Video & Transcript Research : 'Exec Sessions'
Page 42 of 500
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I thought that had passed last session. So this would already be there. This was in House Bill 2.
- that had didn't use current law oh I cuz that had passed<00:32:53.639>
last <00:32:53.840>session - <00:32:54.360>
that's <00:32:54.519>what <00:32:54.679>I passed last session - that's what I passed last session that's what I thought<00:32:55.320>
right <00:32:55.760> - any bills that we don’t exec this next week, so nothing tomorrow.
Summary:
The committee reviewed selected House Bill 2 provisions, focusing first on the group two pension reform language and whether it matched prior legislation and the fiscal note. Members discussed two main issues: the treatment of extra and special duty pay in the pension calculation for employees hired before 2011, and the annuity multiplier after 15 years of creditable service. Several members said the HB 2 language was intended to restore prior law and protect against pension “spiking,” while others worried the draft and fiscal note may not have fully reflected current law, potentially affecting the cost estimate. The discussion repeatedly emphasized the need to avoid underfunding or double counting and to make sure Finance had the correct actuarial assumptions. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to flag the issues for Finance and to clarify the fiscal note.
Members also discussed the vested-rights language, which was described as an explicit definition of vesting and a restriction on future legislative changes to compensation calculations after three years of service. Some viewed it as a policy protection with no immediate fiscal impact, while others noted it had been included in prior legislation and should be clearly understood before the bill moved forward. The committee also briefly referenced prior pension legislation, including House Bill 436 and House Bill 727, and noted that HB 2 was being used to carry forward related pension repair provisions.
The committee then turned to an OPLC-related section transferring building, plumbing, electrical, and fuel gas inspector positions from OPLC to the Department of Safety’s Fire Marshal’s office. Testimony explained that the nine inspector positions are funded from the licensing fund, and that the move was justified as a public-safety function better aligned with the Fire Marshal’s mission because the inspections are statewide code-enforcement work rather than facility-specific licensing work. The discussion ended with a note that the remaining HB 2 changes run through 2034 and a brief announcement about memorial arrangements for C.J. Gerard.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We are ready to go ahead with the exec session here for House Education Funding.
- Opening the executive session on HP 1563.
- Opening the executive session on >> Okay.
- Opening the executive session on HP<04:12:38.160>
1799. - <04:15:06.880>
on uh there's been no uh work session on uh there's been no uh work session
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The session came to order. Representative McKenzie, do you want to lead us in the pledge?
- <00:06:01.680>
on hereby open the executive session on hereby open the executive session on - So, I would like to now open the executive session on House Bill 1250.
- We will exec this next week on the 3.
- session year 2022, we had House Bill session year 2022, we had House Bill 1386,<04:52:05.840>
which
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/22/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We’re using this in our budget sessions as well, so Department, what are your priorities?
- We’re using this in our budget sessions as well, so Department, what are your priorities?
- Senator Apprentice has a motion that we're in executive session.
- I would take a motion to come out of executive session. Second.
- session session second<01:40:10.679>
so <01:40:11.239>we're <01:40:11.400>going
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/03/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- session on House Bill 1150. session on House Bill 1150.
- executive session on House Bill 1043. executive session on House Bill 1043.
- executive session on House Bill 1451. executive session on House Bill 1451.
- Seeing none, this concludes the session on HB 118. Our next session is at 13:30. That is 1:30 p.m.
