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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Now imagine having to do that over and over again because your case manager keeps changing.
- Imagine how many more Minnesotans we could serve if SUD assessments were available when people needed
- 02:20:20.120><c> this</c><02:20:20.280><c> bill</c><02:20:20.840><c> proposes</c><02:20:21.840><c> imagine
- </c><02:20:22.240><c> how</c><02:20:22.359><c> many</c> what this bill proposes imagine how many what
- this bill proposes imagine how many more<02:20:22.640><c> minnesot</c><02:20:23.240><c> we</c><02:20
Committee:
Senate Human Services
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- that are under consideration with the subcommittee that address citizenship, but one could easily imagine
- that are under consideration with the subcommittee that address citizenship, but one could easily imagine
- that are under consideration with the subcommittee that address citizenship, but one could easily imagine
- that are under consideration with the subcommittee that address citizenship, but one could easily imagine
- that are under consideration with the subcommittee that address citizenship, but one could easily imagine
Committee:
House Election Law
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Info Briefing - Mon Jul 13, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and I cannot imagine a business out there who wants to go into this kind of business that is available
- </c><00:58:39.440><c> and</c><00:58:39.680><c> I</c><00:58:39.839><c> cannot</c><00:58:40.160><c> imagine
- </c><00:58:40.559><c> a</c> I got elected um and I cannot imagine a I got elected um and I cannot imagine
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 28th, 2026
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of people can imagine it, but not many can actually feel it.
- But can you imagine what our community would look like without that enforcement?
- Police Department in 1992, and up until the last few years, you would have never even, no one could imagine
- So I imagine most people do the same.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now I want you to imagine yourself sitting at your kitchen table surrounded by medical bills.
- I</c><00:07:15.120><c> want</c><00:07:15.280><c> you</c><00:07:15.360><c> to</c><00:07:15.520><c> imagine
- </c><00:07:15.840><c> yourself</c> Now I want you to imagine yourself Now I want you to imagine yourself
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
infertility, health insurance, fertility preservation, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, prediction markets, sports betting, online wagering, event contracts, election betting, political betting, sportsbook, gambling regulation, lawful gambling license, Gambling Control Board, unauthorized gaming, esports betting, financial technology, payment processor, advertising restrictions
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/17/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I can only imagine how different my life would be now if I had been financially, emotionally, and physically
- requirement.<02:03:18.000><c> I</c><02:03:18.120><c> can</c><02:03:18.280><c> only</c><02:03:18.560><c> imagine
- I can only imagine how requirement.
- I can only imagine how different<02:03:19.480><c> my</c><02:03:19.600><c> life</c><02:03:19.840><c> would
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/10/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I imagine there may be questions given some of the technical difficulties.
- I imagine<01:24:29.920><c> there</c><01:24:30.040><c> may</c><01:24:30.200><c> be</c><01:24:30.320><c
- > questions</c><01:24:30.840><c> given</c> imagine there may be questions given imagine there may be
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- members about vacancies, for example, and we're unable to collect that through STAR because, as you can imagine
- Imagine that, a state agency not needing a law to be passed by the legislature to do the right thing,
- Imagine that, college and career ready.
- Imagine that, a<01:34:15.840><c> state</c><01:34:16.080><c> agency</c><01:34:16.560><c> not</c><01:34
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That isn't as simple as it sounds, as you can imagine, having over 50 items passed in a single bill and
- sounds,</c><00:37:16.880><c> as</c><00:37:17.119><c> you</c><00:37:17.359><c> can</c><00:37:17.440><c> imagine
- ,</c><00:37:18.000><c> having</c> it sounds, as you can imagine, having it sounds, as you can imagine
Committee:
Senate Human Services
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-TRS, EDT-AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- We can imagine a much better functioning system to accomplish numerous goals outlined in this by working
- Happy to answer any questions, though I imagine that won't be the case based off of timeline.
- We can imagine a much better functioning system to accomplish numerous goals outlined in this by working
- Happy to answer any questions, though I imagine that won't be the case based off of timeline.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Keywords:
biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, quarantine, Akamai Arrival Program, importation regulations, pests control, plant health, animal health, compliance mechanisms, environmental review, transportation projects, NEPA, state sovereignty, federal compliance, streamlining, Hawaii Department of Transportation, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229.
