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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/17/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:04.159><c> you</c><00:32:04.399><c> Senator</c><00:32:04.760><c> kupek</c><00:32:05.240><c
- and now to<00:32:06.279><c> your</c><00:32:06.480><c> testifier</c><00:32:07.159><c> Mr</c><00:32:07.880
- to the<00:32:12.120><c> committee</c><00:32:12.720><c> Mr</c><00:32:12.919><c> Murphy</c><00:32:13.480
- </c><00:32:14.600><c> of</c><00:32:14.679><c> the</c><00:32:14.799><c> committee</c><00:32:15.159><c>
- 15.399><c> is</c><00:32:15.519><c> Dan</c><00:32:15.760><c> Murphy</c><00:32:16.320><c> I'm</c><00:32
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- And<00:32:03.760><c> I</c><00:32:03.800><c> would</c><00:32:03.960><c> like</c><00:32:04.160><c> to</
- c><00:32:04.280><c> ask</c><00:32:04.600><c> if</c><00:32:04.720><c> the</c><00:32:04.960><c> floor</
- would</c><00:32:05.680><c> yield</c><00:32:05.960><c> for</c><00:32:06.080><c> some</c><00:32:06.280>
- </c> Questions<00:32:09.440><c> for</c><00:32:09.520><c> the</c><00:32:09.600><c> floor</c><00:32:09.720
- So,<00:32:11.920><c> yesterday</c><00:32:13.080><c> we</c><00:32:13.240><c> determined</c><00:32:13.800
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- :32:30.480><c> our</c><00:32:30.720><c> service.
- . or would<00:32:32.000><c> it,</c><00:32:32.320><c> you</c><00:32:32.399><c> know,</c><00:32:32.559>
- <c> was</c><00:32:32.720><c> it</c><00:32:32.880><c> members</c><00:32:33.200><c> or</c><00:32:33.360
- :33.600><c> the</c><00:32:33.760><c> church</c><00:32:34.000><c> to</c><00:32:34.159><c> say</c><00:32
- <c> in</c><00:32:37.279><c> which</c><00:32:37.440><c> you</c><00:32:37.600><c> engaged</c><00:32:38.000
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- :30.199><c> thank</c><01:32:30.400><c> you</c><01:32:30.960><c> uh</c><01:32:31.480><c> chairman</c><
- <01:32:32.639><c> of</c><01:32:32.719><c> the</c><01:32:32.800><c> committee</c><01:32:33.280><c> Michael
- ><c> concerns</c><01:32:39.320><c> with</c><01:32:39.480><c> the</c><01:32:39.600><c> bill</c><01:32:
- </c><01:32:44.119><c> out</c><01:32:44.440><c> having</c><01:32:44.760><c> a</c><01:32:45.000><c> a</
- 32:02.840><c> and</c><04:32:03.159><c> uh</c><04:32:04.000><c> I</c><04:32:04.159><c> I</c> Representative
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:00.960><c> Um</c><00:32:01.120><c> I</c><00:32:01.360><c> heard</c><00:32:01.600><c> some<
- Um we<00:32:05.679><c> we</c><00:32:06.000><c> can</c><00:32:06.080><c> certainly</c><00:32:06.399><c
- > vote</c><00:32:06.640><c> on</c><00:32:06.799><c> it</c><00:32:06.960><c> today.
- I I<00:32:07.600><c> know</c><00:32:07.760><c> there's</c><00:32:08.000><c> some</c><00:32:08.159><c>
- </c><00:32:12.799><c> Uh,</c><00:32:13.440><c> Senator</c><00:32:13.919><c> Sessions,</c> >> Yes.
Bills:
SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator<00:32:20.720><c> Champion</c><00:32:21.200><c> a</c><00:32:21.360><c> final</c><00:32:21.600>
- Yes.<00:32:22.880><c> And</c><00:32:23.120><c> I'll</c><00:32:23.440><c> try</c><00:32:23.600><c> to<
- ><c> I</c><00:32:25.519><c> thank</c><00:32:25.679><c> you</c><00:32:25.760><c> for</c><00:32:26.000>
- </c><00:32:27.360><c> Uh,</c><00:32:27.840><c> uh,</c><00:32:28.000><c> Senator</c><00:32:28.399><c>
- :32:35.760><c> comments,</c><00:32:36.159><c> and</c><00:32:36.320><c> I</c><00:32:36.880><c> will</c
Committee:
Senate Taxes
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:32:18.600><c> then</c><00:32:19.360><c> the</c><00:32:19.880><c> next</c><00:32:20.159><c> term
- <c> legislature</c><00:32:21.399><c> could</c><00:32:21.600><c> in</c><00:32:21.799><c> fact</c><00:32
- 32:31.120><c> than</c><00:32:31.279><c> it</c><00:32:31.440><c> is</c><00:32:31.720><c> to</c><00:32:
- clear<05:32:15.798><c> Humane</c><05:32:16.120><c> agents</c><05:32:16.480><c> are</c><05:32:16.718>
- <05:32:23.760><c> they</c><05:32:23.920><c> are</c><05:32:24.040><c> trained</c><05:32:24.360><c> not
Summary:
The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion.
