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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- You can make this program right; you just got to think about it and be direct about your knowledge on
- You can make this program right; you just got to think about it and be direct about your knowledge on
- </c><01:17:03.199><c> in</c> payments that that were not directed in payments that that were not directed
- care, and housing.
- </c> executive um the governor's taking care executive um the governor's taking care of<04:33:48.680>
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.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- May careful a source of strength.
- </c><00:06:30.400><c> of</c><00:06:30.639><c> Minnesota</c> caring for the people of Minnesota caring
- So are these directions intended to give the PUC the policy directive so that a utility cannot reach
- <c> that</c><01:58:54.239><c> a</c> PUC uh the policy directive so that a PUC uh the policy directive
- </c> southwest Minnesota, what do I care southwest Minnesota, what do I care about?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's health care, of course, and health care costs generally go up and not down.
- spent on health care.
- But we're acknowledging care.
- or nursing home care.
- Um, and we care or nursing home care.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Criminals don't care that you said they can't buy a certain gun.
- They didn't care with the guns they have, so why would they now?
- I myself am a state-licensed health care provider.
- We think about what our constituencies care about the most.
- We think about what our constituencies care about the most.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of Inspector General debate 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Why are you going that direction<00:13:07.040><c> with</c><00:13:07.279><c> your</c><00:13:07.440><c>
- </c> direction with your DE5? direction with your DE5?
- Chair, I don't really care what the governor likes or wants to do.
- I also think it's important I've never been directed on any investigation by any governor.
- I've never been directed on any investigation by any governor.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He's also not really caring about children in our state, but doing just the opposite. ...really caring
- He's hurting communities that I care about, hurting the state that I care about, and hurting a country
- that I deeply care about.
- The communities that I care about, the country that I care about. And that says a lot.
- We didn't care.
Summary:
The Senate convened with routine opening business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the filing of several reports, such as the Parole Board’s 2023 annual report and a fiscal year 2025 prior-year deficiency report from the Comptroller. Those reports were ordered placed on file. The remainder of the session was devoted almost entirely to a series of brief statements by the Senate President and many senators responding to what they described as federal actions under the Trump administration, especially immigration enforcement without due process, court defiance, and broader threats to democratic norms.
Senators repeatedly condemned the detention and deportation of immigrants, students, researchers, and even some U.S. citizens, citing specific Massachusetts cases including Ramesa Ozturk of Tufts, Juan Francisco Mendez, Sunua Petrova, and others. Members also raised concerns about cuts to federal funding affecting Massachusetts, including NIH and university research, asthma prevention, education, climate resilience, and veterans’ services. Several senators tied these issues to the state’s economy, higher education, health care, and immigrant communities, and many invoked Massachusetts and American history to argue for due process, the rule of law, and resistance to authoritarianism.
A few policy responses were mentioned, including support for increasing funding for the Attorney General to handle lawsuits, and references to bills or proposals such as the Immigrant Legal Defense Act, the Dignity Not Deportation Act, the Safe Communities Act, and the Location Shield Act. The Senate President also referenced the chamber’s broader “Response 2025” initiative. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on during the statements themselves, aside from the adoption of an order to adjourn and the setting of the next meeting for Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to be getting documents coming from different directions, particularly in terms of what other
- It's a direct repudiation. Court, it's a direct repudiation.
- </c><00:49:25.240><c> the</c> it and was struck by uh how careful the it and was struck by uh how careful
- </c><00:50:09.839><c> public</c> usable form so there was direct public usable form so there was direct
- </c> territory uh unless we're very careful territory uh unless we're very careful if<01:23:15.239><c
Summary:
The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee.
The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes.
Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/21/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:43:06.000><c> of</c> helping people take better care of helping people take better care of themselves
- ,</c> person asks for um asks for directions, person asks for um asks for directions, asks<03:03:14.800
- This is not a judicial directive. This is an executive directive.
- This This is not a judicial directive.