- Seeing none, this concludes the session on HB 118. Our next session is at 13:30. That is 1:30 p.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/26/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Henry Litman, State Medicaid Director: I imagine if legislation passes this session about, you know,
- about um you know the this session about um you know the Governor's<03:46:45.319>
budget <03:46 - Um, when we exec the bill on the ALS registry, that's a new issue that we've asked oversight to look
- Um, when we exec the bill on the ALS registry, that's a new issue that we've asked oversight to look
- there will be some executive session there will be some executive session issues<03:50:21.479>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/03/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:06:32.599>
on <00:06:33.000>pending executive sessions on pending executive sessions - conference last legislative session conference last legislative session the<00:31:28.960>
problem - <02:34:21.720>
at reconvene for executive sessions at reconvene for executive sessions at - <04:27:38.880>
on and with that the executive session on and with that the executive session - exec Ive session<05:20:39.240>
on <05:20:39.480>House <05:20:39.798>Bill <05:20:40.280
Summary:
The Municipal and County Government Committee held public hearings on House Bill 471 and House Bill 373. HB 471 would create a temporary commission to study growth, traffic, planning, and land use issues in a group of southern New Hampshire towns, with possible recommendations on regional planning commission boundaries or coordination. Representative Perez said the bill was requested by Londonderry residents and local officials, and Eric Power of Brookline testified in support, saying the towns share corridor and development issues that cross regional planning commission lines. Several members questioned whether existing law already allows towns to form regional planning commissions under RSA 364:6, whether the bill should be broader, and whether the town list should include additional communities. The hearing closed with testimony counts reported as two in support and three opposed on remote sign-in, plus one opposed and one in support on the blue sheet.
HB 373, sponsored by Representative Diane Powers, would revise RSA 41:11-a on town property leases. Powers said current law is too restrictive because leases over five years require repeated town votes, which she argued is impractical for long-term arrangements. She cited examples from Hampton and Brookline, including long-term road and property leases, and said she had found multiple similar cases. The bill would keep select board authority for leases under one year, allow a legislative body to authorize a specific longer lease by a three-fifths ballot vote, and preserve the existing five-year blanket leasing authority with a three-fifths vote, while keeping existing leases valid if authority is later rescinded. Eric Power testified in support, describing recurring lease renewals in Brookline and saying longer terms are needed for projects such as housing, cell towers, and solar arrays. Members asked about the change from a simple town vote to a three-fifths threshold and whether the bill duplicates existing mechanisms; Powers said the higher threshold was intended because the leases involve long-term commitments. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We're here today for this work session. This work session is Tuesday.
- <00:13:46.839>
on on Friday just we have the session on on Friday just we have the session - The next three Tuesdays, yeah, and there will be exec on all three of them.
- All right, I'm going to call our work session back into order.
- I'm going to call our work session back into order.
Summary:
The committee held a work session focused on school funding formulas, adequacy aid, and special education aid, with the chair outlining a schedule for the next several Tuesdays and noting that the committee would likely need multiple executive sessions to narrow down the bills. Members discussed the FY 26 formula, including base cost, differentiated aid, extraordinary needs grants, hold harmless provisions, and the roughly $28 million in excess statewide education property tax (SWP) funds that are not currently returned to the state under the existing formula.
The first bill discussed was HB 137, which would allow excess SWP funds to remain with the local municipality for school and municipal purposes. Representative Spilsbury argued the issue is fundamental and suggested the state should require excess funds to be remitted back to the state, while Representative Damon said the bill appears to codify current practice and may be unnecessary, especially given possible court action. The discussion then shifted to a related bill from Representative Fellas that would redefine SWP as local money rather than state money and keep the current adequacy aid numbers revenue-neutral for now.
Representative Fellas explained that SWP was created in 1999 after the Claremont lawsuit as part of the state’s effort to show increased school aid, but that it effectively labeled part of the local property tax as state money without changing property tax bills. She argued the state should not be tapping local property tax revenue and said her bill would preserve the current distribution while removing the SWP tax label, with future work possible on a different measure of local capacity such as income, home values, or poverty rate. Members also referenced prior discussions of fiscal capacity aid, relief aid, and other formula changes as part of the broader effort to restructure school funding.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to open the executive session and then take a break from the executive session.
- Uh, and we will executive session.
- . session. session.
- So I will recess this executive session So I will recess this executive session till<04:33:18.240
- <04:33:56.080>
on I'll open up the executive session on I'll open up the executive session
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, I was very disappointed that the governor did not make housing more of a priority in her
- <00:38:15.599>
disappointed Last session, I was very disappointed Last session, I was very - We're going to open the session on HB 1499.