The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations.
Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- All<00:32:14.400><c> those</c><00:32:14.600><c> in</c><00:32:14.679><c> favor</c><00:32:14.960><c> signify
- </c><00:32:18.160><c> House</c><00:32:18.520><c> Bill</c><00:32:19.120><c> 1221</c><00:32:20.000><c>
- The<00:32:24.040><c> clerk</c><00:32:24.240><c> will</c><00:32:24.320><c> read</c><00:32:24.440><c> the
- House<00:32:27.400><c> Bill</c><00:32:27.600><c> 1252,</c><00:32:28.360><c> Department</c><00:32:28.800
- </c><01:32:09.040><c> The</c><01:32:09.240><c> eyes</c><01:32:09.440><c> have</c><01:32:09.720><c> it
Summary:
The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause.
The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100.
Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:32:02.320><c> a</c><01:32:02.400><c> roll</c><01:32:02.679><c> call</c><01:32:03.000><c> is</c> that
- <01:32:08.880><c> sure</c><01:32:09.159><c> we'll</c><01:32:09.360><c> take</c><01:32:09.520><c> two<
- > of</c><01:32:11.600><c> course</c><01:32:11.800><c> sure</c><01:32:12.080><c> yeah</c><01:32:12.239
- </c><03:32:11.319><c> credit</c><03:32:11.600><c> this</c><03:32:11.680><c> would</c><03:32:11.800><c
- :32:49.439><c> ahead</c><03:32:50.439><c> thank</c><03:32:50.600><c> you</c><03:32:50.920><c> sorry</
Summary:
The Division 2 Finance Committee work session focused primarily on House Bill 115 and a proposed amendment, 114H, which would carry over language from HB 2 into HB 115 and place limits on Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Representative Murray described the amendment as a way to keep the 350% federal poverty eligibility cap, require students to have attended a charter public school in grades K-12 for the preceding year before entering the voucher system, and add guardrails against universal eligibility. She argued the state was facing a severe budget crisis, that expanding EFAs would divert money from other programs, and that public testimony and local votes showed widespread opposition to expansion. She also cited a letter from former Finance chair Neil Kirk opposing expansion. Other members responded that the committee should not revisit policy already decided by the House, though some said the amendment was fair to discuss because of its fiscal implications and supported it on that basis.
The discussion then broadened into a debate over the fiscal impact of universal vouchers and the reliability of enrollment and cost estimates. Representative Luno argued that prior EFA projections had relied on assumptions that could badly underestimate state exposure, pointing to Arizona as a cautionary example and saying New Hampshire should not expand the program without better analysis. Representative Papovich similarly warned that universal eligibility could create a large, unexpected cost, estimating a potential exposure of about $285 million based on school-age children not currently in public, charter, or EFA programs. In contrast, Representative Weyler said EFAs can save money because public school spending is already high and parents using EFAs still pay taxes and take on more responsibility for their children’s education.
