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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- more</c><03:47:57.880><c> um</c><03:47:58.120><c> is</c><03:47:58.279><c> that</c> I'm all for restricting
- more um is that I'm all for restricting more um is that we<03:47:58.520><c> need</c><03:47:58.680><c
- It’s pretty restrictive. I just wonder why it wouldn’t just be left as it is, a majority vote.
- is but 60% is a heck of a number game is but 60% is a heck of a number pretty<05:56:51.558><c> restrictive
- I just wonder why it pretty restrictive I just wonder why it wouldn't<05:56:52.958><c> just</c><05:56
Summary:
The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable.
Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat.
A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- terms for municipal energy projects; Senate Bill 564, prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions
- Senate Bill 564 prohibiting certain municipal<03:21:13.359><c> development</c><03:21:13.920><c> restrictions
- </c><03:21:15.040><c> And</c> municipal development restrictions.
- And municipal development restrictions.
- The committee of conference report on Senate Bill 564, prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- It is not restricting the industry.
- It<01:04:54.360><c> is</c><01:04:54.480><c> not</c><01:04:54.880><c> restricting</c><01:04:55.560><c>
- </c><01:04:56.480><c> It</c> It is not restricting the industry.
- It It is not restricting the industry.
- able to give them all the time, but since my chairman has put an amendment on here that's kind of restricted
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism.
The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls.
Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted.
In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (03/19/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not ban apps, and it does not restrict parents from locating their children or children from
- Other states are already taking steps to restrict or prohibit the sale of minors' data, particularly
- <01:56:34.880><c> taking</c><01:56:35.280><c> steps</c><01:56:35.599><c> to</c><01:56:35.840><c> restrict
- </c><01:56:36.239><c> or</c> are already taking steps to restrict or are already taking steps to restrict
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- 56.720><c> enrollment</c><00:09:57.200><c> periods</c><00:09:57.839><c> and</c><00:09:58.080><c> restrictions
- </c> open enrollment periods and restrictions open enrollment periods and restrictions on<00:09:58.720
- [Music] Restrictions, more paperwork, higher costs in order to get less care.
- Restrictions, more paperwork, higher costs in order to get less care.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Plain Rebuilding Policy, Regulatory Authority and the ETJ and Annexation, Low to Moderate Income Restrictions
- I'll address is, I heard a conversation earlier, one of the testimonies of, should we have some restrictions
- A big concern for me in a county our size is when we put those kind of restrictions and guidelines, we
- So I don't think the restrictions are there.
- There's still only one place for it to go, and that's out that drain hole, and it restricts the flow.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/15/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the way this is written, it is not intended to restrict the expansions. Hypothetical question?
- intended</c><00:54:11.760><c> uh</c><00:54:12.000><c> to</c><00:54:13.400><c> um</c><00:54:14.400><c> restrict
- </c><00:54:14.800><c> the</c> it is not intended uh to um restrict the it is not intended uh to um restrict
- So not only the horizontal setbacks and buffers that we need to maintain, there's hard vertical restrictions
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Access is restricted to specific law enforcement entities, in addition to public health authorities.
- In addition, there are additional geo-location restrictions.
- .<01:42:30.800><c> Um,</c><01:42:31.520><c> access</c><01:42:31.920><c> is</c><01:42:32.159><c> restricted
- Um, access is restricted, uh, system.
- Um, access is restricted, uh, to,<01:42:33.760><c> uh,</c><01:42:34.000><c> specific,</c><01:42:34.719
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- income that you receive from these companies, the agency income that you're reporting, is that restricted
- income that you receive from these companies, the agency income that you're reporting, is that restricted
- </c><00:28:10.120><c> is</c><00:28:10.480><c> that</c><00:28:11.440><c> um</c><00:28:11.799><c> restricted
- </c><00:28:12.679><c> to</c> reporting is is that um restricted to reporting is is that um restricted
Summary:
The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market.
A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending.
Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that to restrict deer, or do you have to have two fences a foot apart?
- Is that to restrict deer, or do you have to have two fences a foot apart?
- link fence<01:07:40.839><c> is</c> fence is fence is that<01:07:42.680><c> uh</c><01:07:43.119><c> restrict
- 45.039><c> or</c><01:07:45.240><c> do</c><01:07:45.319><c> you</c><01:07:45.400><c> have</c> that uh restrict
- Deer uh or do you have that uh restrict Deer uh or do you have to<01:07:45.640><c> have</c><01:07:45.799
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Info Briefing - Mon Jul 13, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They thought there were a lot of companies that could benefit from it, but there were a lot of restrictions
- 50.000><c> of</c> benefit from it, but there was a lot of benefit from it, but there was a lot of restrictions
- 50.960><c> way</c><01:33:51.040><c> they</c><01:33:51.360><c> utilize</c><01:33:51.840><c> for</c> restrictions
- to the way they utilize for restrictions to the way they utilize for a<01:33:52.159><c> trade</c><01
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (5-12-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- :04.960><c> general</c><00:37:05.280><c> funds</c><00:37:05.680><c> versus</c><00:37:06.079><c> restricted
- </c> than general funds versus restricted than general funds versus restricted funds.<00:37:07.359><c
- director, say, because we have a lot of KRS-mandated services we provide that are supported by restricted
Summary:
The committee first approved the April 13 minutes and then turned to a large agenda of contracts. Chairman Douglas said there were 52 contracts totaling about $369.3 million, and noted that most vendors were registered with the Secretary of State except for item 118 on the routine personal services green list and item 19 involving Morehead State University and Kentucky State University. The committee voted to defer item 118 to the June 26 meeting and later also deferred the Kentucky State University contract on the deferred list to the June 26 meeting.
The main discussion centered on a deferred personal services contract for the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, involving outside legal counsel. Senator Meredith raised concerns about KRS 320 and whether the board had authority to hire outside counsel when the statute says the Attorney General shall provide legal services to the board. Dr. Mary Beth Morris, the board president, and Christopher Thacker of the Attorney General’s office testified after being sworn in. Thacker explained that the statute and related law allow both Attorney General assistance and independent counsel, and argued that outside counsel is appropriate for day-to-day legal work because it avoids conflicts, especially on open records issues, regulatory advice, and disciplinary hearings.
Senator Meredith said he agreed with approving the contract but questioned how the board had reached this point and whether the current statutes reflect modern practice. He raised concerns about transparency and accountability, referencing a prior advisory opinion involving the board’s handling of exam requirements during COVID and saying the board should have consulted the Attorney General before acting. Thacker responded that the Attorney General’s office serves the Commonwealth as a whole, not as counsel to one board, and that the board’s use of outside counsel is a reasonable and economical arrangement. The exchange ended with Meredith suggesting that broader legislative action may be needed to clarify reporting relationships and oversight for the board.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- last week, they had a bill that passed the House and the Senate, and it was, you could argue, less restrictive
- 33.440><c> less</c> and it was you could argue it was less and it was you could argue it was less restrictive
- ><c> than</c><00:33:34.320><c> what</c><00:33:34.440><c> we're</c><00:33:34.520><c> talking</c> restrictive
- than what we're talking restrictive than what we're talking about<00:33:35.080><c> here</c><00:33:35.200
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/07/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- there was a part in that statute that the Minnesota Department of Health interpreted to be highly restrictive
- /c><01:58:22.400><c> highly</c> Health interpreted to be highly Health interpreted to be highly restrictive
- c> of</c><01:58:23.600><c> allowing</c><01:58:24.040><c> variances</c><01:58:25.160><c> for</c> restrictive
- of allowing variances for restrictive of allowing variances for these<01:58:25.640><c> type</c><01:58
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1240 tips the balance too far toward restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners while doing
- /c><00:53:28.319><c> toward</c> tips the balance too far toward tips the balance too far toward restricting
- c> the</c><00:53:29.200><c> rights</c><00:53:29.359><c> of</c><00:53:29.440><c> law-abiding</c> restricting
- the rights of law-abiding restricting the rights of law-abiding gun<00:53:30.160><c> owners</c><00:53
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This would restrict him to only candidates that the legislature has put on the list if we fail to call
- This would restrict<02:03:31.920><c> him</c><02:03:32.240><c> to</c><02:03:32.720><c> only</c><02:03:
- 33.520><c> candidates</c><02:03:34.120><c> that</c><02:03:34.280><c> the</c> restrict him to only candidates
- that the restrict him to only candidates that the legislature<02:03:35.240><c> has</c><02:03:36.080>
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, if it's awesome and it helps, that's great, but if it, without restrictions, um, things are not going
- <01:18:52.320><c> if</c><01:18:52.560><c> it</c><01:18:52.960><c> without</c><01:18:53.360><c> restrictions
- ,</c> great, but if it without restrictions, great, but if it without restrictions, um,<01:18:54.880>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- clarifies the scope of the legislation and definitions, provides enhanced user warnings, includes restrictions
- definitions, provides enhanced the user warnings,<00:37:18.640><c> includes</c><00:37:19.560><c> restrictions
- </c><00:37:20.400><c> related</c> warnings, includes restrictions related warnings, includes restrictions
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Crucially, this legislation would in no way restrict a utility's ability to compensate its executives
- Crucially, this legislation would in no Crucially, this legislation would in no way<01:25:33.920><c> restrict
- c> a</c><01:25:34.639><c> utility's</c><01:25:35.120><c> ability</c><01:25:35.360><c> to</c> way restrict
- a utility's ability to way restrict a utility's ability to compensate<01:25:36.080><c> its</c><01:25
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 051 Mar 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I think we ought to have before we start restricting the citizens of Colorado and telling them
- 02:25:51.040><c> before</c><02:25:51.439><c> we</c><02:25:51.680><c> start</c><02:25:52.000><c> restricting
- </c><02:25:52.479><c> the</c> we before we start restricting the we before we start restricting the citizens