- And, you know, last session during the debate on House Bill 60, we talked a lot about this idea that
- Two consenting parties entering into a contract, which is what we had talked about last session.
Summary:
The Housing Committee opened with a public hearing on HB 196, which would repeal the Housing Champion program. Representative Matt Drew, the prime sponsor, argued the program is an unnecessary and poorly targeted subsidy, saying it rewards municipalities after projects are completed and may not be limited to new housing production. He questioned the transparency of the program, cited difficulty finding required annual reports, and noted a fiscal note suggesting the state could recover up to $3 million if obligations are terminated. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the program’s criteria amount to political favoritism or a standard grant process; supporters said the rubric is specific and that municipalities are evaluated against objective requirements. Representative Priest, Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire, and Karen Benfield of Stay Work Play New Hampshire all opposed repeal, saying the program encourages local zoning and regulatory changes, helps smaller communities participate, and supports housing supply and young people’s ability to stay in the state. The hearing on HB 196 was then closed.
The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1405, a bill establishing an affordable housing guarantee program within the Housing Finance Authority. Prime sponsor Representative Chris Muns said the bill would reduce lender risk by guaranteeing up to 80% of principal on qualifying loans for affordable housing, with a cap of $30 million per lender per year and $300 million outstanding at any time. He described the measure as a low-cost public-private partnership backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and said it was identical to a prior Senate bill that had received unanimous bipartisan committee support before dying later in the process. He framed the bill as one part of a broader housing package aimed at financing, infrastructure, workforce, zoning reform, and other housing-related issues.
No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal actions were opening and closing the public hearing on HB 196 and opening the public hearing on HB 1405, with testimony continuing on HB 1405 at the end of the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 10th, 2025 at 01:45 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- If it gets fired during the session, you'll know why.
- I think it was allocated for two years, three years last session.
- We'll dive in, all ready to do our workshop session. Then, okay. Uh, thank you, uh, Mr.
- Chairman, just go over our legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
- We've worked that out with the exec.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Do I have a motion to go into executive session?
- We have a go in executive session?
- <01:06:23.359>
day, um, this Thursday's, um, session day, um, this Thursday's, um, session - out of executive session? out of executive session?
- All those in of the executive session.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We held another one just before this session started.
- We held another one just before this session started.
- As you all know, the Water Security Planning Act passed in the 2023 legislative session.
- As you all know, the Water Security Planning Act passed in the 2023 legislative session.
- You're not leaving when the exec leaves, but the state engineer may be.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <02:08:39.000>
to allow somebody in executive session to allow somebody in executive session - I had two sessions, two different issues.
- in uh um in PRI in the private session in uh um in PRI in the private session uh<04:24:17.279>
- The first is an assumption that the session would have to stop because it’s a non-public session.
- then in the 2023 legislative session then in the 2023 legislative session under<04:30:37.680>
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee opened its hearing with a procedural discussion about a forthcoming Monday hearing, and the chair confirmed that any amendment deemed non-germane would be made public in advance and included in the calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 6, which would replace the word “citizen” in the Right-to-Know law with “any person,” allow requesters to specify the format of records, and expressly reference preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body as disclosable material. The sponsor said the bill was intended to clarify existing law, remove uncertainty after a Rochester-related dispute over requester eligibility, and make records easier to obtain electronically unless doing so would be impossible, unusual, unduly burdensome, or harmful to recordkeeping integrity.
Testimony was mixed. Cordell Johnston, speaking for himself as a municipal attorney, opposed most of the bill, especially the requirement that records be delivered electronically or by mail, arguing that out-of-state or out-of-country requests can be fishing expeditions that impose significant burdens on towns and clerks. He said local residents already can obtain records at town hall and that many municipalities voluntarily email records as a courtesy, but should not be required to mail large volumes of material. He also said the preliminary-draft language was unnecessary because such drafts are already covered when circulated to a quorum or majority. Representative Alexander raised concerns about the breadth of “any person,” potential abuse by bad actors, and the cost to municipalities, while Representative Peternell asked about whether the bill should account for nonresident property owners and business owners. The sponsor responded that limiting requesters by residency would not meaningfully stop abuse and said he did not know the bill’s fiscal impact, though he suggested it might improve efficiency.
