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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/09/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:56:44.480><c> can</c> three years out so the attorneys can three years out so the attorneys can
- and I focused served as a staff attorney and I focused a<04:34:05.279><c> lot</c><04:34:05.359><c> of
- And so what I got involved, you know, as her attorney through her mom, and we got the school to hire
- through her mom and we got her attorney through her mom and we got the<04:39:03.039><c> school</c><04
- general's office and to um the attorney general's office and actually<04:45:01.120><c> our</c><04:45
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change.
Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter.
The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- administration and management, and he wants to go to pre-law in his studies so that he can be an attorney
- he</c><00:23:56.240><c> can</c><00:23:56.320><c> be</c><00:23:56.480><c> an</c><00:23:56.640><c> attorney
- </c> studies so that he can be an attorney studies so that he can be an attorney and<00:23:57.919><c>
- :25:47.040><c> the</c> not even close to the 75 million the not even close to the 75 million the attorney
- </c> attorney general told us was needed. attorney general told us was needed.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 06:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Updated motion to adopt the updated H-A-F-C scenarios for the courts, the district attorneys, and the
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members, this is a pilot program with the Attorney General's office concerning victims of human
Summary:
Senator Lawson presented a pilot program involving the Attorney General’s office focused on victims of human trafficking and sex trafficking, and invited questions from the committee. After the presentation, a motion for due pass was made and seconded, with no further discussion. The committee opened and closed the vote queue and then announced a 5-1 vote in favor. The bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- incentivizing some sort of a business that may have an argument that spends a lot of time and maybe attorney
- some sort of a business or they may have an argument uh that that spends a lot of time and maybe attorney
- incentivizing some sort of a business that may have an argument that spends a lot of time and maybe attorney
- ><01:48:52.159><c> time</c><01:48:52.320><c> and</c><01:48:52.639><c> maybe</c><01:48:52.880><c> attorney
- </c> spends a lot of time and maybe attorney spends a lot of time and maybe attorney money<01:48:54.000
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- They're paid through the attorney general, and since that time $4.6 million has been distributed. uh
- We had attorneys helping us because of the criminal case. We had connections in state government.
- </c><02:01:29.920><c> We</c><02:01:30.159><c> had</c><02:01:30.320><c> attorneys</c><02:01:30.800><c>
- We had attorneys helping us do not have.
- We had attorneys helping us because<02:01:31.520><c> of</c><02:01:31.679><c> the</c><02:01:31.840><c>
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- for a violation of existing prize law, and lastly gives the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Attorney
- Public<01:08:18.280><c> Safety</c><01:08:18.719><c> and</c><01:08:18.880><c> the</c><01:08:19.000><c> Attorney
- </c><01:08:19.359><c> General</c> Public Safety and the Attorney General Public Safety and the Attorney
- Public<01:17:02.200><c> Safety</c><01:17:02.480><c> or</c><01:17:02.520><c> the</c><01:17:02.600><c> Attorney
- </c><01:17:02.840><c> General</c> Public Safety or the Attorney General Public Safety or the Attorney
Bills:
HF3794 , HF4472 , HF4410 , HF4347 , HF4412 , HF4398 , HF4397 , HF4201 , HF4199 , HF4203 , HF3706 , HF4071 , HF4120 , HF4175 , HF4188
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we're totally in support of the amendments that were proposed by the Attorney General's office and
- My name is Don Chen Katarino, enforcement attorney for OCP. OCP stands on his written testimony.
- First up, on Zoom, the Attorney General's office. >> They do that all the time. >> Yeah, you do that
- Also uh adopt<01:37:28.320><c> the</c><01:37:29.119><c> attorney</c><01:37:29.520><c> general's</c><01
- :37:29.840><c> amendment</c> adopt the attorney general's amendment adopt the attorney general's amendment
Bills:
HB1853 , HB1591 , HB1961 , HB1854 , HB1965 , HB1962 , HB1959 , HB2505 , HB2576 , HB1801 , HB1804 , HB1864 , HB2319 , HB2314 , HB2115
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions.
The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee. (2-23-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- :43:29.760><c> association</c><00:43:30.240><c> on</c><00:43:30.560><c> the</c><00:43:30.720><c> attorney
- </c> with the bar association on the attorney with the bar association on the attorney side<00:43:31.359
- And I think it's relevant to remind everyone I was here with Attorney General Chandler.
