvassing votes for referenda with a withdrawal notice. The sponsor described it as a common-sense governance fix, and the committee gave it a 7-0 do-pass recommendation. The committee next heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and related disciplinary processes. Nursing board officials opposed parts of the bill, warning that changes to nursing education oversight and tighter deadlines could weaken patient safety and increase costs and liability, while the Arizona Nurses Association and several nurses supported the bill as a way to prioritize serious complaints, improve timeliness, and allow expungement in appropriate cases. After adopting the amendment, the committee passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures, and House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, both by unanimous votes. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 4010 on creating a Board of Genetic Counselors, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a licensure and patient-safety measure; the transcript ends during testimony on that bill.

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• work</c><00:26:17.360><c> on</c> stakeholders in in continuing to work on stakeholders in in continuing
• </c> keeping it in the underlying bill or in keeping it in the underlying bill or in the<00:26:23.039
• That's in uh 13.31. Uh thank you. That's in uh 13.31.
• </c> won't be in trouble. won't be in trouble.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > whether you put them in a in a basket whether you put them in a in a basket that<00:31:07.640><c> they
• </c><00:37:34.200><c> a</c> put in a designated place, put in a put in a designated place, put in a designated
• This is about whether every eligible Alabamian has a fair and equal opportunity to participate in our
• c> in</c><01:05:41.920><c> our</c> opportunity to participate in our opportunity to participate in our

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• There were 35 in support and two in opposition. Make sure I got the right bill, yep?
• support and two online there were 35 in support and two in in in opposition<00:20:20.200><c> make</c
• and you filled in one of the ovals and then went right below it and filled in the oval for a write-in
• I didn't vote in more than 12; however, I did vote in that city election.
• All those in favor say I. order nothing all those in favor or any order nothing all those in favor or

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chairman, in &gt;&gt; Absolutely. Well, in Mr.
• engage in it.
• engage in it.
• And in a lot of question that was just in my head there question that was just in my head there a<00:

Bills: HB0086

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• in 2018.
• :27.559><c> in</c><00:57:27.720><c> stating</c> Industries is that am I fair in stating Industries is
• that am I fair in stating that<00:57:28.160><c> is</c><00:57:28.280><c> that</c><00:57:28.359><c> a<
• good</c> new um in in tracking the good new um in in tracking the good legislation<00:58:34.559><c> that

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of administrative regulations, most of which were advanced with staff-suggested amendments and no objection. Early items included the Kentucky Public Pension Authority’s 105 KAR 1:451, which updates reporting language and adds the contractor wizard for certain employers, and a large package of Board of Veterinary Examiners regulations that revise fees, facility and AHP registration requirements, continuing education, liability, and practice rules. The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s compact-related regulation and the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors’ complaint and compact rules were also reviewed and approved with amendments, along with fish and wildlife rules affecting elk hunting, youth deer season length, bear-dog approvals, and foxhound enclosure permits. The committee also approved transportation, education, workplace standards, horse racing, and several health and human services regulations, including Medicaid waiver reimbursement updates and a child care regulation that sends certain large claims to the Office of Inspector General for review. Several agencies briefly explained their regulations when members asked questions. Fish and Wildlife said the elk population is strong and the baiting change is intended to support harvest monitoring and fair chase, while the longer youth deer season was meant to give young hunters more opportunity. The Department of Community-Based Services said the $10,000 and $5,000 claim thresholds were meant to clarify rare cases involving possible fraud or unresolved recoupment issues. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 5:305 drew the most discussion: it would allow certain state-chartered credit unions with a low-income designation to participate in federal programs, including limited non-member deposits and supplemental capital, but the regulation was deferred again amid continued discussions. The Kentucky Bankers Association testified against the credit union regulation, arguing that allowing non-member deposits conflicts with existing statute limiting credit union deposits to members and other credit unions, and that an administrative regulation cannot override that statutory restriction. Committee members heard the agency’s explanation that the proposal is intended to help underserved communities and that the non-member deposit authority would be limited, but no final action was taken because the item was deferred. The meeting otherwise concluded with the remaining regulations being called, discussed briefly, and approved or advanced without objection.

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• </c><01:15:47.239><c> in</c> significant amounts of heroism in in significant amounts of heroism in in
• in the government<03:45:03.920><c> is</c><03:45:04.040><c> it</c><03:45:04.239><c> fair</c><03:45:04.520
• </c><04:08:27.239><c> in</c> facing religious minorities in in facing religious minorities in in Bangladesh
• uh in Afghanistan in Bangladesh around uh in Afghanistan in Bangladesh in<04:14:41.600><c> India</c><

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In the richest country in the you.
• </c><00:49:28.319><c> The</c> work in Bay Plaza in the Bronx. The work in Bay Plaza in the Bronx.
• and in Westchester and serves clients in and in Westchester and serves clients in between<00:49:46.960
• ><c> in</c><00:50:44.240><c> Westchester</c> up in Mount Vernon in Westchester up in Mount Vernon in
• </c> happening in our in our larger happening in our in our larger universities<02:53:51.439><c> where

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• in in of of member cont contributions in in in their<01:23:26.719><c> interest</c><01:23:27.120><c>
• and their safety at risk for those that they serve, and in as a thanks for that, we give them a fair
• In thanks for that, we give them a fair pension, but that does not keep up with inflation, as we know
• </c> in history in um in in the New Hampshire in history in um in in the New Hampshire retirement<03:
• c> in</c><05:24:15.760><c> in</c> bill went in in bill went in in 1988<05:24:17.558><c> then</c><05:24

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.

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• c> anyone in this chamber that is in favor anyone in this chamber that is in favor of<00:03:37.920><c
• </c><00:17:31.800><c> the</c> the member in in the work that the the member in in the work that the committee
• c> completely different ways in other in completely different ways in other in other<00:24:54.600><c>
• </c> in their car. in their car.
• It's in the pavilion in Room 267.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• I was born in Staten Island, I live in Staten Island, he's in Queens.
• That in contact, contact, in person, not in person, it is spelled out in existing policy, but it is not
• That in contact, contact, in person, not in person, it is spelled out in existing policy, but it is not
• That in contact, contact, in person, not in person, it is spelled out in existing policy, but it is not
• THAT IN CONTACT, CONTACT, IN PERSON, NOT IN PERSON, IT IS SPELLED OUT IN EXISTING POLICY BUT IT IS NOT

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

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• We care about turning over a 93-year precedent on what is fair in Washington.
• in a way that is fair, in a way that is tangible, and in a way that is meeting the moment that we are
• We care about turning over a 93-year precedent on what is fair in Washington.
• in a way that is fair, in a way that is tangible, and a Washington in a way that is fair, in a way that
• some of the eligibility that we expanded when we passed the Fair Start for Kids Act in 2021.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification