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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we typically reserve that for the next meeting, next year's analysis.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence. Jan 28th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The only comfort to delayed and overcharged ships is that Panama may invest in more freshwater reserves
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got about 15 or 20 minutes reserved for this segment. So that's kind of our goal here.
- we've got about 15 or 20 minutes got um we've got about 15 or 20 minutes rever<00:04:07.760><c> reserved
- </c><00:04:09.280><c> So</c> rever reserved for this segment. So rever reserved for this segment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe that there is some valuable substance in this bill, and we'd like to just leave it in reserve
- 00:12.880><c> in</c> bill and we'd like to just leave it in bill and we'd like to just leave it in reserve
- c> where</c><04:00:14.800><c> especially</c><04:00:15.199><c> given</c><04:00:15.520><c> that</c> reserve
- where especially given that reserve where especially given that we're<04:00:15.840><c> in</c><04:00:
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Any members voting with reservations? Seeing none, um, Chair, your recommendation is adopted. Okay.
- Any members voting with reservations? reservations? reservations?
Bills:
HB1531
Keywords:
emergency announcements, American Sign Language, accessibility, public safety, broadcast media, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation.
The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- tourists who have come year after year after year with their families have called to cancel their reservations
- called to with their families have called to cancel<01:22:32.719><c> their</c><01:22:32.960><c> reservations
- </c><01:22:33.760><c> Um</c><01:22:34.080><c> so</c><01:22:34.239><c> that's</c> cancel their reservations
- Um so that's cancel their reservations.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, any self-funded agency with a dedicated fund would like to have a big reserve on hand.
- Obviously, any self-funded agency with a dedicated fund would like to have a big reserve on hand.
- Obviously, any self-funded agency with a dedicated fund would like to have a big reserve on hand.
- Obviously, any self-funded agency with a dedicated fund would like to have a big reserve on hand.
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. Department of Education testimony said the bill’s definition would conflict with the federal definition and be unusually restrictive, potentially affecting curriculum, educator training, and many existing state requirements. The department said it could force a broad overhaul of school programs and create a need for at least one new state position, with local districts likely facing significant unbudgeted costs. Members raised concerns about impacts on federal pass-through funding, curriculum materials, and whether the bill was workable at all.
Several members said the proposal would be too costly and difficult to implement, especially during a tight budget cycle. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0. Members who supported retention said they wanted to set the bill aside because of the scale of the concerns, while also stating they did not support the bill as written.
The committee then opened HB 133, dealing with DMV follow-up on residency and licensing issues tied to voting and other interactions. Department of Safety/DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology update plus a full-time position to handle manual correspondence and review of possible matches, and that postage was not included in the fiscal note. They said the bill’s 60-day residency trigger is vague, that the DMV would be acting outside its normal role by investigating status after the fact, and that the measure could create privacy and operational problems. Members questioned whether the bill would effectively force people to buy a driver’s license to vote, whether non-driver and voter ID options would avoid that concern, and whether the Secretary of State rather than DMV would be the more appropriate agency to handle any follow-up.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we can all agree that there's a severe brokenness within any system where parents have reservations
- system where brokenness within any system where parents<00:47:17.440><c> have</c><00:47:17.599><c> reservations
- </c><00:47:18.160><c> about</c><00:47:18.480><c> putting</c> parents have reservations about putting
- parents have reservations about putting sunlight<00:47:19.280><c> on</c><00:47:19.440><c> the</c><00:
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Each Title program implements specific formulaic calculations for both state reservations and LEA funding
- for formulaic calculations for both for formulaic calculations for both state<00:18:31.720><c> reservations
- </c><00:18:32.720><c> and</c><00:18:32.880><c> Lea</c><00:18:33.440><c> funding</c> state reservations
- and Lea funding state reservations and Lea funding allocations<00:18:35.840><c> in</c><00:18:36.039>
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- From the Committee on Rules, House Joint Resolution 301, establishing the Alabama Forest Products Retention
- days and they may not have the power that they used to have because they went a little off the reservation
- days and they may not have the power that they used to have because they went a little off the reservation
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted a resolution honoring Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Vestavia Hills City Schools, as Alabama Superintendent of the Year. Senators praised his leadership in public education and noted the recognition was especially meaningful as one of the last such honors in the current chamber. The Senate also adopted a resolution commending the 2026 Alabama Law Institute Senate interns for their service, and members offered personal remarks thanking the interns and encouraging them to remain and contribute to Alabama in the future.
The chamber then took up several conference committee and House messages. The Senate concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 341 after extended remarks, and later concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 32, described as a veterans-related bill that would make benefits automatic for those under the federal poverty level and allow cities and counties to opt in for veterans above that level. The Senate also received House amendments to Senate Bill 199, concerning sex offenders, and voted to non-concur and send the bill to conference, naming conferees.