- Therefore, it is an executive directive.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Calfresh Enrollment and Nutrition Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For example: pregnancy, receiving substance abuse treatment, caring for dependent children under 14,
- due to H.R. 1 provisions unrelated to CalFresh that will increase county costs related to indigent care
- and health care coverage due to changes in Medi-Cal.
- Retail grocers care about the communities they operate in.
- This panel will be led under the new direction of my co-chair, Senator Member Bonta.
Summary:
The committee held its second hearing on CalFresh enrollment and nutrition, focused on the effects of H.R. 1 on eligibility, administration, and food access in California. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Social Services outlined major federal changes: expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, narrowed eligibility for certain lawfully present non-citizens, and new state and county cost-sharing for both administrative and benefit costs. Officials said about 665,000 Californians could lose benefits under the work requirement, roughly 72,000 non-citizens could lose eligibility, and California could face hundreds of millions to billions in new costs depending on error rates and implementation details. DSS described its mitigation efforts, including county guidance, trainings, automation, outreach materials, and coordination with workforce programs, while county representatives argued the workload is larger than current funding assumptions and that staffing and training needs are urgent.
Members also heard from a CalFresh recipient, Lauren Keltz, who described how benefits helped her family during her daughter’s medical crisis and how a clerical error led to the loss of food, health, and cash assistance, contributing to homelessness and food insecurity. Her testimony was used to underscore the consequences of administrative errors and benefit disruptions. Grocery and agriculture representatives said CalFresh is not only an anti-hunger program but also a major economic driver, with benefits spent locally at grocery stores, farmers markets, and farm stands. They warned that cuts would reduce demand for fresh food, hurt independent grocers and small farmers, and increase reliance on food banks, while urging continued support for market match and farm-to-food-bank programs.
In the second panel, advocates and local administrators emphasized the human and operational impacts of the federal changes. The California Immigrant Policy Center called for expanding the state-funded California Food Assistance Program to cover more immigrants excluded by H.R. 1. A San Francisco eligibility worker and a San Diego county administrator said the new rules will add substantial casework, require more client outreach and exemption screening, and strain already limited staffing. Justice in Aging stressed that CalFresh is a key anti-hunger tool for older adults and people with disabilities, especially as housing and health costs rise, and supported outreach funding for seniors. Throughout the hearing, members discussed the need for state funding, better automation, and stronger county and community partnerships to reduce disenrollment and protect access to food.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has taken the following action.
- The Rebbe emphasized the importance of education and good care. and instilled the hope for a brighter
- I'm joined by those of us who care about health care.
- on with our health care system.
- Nurses are the backbone of our health care system.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation comes from direct experience in Hermantown and St.
- I also bring a lived experience of Care.
- </c> foster care. foster care.
- Our health care claims and, you know, pay us different amounts for the same work.
- I think that's so critical as direction.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> careful legal and factual review. careful legal and factual review.
- Thank you, Lori Odolano. don't care as much of or are trying to, don't care as much of or are trying
- </c><03:38:06.320><c> with</c> disabilities or who are caring with disabilities or who are caring with
- ><c> disclosing</c> be careful with not disclosing be careful with not disclosing information<03:58:23.920
- But I would be very careful Hampshire.
Committee:
House Judiciary
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Tant: She was taking care of the hometown and I was trying to get people to the hearing up here.
- So when we come back next session, we have real solid data and direction that is fact-based on how to
- Some voters care less about that information. Some may feel it is important.
- And so I think we should be careful with putting targets on people's backs.
- Aubree Powell: It quickly became clear to me that this woman's medical and mental health care had been
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they want to continue on without the state direct support under chapter one, 63 section 53 of
- Primarily and many of the people that I grew up with would have been taking care of our community that
- Also known as is seas to all actions relating to payments for a bill of care and that is the bill.
- So I feel this legislation is a step in the wrong direction.