Yil Biset of the ACLU of New Hampshire testified in support of HB 6, calling it a modest and reasonable transparency measure. He said the preliminary-draft language was acceptable and consistent with existing exemption language in the public-meeting and documents statutes, and he said he was not aware of foreign-bot document requests occurring in New Hampshire. He also noted that current law already requires electronic disclosure when records exist electronically and can reasonably be provided that way. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/08/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- No session next week on the 17th, but plan on session on both the 24th of April and the 1st of May, not
- :31:15.199>
session. - executive session. Fair enough. Okay. executive session. Fair enough. Okay.
- Executive session. I know.
- executive session this afternoon. executive session this afternoon.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (03/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- session on speed dial.
- <00:57:12.039>
yet not exec yet not exec yet um<00:57:14.559>and Does anyone have - <01:12:18.920>
on much I'll open the executive session on much I'll open the executive session - I'll know that for the next Jeopardy session, right.
- votes let's say at deliberative session votes let's say at deliberative session or<04:53:22.600>
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 763, an early bill concerning AED access at athletic events and venues. Representative Morris offered amendment 0743H to clarify the bill by removing charter schools from the language and tying AED placement to American Heart Association guidance, emphasizing that AEDs should be readily accessible within a reasonable walking distance rather than mandated on every field. The amendment and then the bill as amended both passed 17-0, and the bill was reported out as Ought to Pass with Amendment.
The committee then considered House Bill 781, requiring school districts to adopt cell phone-free education policies, and a related bill, House Bill 131. HB 781 was amended to include charter public school boards, cover other personal electronic communication devices, require at minimum restrictions on student personal cell phones during class instruction, allow superintendent-approved exceptions for medical or language needs, protect students with medical needs or disabilities under Section 504, and set an effective date of July 1, 2025. Some members argued the amendment was too prescriptive and limited local control, while supporters said it still left districts flexibility outside classroom instruction. The amendment passed 16-1, and the bill then passed Ought to Pass as Amended 16-1. HB 131, described as a mirror bill, was then retained by a 17-0 vote.
House Bill 398, a title bill requiring Holocaust and genocide studies to include impacts on people with disabilities, was moved to ITL after Representative Selig reported the genocide commission believed the topic was already being covered. That motion passed 17-0. The committee also agreed to hold several bills for later consideration, including HB 754, HB 1221, HB 360, and HB 699, citing the need for more review or missing copies.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 361, prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools. Supporters argued the bill would preserve individual choice while preventing statewide or districtwide mandates in future public health emergencies, and cited a Department of Health and Human Services letter saying masks remain effective but decisions should be based on individual choice and risk assessment. Opponents emphasized local control and the need for districts to respond to different public health conditions. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 361 was completed.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in executive session. >> Move on.
- We're back in regular session and it.
- I'll take a motion to go into executive session. >> Have a motion to go into executive session. >> All
- We are in executive session.
- executive session. And we have a second. executive session. And we have a second.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And our opportunities as we go into this budget session.
- There was legislation that went through the session, but it didn't ultimately get put into statute.
- About this session, regulatory transparency. How can we move quicker?
- And you'll see me running quite a bit of legislation this session regarding wildfire. And Mr.
- Development Committee this session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/04/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- There potentially could be an executive session if you're there.
- I'll move to go into executive session. All in favor? Any opposed? Seeing none.
- Is there a motion to move out of exec? I think there's an error. Do we withdraw? I'll withdraw.
- Is there a motion to move out of exec? Don't move. All in favor? Any opposed?
- Is there a motion to move out of exec? Don't move. All in favor? Any opposed? Seeing none...
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And it in the last legislative session.
- I attended all the sessions.
- I got a motion and a second to move into executive session.
- Executive session. We are in it. Okay.
- Okay. seven eight nine bills to exec for two seven eight nine bills to exec for two weeks. weeks. weeks