In resolutions from the Rules Committee, the Senate adopted an amended House Joint Resolution 198 establishing the Alabama Mental Health Task Force. It also adopted House Joint Resolution 326, which recognizes the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama. Throughout the meeting, senators made extended floor remarks about slowing down on legislation, focusing on rural hospitals and other priorities, and the importance of treating children, seniors, and low-income residents fairly.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 11, 2026 - AM
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I basically start pre-checking in somewhere—I do a little later here being associated with the reservation
- I basically start pre-checking in somewhere—I do a little later here being associated with the reservation
- later here being associated<01:48:14.960><c> with</c><01:48:15.119><c> the</c><01:48:15.280><c> reservation
- </c><01:48:16.400><c> Uh</c><01:48:16.880><c> but</c> Associated with the reservation.
- question, but what happens if, say, the farmer has the water rights, he sells it to a developer, he reserves
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, this amendment basically says that they cannot transfer over 20% of the reserves to the holding
- Number three, 80% of all profits generated by the new holding company would be returned to reserves to
- company would be the new holding company would be returned<00:56:57.920><c> to</c><00:56:58.160><c> reserves
- </c><00:56:58.880><c> allow</c><00:56:59.200><c> rebates</c><00:57:00.559><c> to</c> returned to reserves
- to allow rebates to returned to reserves to allow rebates to the<00:57:00.960><c> insured</c><00:57:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/30/25
Transcript Highlights:
- detail a recent action his office has taken this week to address the USDA's decision not to tap into reserves
- So, like, you might be able to keep a little bit of something in reserve, but because prices are raising
- able to keep a little bit of something able to keep a little bit of something in<02:59:14.319><c> reserve
- ,</c> in reserve, in reserve, >> but<02:59:15.760><c> because</c><02:59:16.399><c> prices</c><02
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 1, HB 2 (06/13/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- the division of economic stability, the House had budgeted $7.5 million per year of federal TANF reserve
- 7.5 million per year of federal budgeted 7.5 million per year of federal tanniff<00:51:28.880><c> reserve
- > funds</c><00:51:29.599><c> for</c><00:51:30.000><c> child</c><00:51:30.319><c> care</c> tanniff reserve
- funds for child care tanniff reserve funds for child care workforce<00:51:31.119><c> programs.
- section again, you can see that the Senate added a House Bill 2 provision appropriating the TANF reserve
Summary:
The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through a side-by-side of the budget. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre testified that lottery revenues are outperforming prior estimates, projecting a $27 million return to the state this year, up $7 million, and $200 million per year in the next biennium, up $6.5 million per year. He attributed the increase to stronger scratch ticket sales, no negative impact from Massachusetts sports betting, and overall better performance. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher numbers, including the proposed $50 scratch tickets, the effect of inflation, and whether the projections were conservative enough. McIntyre said the $50 ticket could produce modest growth and that the estimates were intentionally cautious. The discussion also covered gaming revenue assumptions for historical horse racing and video lottery terminals, with McIntyre saying the state market is not yet saturated and that future conversions from HHR to VLTs should be net positive for the state.
Members also discussed differences between House and Senate revenue numbers for gaming, including machine counts, daily revenue assumptions, and the tax split. The Senate version used higher machine counts and a 31.25% tax rate, with a quarter-point reserved for responsible gaming and the remainder split between charities and the state. The House had used a 30% rate with a different distribution. McIntyre and committee members also reviewed House Bill 2 items affecting Kino hours and local option games of chance, with McIntyre explaining that the bill would expand playing hours and shift towns to an opt-out model. No votes were taken during the lottery discussion, but the committee indicated it would continue refining the revenue model and circulate the spreadsheet used for the estimates.
The committee then moved through the HB 1 detail change sheet, accepting several Senate positions and holding others for later. It agreed to a zero-cost realignment in the Department of Safety moving the international fuel tax agreement function from administration to motor vehicles, and it restored eight passenger motor vehicle inspection positions for later discussion in HB 2. The Department of Corrections reorganization was set aside for a later, more detailed discussion. The committee also accepted no-change positions for the Department of Employment Security and agreed to a technical footnote fix in the Judicial Council section. It discussed a new HB 2 item moving contract counsel for involuntary mental health admissions from the judicial branch to the Judicial Council, funded at $100,000 per year, and noted that the public defender funding issue would be revisited when the overall budget picture is clearer. The meeting ended with the committee continuing its review of the remaining pages of the detail change sheet.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- parents stepping foot on school grounds for any reason, is an outlandish punishment that ought to be reserved
- parents stepping foot on school grounds for any reason, is an outlandish punishment that ought to be reserved
- outlandish punishment that ought<00:57:41.440><c> to</c><00:57:41.599><c> be</c><00:57:41.799><c> reserved
- ><00:57:42.400><c> only</c><00:57:42.680><c> for</c><00:57:43.119><c> legitimate</c> ought to be reserved
- only for legitimate ought to be reserved only for legitimate threats<00:57:45.480><c> and</c><00:57:
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials.
Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials.
Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to start with the Forest Commission, House Bill 1893.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I think this is of sufficient complexity that we can lose the forest for the trees.
Keywords:
pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To this day, and I know in your times as well, children and teenagers aren't caught with deep forest
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
NH