- This seems to be taking our re employment and unemployment assistance program in the wrong direction.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/08/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- for generations, and it should continue to feed our state for generations to come if we only take care
- </c> generations to come if we only take care generations to come if we only take care of<00:03:52.520
- But if you look on line 3.15 in the bill, we are asking that the state take particular care.
- </c><00:30:54.280><c> So,</c> that the state take particular care.
- So, that the state take particular care.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Be careful how you treat people.”
- ><c> supplemental</c> healthc care transformation supplemental healthc care transformation supplemental
- So help me understand the evaluation directive provision.
- </c> understand the evaluation directive understand the evaluation directive provision. provision. provision
- </c> direction of the legislative committee. direction of the legislative committee. Correct.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- This $25—who cares? And there's no points to it. I'd be very open to putting points on it.
- For me, it's like I don't care what that number is. They're using our roads.
- We're all going to be careful now.
- I have some bills I need to be on the agenda, so I'm going to be very careful.
- We do have direct conflicts with federal law here.
Bills:
HB2003 , HB2057 , HB2109 , HB2111 , HB2112 , HB2114 , HB2256 , HB2259 , HB2317 , HB2323 , HB2398 , HB2443 , HB2446 , HB2574
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think their work has begun on dealing with it, and at the direction of the chairman I had encouraged
- , responsiveness to workforce needs, examining the... ...under our care, responsiveness to workforce
- You're going to go there and we're going to help take care of it, and so is the state. So.
- This is your chance to give directions to Alex and I keep visiting in it represents Wontek.
- No more directions? Well, I have nothing more. The last few meetings have been good.
Summary:
The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs.
Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions.
The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, with over 20 years of operation, our direct recycled water program has proven important to both
- Commercial paper and revenue bond programs to try to take care of those drainage needs.
- I don't care if we're putting in a park, uh.
- To take care of all these water projects now, and we've been hearing about leaky pipes.
- You know, there's direct loans from the state versus them having to bond themselves.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Care to vote? Do you care to vote? Close vote, clear vote. Member, we'll send that as a due pass.
- Not on this—the other legislation, I believe, directs the free speech committee to direct the training
- Senate Bill 1632 directs the State Department of Education to take over choosing career assessment tests
Bills:
SB710 , SB843 , SB1317 , SB1338 , SB1410 , SB1477 , SB1489 , SB1593 , SB1614 , SB1630 , SB1632 , SB1633 , SB1670 , SB1726 , SB1734 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB346 , SB2045
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced a long series of education-related bills, including measures on school board nepotism rules (SB 843), preserving the Ag in the Classroom program in statute (SB 1410), shifting oversight of technology centers to the State Board of Career and Technology Education (SB 1735), teacher certification and hiring transparency (SB 346), AP exam access (SB 1975), in-state tuition alignment with federal law after a consent judgment (SB 1633), teacher professional development caps (SB 1894), portability of career teacher status between districts (SB 1317), recess requirements and discipline limits (SB 2045), expanding the Teach Forward Program (SB 710), limiting concurrent enrollment to students 21 and under (SB 1477), special education training and parent-record review rights (SB 1489), a teacher induction program for new and emergency-certified teachers (SB 1614), graduate-level teacher training requirements (SB 1726), career assessment test selection and credit transfer authority (SB 1632), OSU-Tulsa governance changes (SB 1593), virtual days for certain high school students not taking the ACT (SB 1630), R&D rebate modernization (SB 1670), AI guardrails in schools (SB 1734), and security fees for student organizations that cannot be based on viewpoint or content (SB 1725). Several bills drew brief questions, especially SB 1633, SB 1489, SB 1477, SB 1614, SB 1726, and SB 1725, but no substantive opposition was recorded beyond a few nay votes on some measures.
Most bills were moved by due pass motions and approved by voice or roll-call votes, often unanimously or near-unanimously. Notable recorded opposition included SB 1633 and SB 1725, each passing with a few nays, and SB 1726 passing 7-2. SB 1338 was laid over until Wednesday. The meeting concluded with notice of another committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m., and the committee adjourned.