The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor.
A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So, you can imagine me being here 30 years; I have boxes of paper.
- So, you can<02:00:31.199><c> imagine</c><02:00:31.679><c> me</c><02:00:32.000><c> being</c><02:00:32.239
- ><c> here</c><02:00:32.480><c> 30</c><02:00:32.880><c> years,</c><02:00:33.440><c> I</c> can imagine
- me being here 30 years, I can imagine me being here 30 years, I have<02:00:33.920><c> boxes</c><02:00
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Pastor Jeremy Ward and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sophia Woods. A quorum was established with 27 senators present, and the Senate adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber also referred Executive Message 69, appointing Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission, to the Committee on Confirmations.
The Senate received several Judiciary Committee reports. House Bills 41 and 149 and Senate Bills 230, 87, 169, 238, and 233 were reported favorably, with amendments on Senate Bills 87, 169, and 233. Those measures received second reading and were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 31, commending Mackenzie Grace Stigel, and Senate Joint Resolution 32, recognizing the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for its national ranking; guests from the school were welcomed in the gallery.
The Rules Committee report was then adopted by a 33-0 vote, setting a special order calendar that included Senate Bill 71 on administrative rules, along with several other bills on dredging, county subdivisions, legislative matters, public corruption, rural hospital investment, minority affairs, campaign finance, and natural resources. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 71, the “sound science” bill, which would limit state agencies from adopting environmental rules more stringent than federal law and require science-based standards where federal law is absent. Senator Coleman-Madison offered an amendment to preserve stronger scientific and causal standards, arguing the bill could weaken protections in heavily burdened communities; the amendment failed on a roll call vote of 25 nays to 1 yea. Senators then continued debating the bill’s effect on ADEM’s authority, emergency rulemaking, federal standards, and environmental enforcement in Alabama.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm not sure they don't explain which areas, but I can imagine that, you know, the fact that this
- areas,<00:36:42.320><c> but</c><00:36:42.720><c> I</c><00:36:43.040><c> can</c><00:36:43.200><c> imagine
- ><00:36:44.000><c> that,</c><00:36:44.960><c> you</c><00:36:45.119><c> know,</c> areas, but I can imagine
- that, you know, areas, but I can imagine that, you know, the<00:36:45.440><c> fact</c><00:36:45.520>
Summary:
A joint informational briefing of the House and Senate higher education committees focused on how the University of Hawaiʻi athletics department plans to remain competitive in the new NIL era, including the effects of the House v. NCAA settlement, direct institutional payments, and the need to balance competitiveness with the university’s educational mission. Senators and committee members introduced themselves, and the briefing featured remarks from women’s basketball coach Laura Beeman, football coach Timmy Chang, and Athletic Director Matt Elliott.
Coach Beeman said NIL has already affected recruiting and retention in women’s basketball, estimating the program has lost six to 10 student-athletes because it lacks the funding to keep comparable talent. She emphasized that the issue is not greed but retention, culture, and keeping student-athletes who value the university and community, while also using NIL as a way to teach financial literacy, privacy, and adult responsibilities. Coach Chang described similar pressures in football, including transfer portal volatility and competing offers from other programs, and gave examples of players whose personal and family circumstances made NIL support important for staying at Hawaiʻi.
Athletic Director Elliott said the department’s vision is to create an outstanding student-athlete experience, recruit and retain elite athletes, compete at the top of the Mountain West, and strengthen community ties. He said the department wants to preserve the educational focus while adapting to a system in which student-athletes can share in revenue. Elliott explained that UH is seeking a $5 million annual NIL fund, is fundraising through the community and the “Boost the Bose” account, and is also pursuing individual NIL deals, corporate sponsorship-related deals, and licensing opportunities. In response to Senator Kim’s question, he said NIL compensation can come through two tracks: institutional payments within the department’s discretion and outside deals that must be reviewed for market value under the new reporting system. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was informational only.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (10-22-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, Veterans Treatment Court is not a get-out-of-jail-free card by any stretch of the imagination.