- c><01:28:33.520><c> was</c><01:28:33.600><c> here</c><01:28:34.080><c> with</c><01:28:34.400><c> Attorney
- </c> everyone uh I was here with Attorney everyone uh I was here with Attorney General<01:28:35.040><
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:07
Chair Comments 00:00:36
Approval of Minutes 00:04:01
Volunteers of America 00:04:21
Soil and Water Conservation/Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:14:52
Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy/Justice & Public Safety Cabinet 00:21:05
Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:26:01
Early Childhood Advisory Council 00:45:18, 958, all
Summary:
The Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee met to review how tobacco settlement dollars are being used and to press recipients for detailed information on total funding, administrative versus program spending, and measurable outcomes. The chair emphasized that the committee was not there for general program overviews, but to assess return on investment and whether each program should continue to receive tobacco settlement support. The committee approved the minutes from its December 22, 2025 meeting and then heard presentations from several agencies and organizations.
Volunteers of America Mid-States described its southeastern Kentucky restorative justice program, which uses an evidence-based New Zealand model for juvenile cases in nine counties. The group reported tobacco settlement funding of $516,000 in FY24 and $233,500 in FY25, representing about 17% and then about 5% of the program budget, respectively. It said the funding helped expand the program from 13 cases in 2021 to 180 youth served, and cited an independent evaluation showing recidivism of 24.5% compared with 40.4% in AOC data, along with a cost of a little under $20 per day versus detention and other placements. Some members questioned whether the program fit the tobacco settlement funding categories and suggested it might be better supported through other justice-related funding sources.
The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Conservation explained that tobacco funds support $1 million in direct aid to conservation districts and $2 million in cost-share projects for farmers, with 5% of the cost-share appropriation allowed for administration, or about $100,000 in FY26. Officials said the direct-aid line was moved into tobacco funding in 2019, reducing money available for farmer cost-share, and described a multi-year project approval and reallocation process. Senator Webb asked for a more specific breakdown of the $850,000 direct-aid amount, and the cabinet said it would provide that information.
The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy reported that in FY24 it expended just under $30 million across tobacco funds, general funds, restricted funds, and a one-time federal grant, with less than 2% used for administration. Officials said most tobacco settlement money goes to Kentucky ASAP local boards in all 120 counties, supporting prevention, treatment, and some law enforcement work. The Department of Agriculture then began its presentation, describing strategic investments, loan programs, county funding, administrative costs, and a reported return of about $2.30 for every dollar spent, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation was completed.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We had that Attorney General's office hiring, not hiring, having attorneys work in their office that
- Minnesota<00:59:25.400><c> we</c><00:59:25.559><c> had</c><00:59:25.720><c> that</c><00:59:26.079><c> Attorney
- </c><00:59:26.359><c> General's</c> Minnesota we had that Attorney General's Minnesota we had that Attorney
- 00:59:30.480><c> not</c><00:59:30.839><c> hiring</c><00:59:31.839><c> having</c><00:59:32.680><c> attorneys
- </c><00:59:33.200><c> work</c> hiring not hiring having attorneys work hiring not hiring having attorneys
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Bloomberg Tax library for all nonpartisan tax staff and Westlaw for members and staff who are not attorneys
- Bloomberg Tax library for all nonpartisan tax staff and Westlaw for members and staff who are not attorneys
- Bloomberg Tax library for all nonpartisan tax staff and Westlaw for members and staff who are not attorneys
- Bloomberg Tax library for all nonpartisan tax staff and Westlaw for members and staff who are not attorneys
- Bloomberg Tax library for all nonpartisan tax staff and Westlaw for members and staff who are not attorneys
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's specifically an organization that provides loan repayment for public interest legal aid attorneys
- It's specifically an organization that provides loan repayment for public interest legal aid attorneys
- It's specifically an organization that provides loan repayment for public interest legal aid attorneys
- It's specifically an organization that provides loan repayment for public interest legal aid attorneys
- that provide um services to attorneys that provide um services to lowc<00:32:03.480><c> cost</c><00:
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/01/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Attorney Gretchen Wade.
- Attorney<02:43:26.360><c> Gretchen</c><02:43:26.680><c> Wade.
- I wanted to just Attorney Gretchen Wade.
- So, and I'm an attorney in Manchester.
- . attorneys. attorneys.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney with the law firm Young and Pignatelli and Conquered.
- I'm a tax attorney. I am not here on behalf of any client of our firm.
- I heard back from my wonderful colleagues that Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Edwards, who's
- I heard back from my wonderful colleagues that Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Edwards, who's
- I heard back from my wonderful colleagues that Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Edwards, who's
Summary:
The committee opened a public hearing on HB 402, a bill dealing with whether Education Freedom Account (EFA) payments should be described in state law as not constituting taxable income. The bill sponsor argued that the current statute is misleading because New Hampshire should not imply a federal tax result, and said the bill would remove that language and could also be amended to clarify that families should consult tax advisors. He emphasized that the measure was not intended to impose a state tax on EFAs, but to avoid giving inaccurate advice about possible federal tax liability.
Testimony was divided. A retired representative and a tax preparer both opposed the bill, saying EFA payments are already treated consistently with IRS rules and that the bill would create confusion, administrative burden, and possible tax consequences for low- and moderate-income families. They argued the bill is a solution in search of a problem and warned that requiring 1099s could add costs for the scholarship organization and recipients. A tax attorney supported the bill’s repeal of the state language, saying New Hampshire should not put tax advice into statute and that the current wording is inaccurate because federal law, not state law, controls taxability. He cited IRS Section 117 and Publication 970, explaining that only some scholarship-like payments are tax-free and that many EFA-eligible expenses may not qualify for federal exemption.
Members asked questions about what would be misleading, whether the bill was trying to tax EFAs, and the cost of issuing 1099s. The sponsor and witnesses repeatedly said the bill was not a state tax on voucher payments, but a clarification about federal tax treatment. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- far outweigh the numbers you're hearing about today, and I can say that because I'm the guy that prosecutes
- I will prosecute them, and there are good laws on the books to do that.
- I think I told you this last week when I was in front of you with the assistance of the Attorney General's
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Tim Fleming, at the Rural Attorney Office, and we've reviewed each one of those measures that's subject
Committee:
House Rules
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/03/2026 - House Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- Tim Fleming at the Rural Attorney Office, and we've reviewed each one of those measures that's subject
Summary:
The House met briefly to consider a constitutional/proper-form motion covering a large group of bills, including House Bills 2035, 2041, 2165, 2615, 2617, 2868, 2889, 2968, 404, 4025, 4043, and 4136, along with Senate Bills 1023, 1145, 1242, and 1247. Tim Fleming from the Rural Attorney Office testified that the measures had been reviewed and raised no issues, stating they were constitutional and in proper form.
After no questions or comments, the chair put the motion to a vote. The motion passed overwhelmingly, with 179 votes in favor and 1 absent. The meeting then adjourned.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 16, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney in the EPA Region 8 Office of Regional Counsel.
- I'm an attorney<02:32:49.560><c> in</c><02:32:49.720><c> the</c><02:32:49.840><c> EPA</c><02:32:50.200
- the EPA Region 8 Office of attorney in the EPA Region 8 Office of Regional<02:32:51.720><c> Counsel.
- <03:38:42.040><c> General's</c><03:38:42.560><c> Human</c><03:38:42.800><c> Trafficking</c> Attorney
- </c> the uh tribal courts and the attorneys the uh tribal courts and the attorneys that<04:17:53.760>
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney. There's ethical concerns if I'm taking actions just to raise money.
- </c> violations of law I'm an attorney violations of law I'm an attorney there's<00:19:41.919><c> ethical
- spidel behind me knows the if attorney spidel behind me knows the answer<01:30:08.199><c> but</c><01
- Yes, and also attorneys and all the folks that do the work.
- we we have an attorney who does that<01:37:20.000><c> work</c><01:37:20.320><c> for</c><01:37:20.560
Summary:
The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities.
Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented.
Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion.
The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/09/2026 - House Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- Tim Fleming with the Rules Attorney Office.
Summary:
The Rules Committee met and was called to order for consideration of a mass motion covering House Bills 283, 230, and 2038; Senate Bills 1026, 1029, 1039, 1053, 1126, 1160, 1210, 1211, 1237, 1293, 1294, and 1430; and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1006. Chair Carter moved that the measures were constitutional and in proper form. Tim Fleming from the Rules Attorney Office testified that the reviewed measures were constitutional and in proper form and offered to answer questions, but none were raised.
The committee then voted on the motion. The roll call showed 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 3 not voting. The committee recommended the mass motion as constitutional and in proper form, and the meeting adjourned.