After discussion, Representative Murray moved to accept the amendment, and Representative Bean seconded it. There was some procedural clarification about voting on the original bill and the amendment. The transcript ends before a final recorded vote on the amendment or on HB 115 itself, though the committee had also been told it would likely reconsider several retained bills later in the week, including HB 129, HB 133, HB 671, and HB 781.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 5, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So<00:32:33.200><c> I</c><00:32:33.519><c> think</c><00:32:33.840><c> what</c><00:32:34.080><c> we</c
- ><00:32:34.240><c> need</c><00:32:34.320><c> to</c><00:32:34.399><c> do</c><00:32:34.480><c> is</c><00
- <00:32:39.039><c> at</c><00:32:39.200><c> the</c><00:32:39.360><c> same</c><00:32:39.519><c> time</c>
- crosscheck</c><00:32:41.120><c> and</c><00:32:41.279><c> balances</c><00:32:41.760><c> we</c><00:32:41.919
- >> Thank<00:32:45.200><c> you.</c><00:32:45.440><c> You're</c><00:32:45.600><c> welcome.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (7-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:32:30.240><c> these</c><00:32:30.880><c> uh</c><00:32:31.039><c> men</c><00:32:31.279><c> and</c><
- <c> basis</c><00:32:34.000><c> uh</c><00:32:34.080><c> to</c><00:32:34.320><c> not</c><00:32:34.559><
- not only move the<00:32:35.360><c> economy</c><00:32:35.760><c> forward</c><00:32:36.080><c> in</c><
- ><c> in</c><00:32:38.080><c> the</c><00:32:38.240><c> United</c><00:32:38.480><c> States</c><00:32:38.720
- 39.519><c> but</c><00:32:39.760><c> for</c><00:32:40.000><c> the</c><00:32:40.159><c> entire</c><00:32
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, approved the June 5, 2025 minutes, and heard a presentation from Don Pemberton and David Buchanan of AgriKim/AgriCam on the Eddyville Riverport fertilizer terminal. They explained that the company supplies fertilizer, crop protection, and seed across western Kentucky, with the Eddyville port serving as a key source for about 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually and supporting roughly 20 counties and 19 wholesale customers. They said the existing facility is aging and vulnerable to river humidity and corrosion, and they proposed reconstructing the fertilizer bins into a fully enclosed, more durable facility with an estimated cost of about $1.76 million, far less than rebuilding from scratch.
The presenters argued the project is important to keep fertilizer moving quickly during a short application season, to manage global supply disruptions and tariffs, and to avoid higher freight costs if product had to come through other ports. They also emphasized environmental benefits from a contained facility that would reduce runoff into nearby waters. Committee members asked about supply sources, demand trends, ownership, lease terms, and whether the building’s capacity would change. The witnesses said demand is increasing, much of the product still comes from overseas or other domestic ports, and the building would be owned by the company while the Riverport Authority owns the ground.
Several members expressed support for the port’s importance to western Kentucky agriculture and noted the need for timely fertilizer storage and delivery. One member, however, said he was not in favor of using public money to subsidize a private, for-profit business and urged the company to negotiate a longer lease with the Riverport Authority before making such a capital investment. The discussion ended without a vote or formal action on the project, though members indicated the issue may be revisited and that the Riverport Authority will later present additional needs to the transportation committee.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 42 (3-9-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It<00:32:23.400><c> requires</c><00:32:24.080><c> platforms</c><00:32:24.880><c> to</c><00:32:25.040>
- <00:32:28.320><c> are</c><00:32:28.720><c> already</c><00:32:29.720><c> using</c><00:32:30.760><c> to
- to analyze, addict,<00:32:32.840><c> and</c><00:32:33.000><c> monetize</c><00:32:34.160><c> our</c><
- Uh<00:32:50.960><c> Facebook</c> Uh Facebook Uh Facebook says<00:32:52.840><c> that</c><00:32:53.040>
- <c> they</c><00:32:53.280><c> apply</c><00:32:53.760><c> sophisticated</c><00:32:54.960><c> AI</c> says
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- .<00:32:36.480><c> Um</c><00:32:36.880><c> so</c><00:32:37.200><c> Miss</c><00:32:37.440><c> Patty</c
- still<00:32:41.120><c> around</c><00:32:41.760><c> because</c><00:32:42.159><c> if</c><00:32:42.799><
- Patty, >> we're<00:32:44.000><c> not</c><00:32:44.240><c> asking</c><00:32:44.640><c> anybody<
- out</c><00:32:46.799><c> in</c><00:32:47.120><c> this</c><00:32:47.360><c> bill.