- of jail free card by any stretch of out of jail free card by any stretch of the<00:52:45.599><c> imagination
- 47.119><c> a</c><00:52:47.280><c> way</c><00:52:47.440><c> to</c><00:52:47.599><c> connect</c> the imagination
- It is a way to connect the imagination.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 24 minutes, and heard a briefing from representatives of three Kentucky drug task forces: Greater Hardin County, Bowling Green-Warren County, and Bluegrass Narcotics. The presenters described how multi-jurisdictional task forces operate, their partner agencies, and the kinds of drugs and trafficking patterns they are seeing, with fentanyl identified as the most dangerous and fastest-growing threat. They also described large seizures and investigations involving fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, tractor-trailer shipments, postal shipments, and a case tied to a pill press and undercover work with the DEA. Bluegrass Narcotics said it was formed in response to overdose deaths and has since seen major reductions in complaints and overdose deaths in Harrison and Bourbon counties.
A major theme of the presentation was funding. The task forces said Byrne JAG funding has declined from about $2.1 million statewide in 2023-2024 to $1.4 million this year, while their costs for vehicles, fuel, technology, overtime, office space, and training have risen sharply. They said local support and asset forfeiture help, but the revenue is uneven and unpredictable, and they asked the legislature to consider adding about $1 million per year in state support, with oversight from the Justice Cabinet or Office of Drug Control Policy. They also emphasized that if meth labs return, many agencies would need new training and equipment because those capabilities have largely expired or been scaled back.
Members asked about possible statutory barriers, coordination across counties and states, the source of drugs, and how seized cash is handled. The task forces said coordination with federal, state, and other local agencies is generally strong, but money remains the main obstacle to broader operations. They explained that seized cash is held as evidence and, after court proceedings, may be awarded back to task forces or split under statute, with 15% going to the Commonwealth’s attorney and 85% to law enforcement. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the briefing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State (10/06/25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and that way you can kind of imagine how it might impact us as we go through a consolidation process
- roads I<01:30:30.400><c> I</c><01:30:30.719><c> can't</c><01:30:30.880><c> even</c><01:30:31.040><c> imagine
- </c><01:30:31.440><c> how</c><01:30:31.600><c> that</c><01:30:32.400><c> works</c> I I can't even imagine
- how that works I I can't even imagine how that works it<01:30:34.880><c> those</c><01:30:35.199><c>
Summary:
The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary.
Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise.
Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (8-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, when you're doing a normal construction with a capital project, I imagine you have a timeline
- 00:26:09.520><c> I</c> construction with a capital project I construction with a capital project I imagine
- </c> imagine you have a timeline. imagine you have a timeline.
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03
Approve Minutes from July 10, 2025- 00:02:41
Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System Testimony- 00:03:38
Investment of State Funds- 00:46:13
Department of Juvenile Justice Update- 1:11:34
Adjournment- 1:54:08, 958, all
Summary:
The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet.
Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders.
Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Imagine a walkable neighborhood with vibrant shops, restaurants, and community-led events for all residents
- </c> ownership within reach for more ownership within reach for more Oregonians.<07:24:31.680><c> Imagine
- Imagine a walkable Oregonians.
- Imagine a walkable neighborhood<07:24:33.520><c> with</c><07:24:33.760><c> vibrant</c><07:24:34.240><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts 4/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Can't imagine. All right. Further discussion.
- </c><02:08:46.320><c> Can't</c><02:08:46.560><c> imagine.
- Can't imagine. All right. taking it up. Can't imagine. All right.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- If they're doing this in the courtroom where we have to scurry for our safety, you can imagine what people
- ><01:06:27.440><c> safety,</c><01:06:28.240><c> you</c><01:06:28.480><c> can</c><01:06:28.559><c> imagine
- </c><01:06:29.119><c> what</c> for our safety, you can imagine what for our safety, you can imagine what
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So for the author, for what you are imagining for the program, I know that it's a partnership between
- question so for the author for what you question so for the author for what you are<01:10:00.520><c> imagining
- 01.120><c> the</c><01:10:01.320><c> program</c><01:10:01.960><c> I</c><01:10:02.040><c> know</c> are imagining
- for the program I know are imagining for the program I know that<01:10:02.440><c> it's</c><01:10:02.560
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district