- But um >> but<00:32:49.200><c> but</c><00:32:49.360><c> they</c><00:32:49.600><c> got</c><00:32
Committee:
House Education Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 19, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 35
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :27.480><c> chair</c><00:32:27.720><c> will</c><00:32:28.000><c> call</c><00:32:28.159><c> a</c><00:32
- :28.320><c> recess</c><00:32:28.720><c> to</c><00:32:28.880><c> allow</c> the chair will call a recess
- to allow the chair will call a recess to allow members<00:32:29.480><c> of</c><00:32:29.639><c> the<
- /c><00:32:29.799><c> house</c><00:32:30.039><c> to</c><00:32:30.240><c> meet</c><00:32:30.480><c> and
- </c> members of the house to meet and members of the house to meet and congratulate<00:32:31.320><c>
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will<00:32:02.200><c> read</c><00:32:02.320><c> the</c><00:32:02.400><c> next</c><00:32:02.640
- </c> So,<00:32:30.840><c> let</c><00:32:31.040><c> me</c><00:32:31.160><c> give</c><00:32:31.320><c>
- 32:32.600><c> bill</c><00:32:32.880><c> because</c><00:32:33.320><c> it</c><00:32:33.480><c> looks</c
- nothing like<00:32:34.760><c> the</c><00:32:34.880><c> bill</c><00:32:35.320><c> as</c><00:32:35.560
- As<00:32:38.440><c> amended,</c><00:32:38.920><c> this</c><00:32:39.160><c> bill</c><00:32:39.400><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/10/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- comment</c><01:32:02.080><c> and</c><01:32:02.320><c> I'm</c><01:32:02.560><c> happy</c><01:32:02.719
- :25.120><c> that</c><01:32:25.440><c> we</c><01:32:25.920><c> may</c><01:32:26.239><c> see</c><01:32:
- that</c><01:32:29.600><c> will</c><01:32:30.400><c> have</c><01:32:30.639><c> these</c><01:32:30.960>
- We are<01:32:32.400><c> starting</c><01:32:32.639><c> to</c><01:32:32.880><c> see</c><01:32:33.199><c
- </c><01:32:36.719><c> And</c><01:32:36.880><c> that</c><01:32:37.040><c> is</c><01:32:37.199><c> a</c
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elections panel considers redistricting commission bill, HF550 2/24/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- policy concerns history language<00:32:01.799><c> geography</c><00:32:02.279><c> and</c><00:32:02.399
- geography and more to be empowered<00:32:03.880><c> and</c><00:32:04.080><c> lastly</c><00:32:04.600
- and lastly there is no language<00:32:05.360><c> for</c><00:32:05.480><c> hearings</c><00:32:05.799>
- language for hearings to occur during the<00:32:06.639><c> evenings</c><00:32:07.080><c> or</c><00:32
- be</c><00:32:10.159><c> heard</c><00:32:11.000><c> we</c><00:32:11.240><c> encourage</c> attend and
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:32:58.799><c> have</c><00:32:59.000><c> had</c><00:32:59.240><c> severe</c><00:32:59.799><c> covid
- <01:32:45.560><c> affairs</c><01:32:46.000><c> as</c><01:32:46.239><c> Prime</c><01:32:46.520><c> sponsor
- there and<01:32:47.719><c> he</c><01:32:47.960><c> asked</c><01:32:48.199><c> me</c><01:32:48.360><c
- > if</c><01:32:48.520><c> I</c><01:32:48.719><c> could</c><01:32:49.040><c> come</c><01:32:49.239><c>
- in and uh<01:32:50.960><c> read</c><01:32:51.239><c> read</c><01:32:51.520><c> this</c><01:32:51.719
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee (02/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- :24.799><c> Senator</c><00:32:25.240><c> Pearl</c><00:32:25.720><c> I'll</c><00:32:25.960><c> second<
- /c><00:32:26.279><c> that</c><00:32:26.480><c> motion</c> by Senator Pearl I'll second that motion by
- ><c> saying</c><00:32:32.519><c> none</c><00:32:33.080><c> all</c><00:32:33.279><c> those</c><00:32:33.440
- all those in favor say<00:32:34.200><c> I</c><00:32:34.799><c> I</c><00:32:35.559><c> opposed</c><00
- </c><00:32:40.159><c> with</c><00:32:40.639><c> the</c><00:32:40.799><c> do</c> Department requests approval
Summary:
The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent.
The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity.
Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:05.360><c> We</c><00:32:05.600><c> have</c><00:32:05.760><c> seen</c><00:32:06.480><c> uh<
- in</c><00:32:16.960><c> defiance</c><00:32:17.360><c> of</c><00:32:17.600><c> even</c><00:32:17.760>
- uh are now<00:32:20.640><c> somehow</c><00:32:21.120><c> objecting</c><00:32:22.000><c> uh</c><00:32
- :32:24.240><c> need</c><00:32:24.559><c> to</c><00:32:24.720><c> do</c><00:32:24.880><c> this</c><00:
- order<00:32:25.519><c> to</c><00:32:25.679><c> protect</c><00:32:26.000><c> themselves</c><00:32:26.720